Course Fundamentals of Scoring for Film & Visual Media

Duration 25 Days

Location Fundamentals of Scoring for Film & Varna, Bulgaria Visual Media (Summer Program) Course Director Derek Gleeson

Pulse College’s MA in Scoring for Film & Visual Media Program presents a 25 Day This summer program aims to provide International Summer Immersion program in learners with the fundamental techniques of Varna, on the Black Sea, “The Fundamentals composing/scoring for film and visual media. of Scoring for Film & Visual Media”. This It examines the responsibilities, workflows Professional Development Opportunity and processes of the composer, from initial includes Film Scoring Masterclasses with commission through to the final completion of Hollywood Composer Christopher Young. the score. Participants will receive a certification of Are you interested in adding scoring for film & completion at the end of the summer program. visual media to your musical skills sets? Join a team of industry leaders, headed up by Course The program includes accommodation at Director Derek Gleeson, in the beautiful setting the beautiful Hotel Cherno More, from where of the Black Sea and discover how to compose classes are delivered daily, and students music for films, television, games, advertising will get to record at Bulgaria National Radio and other commercial ventures. Recording Studios.

To talk to our admissions team about this course, please call +353 (0)1 478 4045 or email [email protected]

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Professional Tutors World-renowned guest tutors on this unique Summer programme include:

• Derek Gleeson - conductor, •Christopher Young - Golden composer, producer, Globe-nominated composerr percussionist, pianist and whose credits include horrorr educator. A 35-year industry films such as Drag Me To veteran, Derek heads up the Hell; A Nightmare On Elm team as course director. Street 2 and ; and more recently Spider-Man 3 for which he received the Film & TV Music Award for Best • Debbie Smith - music Score for a Dramatic Feature Film. producer, recording engineer, music editor and educator. • Christo Pavlov - Composer, Debbie works in the arranger, conductor and recording studios of Dublin, producer. Prize winner of Sofia and Los Angeles with, National and International among others, industry giants Denis Sands, competitions as flute player, Steve Dorff and Conrad Pope. composer and conductor.

Course Content In addition to an introduction to Logic (A total of six compositions composed during scoring sequencing software and Sibelius the 25 days. All compositions are short, lasting notation software, samples and other virtual in duration from 1:30 to 2:30 minutes each). instruments, participants will compose a film music cue unaided by computer programs, Compositions will be recorded utilizing utilizing techniques, which were common professional musicians, conductor, score practice in film scoring prior to the advent of supervisor and engineer in the professional computers, giving the participants a grounding recording studio environment of Bulgarian in core film scoring fundamentals. National Radio Varna, Studio One, introducing the learner to industry workflows and practices. Participants will compose two piano compositions, one composition for brass This program thus provides the participants ensemble, one composition for woodwind with material for their compositional portfolio, a ensemble, and one composition for strings and prerequisite for successfully pitching for scoring harp as well as a final film music cue from an engagements. actual film for large mixed ensemble, which will be then dubbed to picture for final viewing.

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• Mastering and Dubbing techniques and Indicative Syllabus workflows • Spotting a movie and preparing detailed • Composing Methodology: timing notes. • Cue Structure • Preparing budgets and workflow • Cue Sketch schedules. • Harmonic, Melodic, Rhythm and • Composing musical sketches performed Counterpoint Content by a pianist based on vignettes and • storyboards. • Score & part preparation & extraction • Effective construction of ‘bar breakdowns maps’ of a film music cue. Learning & Teaching Methods • Introduction to Logic sequencing software • Introduction to Sibelius notation software This summer program will present the practical, • Introduction to ‘Samples’ Composing creative and conceptual ideas in lectures, compositions for piano, woodwind, tutorials and recording workshops. In addition brass, strings and harps and a film music to the mechanics of scoring, creativity will be composition from an actual film for a large explored, employing the Stanislavsky methods mixed ensemble including timpani and of physiological immersion into the mind-set of percussion. the characters in order to access “inspirational” • Dubbing of film music cues to picture ideas for musical compositional content. As • The Recording Process well as look at cinematic storytelling and film • The Mixing Process conventions.

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Admissions Prospective Candidates Course Requirements Musicians, including instrumentalists, While it is possible to take this program composers and singers. Engineers and composing all music on manuscript paper with producers, from classical, pop and commercial just pencil. It is recommended that candidates music backgrounds who wish to explore the have a laptop with Sibelius and Logic installed possibilities of composing for film & other visual and a small piano keyboard controller for note media mediums. inputting. Participants will be provided with course materials in pdf format throughout the Available Places program. Up to 27 places, available on a first come first served basis. Early registration recommended.

To talk to our admissions team about this Age Limit course, please call +353 (0)1 478 4045 or email 18 years onwards, no upper limit. [email protected]

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FAQs:

What’s included? Your hotel accommodation from June 30th to July 25th 2016. An individual, single room for each student including breakfast. All classes on the Fundamentals of Scoring for Film and Visual Media Summer Program. 5 recorded compositions between 1:30 and 2:30 minutes long. Classes with American film composer Christopher Young. Professional musicians to perform your compositions. A conductor, a score supervisor and a studio engineer. The Bulgarian National Radio Varna, Studio One. Students retain written, publishing and recording copyright for their material.

Contact time: Regular daily classes. Mondays through Saturdays. A daily schedule will be posted on a white board, in the lobby of the hotel, for all to view the previous evening. On recording days the exact daily schedule is subject to studio and musician scheduling availability. These days may include the regular two daily classes, plus the recording session.

Non-Contact time: Sundays are a free day. Students can work from their hotel rooms for their non contact composition time. If you are using a computer and scoring software to generate scores and parts, to step input notation, we recommend using either the number pad on your laptop or a mini keyboard.

Students responsibilities: Deposit €500 to secure your place by April 1st 2016. Full payment of remainder of fee (€2,300) by May 1st 2016. To arrange your personal Medical insurance. Apply for a visa if required. Your flight to and from Bulgaria. Any additional days accommodation at the hotel you may require. A hard drive to store all your compositional recordings on. A printing service at the hotel will be made available for an additional cost. Preferably a laptop with “Sibelius” and “Logic” installed. An optional small keyboard controller for note inputting. Two passport size photographs, sent as a PDF, before May 1st 2016, via email to [email protected] Your flight arrival and departure information before June 22nd 2016, sent to [email protected]

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37 piece for the Summer Program Recordings Christopher Young

2 horns 1 timpanists 2 trumpets

2 trombones 2 percussionists

5 - 2nd violins 4 - violas

1 - bassi 1 piano

2 clarinets 2 bassoons, 3 - cheli 6 - 1st violins 2 oboes, 2 utes (one doubling piccolo)

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