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Working with Composers - The Life of a Score | Application Form |
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Working with Composers - The Life of a Score
Date: 3rd November 2019
Location: BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA
Description
Shining a light on an often mysterious, magical aspect of post-production
Course Content
This seminar-based course offers a broad and jargon-free insight into the workflow of media composers and the processes involved in creating music for film and TV.
The course is intended as a safe space for working directors, producers and editors, whether or not they have worked with composers before, who are looking to improve their understanding of a crucial but often mysterious aspect of post-production.
The course will cover:
- An overview of the composition process and the tools involved
- A step-by-step look at the musical journey from initial concept, temp tracks, spotting, writing and demoing material right through to recording and the finished product.
- Working with your composer, avoiding temp-love and costly pitfalls!
- Who does what? The structure of a music department, key personnel and their roles.
By the end of this course, you will have a better understanding of how music for film and television is created and how scoring fits into your project timeline. Whether you work in fiction, factual, children’s programming or everything in between, this course aims to demystify the process of composers and encourage a closer creative bond with your composers during production.
Tutor
An experienced performing and recording musician, John McFarlane is emerging as one of Scotland’s most exciting, versatile and creative media composers. Capable of crafting emotional, thrilling and atmospheric landscapes, John is equally experienced in writing for orchestra as he is in creatively manipulating audio for modern hybrid scores.
John also records for other composers and has recently completed work on an upcoming animation Stardog and Turbocat, starring Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton, Nick Frost and Luke Evans.
Fees:
Freelance Rate: £165
Corporate Rate: £245
Once you have been accepted on the course we will invoice you, by email, for the full amount of the fees. We must receive your payment 5 working days before the course at the latest. Your place on the course is not confirmed until we have received full payment from you, or you have received written confirmation that you have been awarded a bursary.
If you are intending to apply for a bursary the deadline is 5.30pm on Friday 18th October 2019.
Bursaries
Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, discretionary bursaries may be available to those who are eligible. Bursary information is available from www.nfts.co.uk/scotland and on each course information page. Please contact scotland@nfts.co.uk if you have a bursary query.
Data Protection
The National Film and Television School respects your personal information and undertakes to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. Our full Data Protection Policy can be found
Date: 3rd November 2019
Location: BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA
Description
Shining a light on an often mysterious, magical aspect of post-production
Course Content
This seminar-based course offers a broad and jargon-free insight into the workflow of media composers and the processes involved in creating music for film and TV.
The course is intended as a safe space for working directors, producers and editors, whether or not they have worked with composers before, who are looking to improve their understanding of a crucial but often mysterious aspect of post-production.
The course will cover:
- An overview of the composition process and the tools involved
- A step-by-step look at the musical journey from initial concept, temp tracks, spotting, writing and demoing material right through to recording and the finished product.
- Working with your composer, avoiding temp-love and costly pitfalls!
- Who does what? The structure of a music department, key personnel and their roles.
By the end of this course, you will have a better understanding of how music for film and television is created and how scoring fits into your project timeline. Whether you work in fiction, factual, children’s programming or everything in between, this course aims to demystify the process of composers and encourage a closer creative bond with your composers during production.
Tutor
An experienced performing and recording musician, John McFarlane is emerging as one of Scotland’s most exciting, versatile and creative media composers. Capable of crafting emotional, thrilling and atmospheric landscapes, John is equally experienced in writing for orchestra as he is in creatively manipulating audio for modern hybrid scores.
John also records for other composers and has recently completed work on an upcoming animation Stardog and Turbocat, starring Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton, Nick Frost and Luke Evans.
Fees:
Freelance Rate: £165
Corporate Rate: £245
Once you have been accepted on the course we will invoice you, by email, for the full amount of the fees. We must receive your payment 5 working days before the course at the latest. Your place on the course is not confirmed until we have received full payment from you, or you have received written confirmation that you have been awarded a bursary.
If you are intending to apply for a bursary the deadline is 5.30pm on Friday 18th October 2019.
Bursaries
Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, discretionary bursaries may be available to those who are eligible. Bursary information is available from www.nfts.co.uk/scotland and on each course information page. Please contact scotland@nfts.co.uk if you have a bursary query.
Data Protection
The National Film and Television School respects your personal information and undertakes to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. Our full Data Protection Policy can be found