What is the contour/shape of the scene? Examples are: Where are the picture cuts? Which picture cuts are important to emphasize with music? Should the emphasis be strong or subtle? Where does the dialogue start/stop? Anything that changes in a scene that needs to be emphasized in some way by the music.Not only where they are but where they aren’t. Where are the dialogue and sound effects.What are the emotions the audience should experience?.

What is the style of music that should be used?.In some manner, the following topics will be discussed for each scene: Typically the people present are the director, the composer, the music editor and possibly the producer. This occurs before the composer starts writing the music (although the composer may have already started creating concepts for the film). Spotting SessionĪ spotting session is when a director and composer together watch the film and decide where the music is going to be and what it’s going to do. So, after doing some research I decided to write a blog post with my findings. I’m sure there are other composers and filmmakers who are looking for the same types of tools. I’m sure everyone’s heard about LA’s infamous traffic!īecause of this need I wanted to find a tool to help facilitate remote spotting sessions. However, even when clients are located in close proximity, the need arises to conduct a spotting session remotely. In today’s world, long distance collaboration is not uncommon necessitating the need for remote communication. As a composer, my clients may be located anywhere across the globe.

I compose music for film, TV, video games, and other visual media. To find out more about me you can visit my website at. I am a composer living in Los Angeles, CA.

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