Music Theory and Scoring for Film
Preparing to Write 1
A course by Juan Dussán & Alex Wakim , Music Producers and Composers
Joined February 2022
Joined February 2022
About the video: Preparing to Write 1
Overview
“In this lesson, we will guide you through the process of preparing a scene in your DAW. You'll learn tips and tricks that will save you time when you get to the writing part. ”
In this video lesson Juan Dussán & Alex Wakim addresses the topic: Preparing to Write 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Music Theory and Scoring for Film. Learn how to score a film collaboratively, using your music to convey a feeling and tell the story..
Partial transcription of the video
“ Preparing to Write Now, you'll learn how to prepare for writing in Logic Pro. While we'll use Logic Pro, all these skills are transferrable to other DAWs. I'll teach you some tips and tricks that will save you time when you start writing to picture. The first thing we'll do is import the picture and add the notes from our spotting session. Let's get to it. We have the video that we'll score and we'll import it into Logic now. There are a couple of ways to do this. One way is to go up to File, Movie, and Open Movie. Also, this key command Opt + Cmd + O is useful. I'll go ahead and use that...”
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Course summary for: Music Theory and Scoring for Film
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Audio, Music, Music Production
Juan Dussán & Alex Wakim
A course by Juan Dussán & Alex Wakim
Juan Dussán is a New York-based film composer. Since he was a young child learning the piano, he knew he was destined for a career in the arts. He graduated with a Master’s in Composition studies at New York University and has since worked on over 30 films as a composer, including Francesca Scorcese’s Crimson Ties, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, and Wells Watson Jr’s short film Wendigo.
Alex Wakim is a New-York based composer. He has worked on a wide variety of projects, from films to video games. He scored the Sony game Horison Forbidden West alongside Oleksa Lozowchuk. His music for the documentary film Glen Eden has been screened at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC. It has been heard through the festival circuit at Raindance Film Festival, Doc NYC, Vail Film Festival, the Arab Film Fest, Tallgrass Film Festival, and more.
Juan and Alex co-founded an advertising music storytelling house called Dekatu Scoring. They have worked on commercials for Air Company, Hourglass Cosmetics, and ILIA Beauty.
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