Composing Music for Film

Film Co-op Training and Development - PAST!

Intro - Theory 
May 5, Wednesday, 7 pm - 11 pm
Instructor: Gregg O'Donnell 
Location: New Brunswick Film Co-op, basement resource centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton
Fee: $20: For Film Co-op Members/$30 For Non-Members

Class Limit: 10

Music is an integral part of any Film or Television project...it tells the audience how they should “feel”. 

This workshop covers how music compliments and enhances film and video and how to choose the appropriate music style/theme for a project.

Learn what is involved scoring music for film and video...from the Hollywood budget perspective to the indie film perspective. In addition, techniques and approaches to
creating scores are discussed, including musical passage timeframes, instrumentation, rhythm, and conveying tension and tranquility. Further recording and post production of delivery music will be discussed as well. 

After watching various clips from films, the class will discuss the musical approach used for each film.

INSTRUCTOR'S BIOGRAPHY

Gregg O'Donnell has been recording audio since he used a cassette deck in his parents garage with his first band in grade 7. Gradually improving on his craft his recordings became more and more clear over the years, and has now began to develop an appreciation for post production work and scoring. 

Now 23 years old, Gregg hosts an online show that dissects video game music scores at click here and has had experience scoring a  films such as The Butterfly Broach, The Cleanup, and Blood Shed.