5 secret words to speak the language of composers
Five words Sometimes film makers struggle to express a particular concept they’d like to try with the score. Knowing how
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refine your skills with tips from the pros
Author: Giovanni Rotondo
From short to feature – Part 2: spotting session
In the previous entry of this series we explored ways to harness and crystallise our first ideas when reading a
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From short to feature – Part 1: first ideas
One of the biggest struggles a composer meets when moving the first steps in this difficult but incredibly rewarding journey
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Tips from the past: Noise
The art of noise The modern film composers live in an era where not only they have to write great
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5 tips to get (most of) your first cues approved
Someone very wise once said “well begun is half done”. When sending the first batch of cues to a director this
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Use light to write better scores – Part 3: build a touch MIDI controller
Our path to automate our smart lighting in sync with music/video continues. Today we will take one step further. Let’s
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Tips from the past: Tape
There is an idiomatic phrase in the popular Italian language that makes me giggle every time. The closest translation I
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Use light to write better scores – Part 2: control lighting with MIDI
Your DAW is the remote In our quest to exploring alternative ways to boost a composer’s productivity, last week we
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Use light to write better scores – Part 1: introduction
Fasten your seatbelts. The journey you are about to embark will give you tools to overclock your brain and craft
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5 musical terms film makers often get wrong
Musical terms The musical vocabulary can be a nightmare to navigate. With commonly used words taken from no less than
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