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Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro

By : Prof. Chris Piorkowski
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Book Image

Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro

5 (1)
By: Prof. Chris Piorkowski

Overview of this book

This book will help you leverage the Logic Pro digital audio workstation (DAW) for scoring to picture. With the help of expert insights from a Hollywood film composer, you'll understand how the film music industry works and be ready to meet the demands of film directors or producers, exploring common scenarios and the process of post-production and final film score delivery. Packed with all the technical and practical skills needed when scoring to picture in Logic Pro, along with insights into real film scoring tasks, this book will prepare you for success in the industry. You’ll start by getting acquainted with film scoring terminology and then advance to working with QuickTime video and its components, getting an overview of how to set up and sync a movie file in Logic Pro. You’ll see the different methods of creating tempo maps, find a suitable tempo for a film scene using hit points and scene markers, and work with time signature and beat mapping functions. You’ll also work with a pre-composed score of a Mercedes commercial that you can analyze and emulate in your own Logic Pro session. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained new skills and the knowledge of commonly used industry scenarios to help you enter the professional market of scoring to picture.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Part 1: An Introduction to Scoring to Picture
5
Part 2: Project Setup and Navigation
9
Part 3: Methods of Scoring to Picture
13
Part 4: Synchronizing Music to Picture

Understanding Film Scoring Terminology

To further prepare yourself for the challenging tasks of a film and multimedia composer, familiarizing yourself with film scoring terminology is vital. Not only do you need to know this terminology when you’re working in Logic Pro but you also need to be able to communicate clearly with the industry professionals that you’re going to be working with.

In this chapter, you will learn film scoring terminology that will help you to set up a movie file in a Logic Pro session.

We will cover the following topics:

  • What is SMPTE timecode?
  • What is BITC?
  • What is the academy leader?
  • Errors in drop frame and non-drop frame timecodes
  • Exploring SMPTE and BITC errors
  • Reviewing correct SMPTE timecodes in individual reels
  • Reviewing dialogue and temp music