What this book covers

Chapter 1, Understanding Film Music Industry Standards, provides a look at film music and the film music industry, how music blends with film in support of a picture’s needs, and how to prepare for working on a real project.

Chapter 2, Understanding Film Scoring Terminology, provides an overview of film scoring terminology to help with working and setting up a movie file in a Logic Pro session.

Chapter 3, Reviewing QuickTime Video and Video Components, provides an overview of QuickTime video components and how to handle and use them in Logic Pro.

Chapter 4, Setting Up a Movie in Logic Pro, provides an overview of how to work with a movie file in Logic Pro.

Chapter 5, Syncing Logic Pro to Picture, provides an overview of how to align and set up a movie, as well as how to sync Logic Pro to picture.

Chapter 6, Working with Hit Points and Scene Markers, provides an overview of how to create and lock markers to SMPTE.

Chapter 7, Creating Tempo Maps, provides an overview of how to deal with tempo in Logic Pro.

Chapter 8, Working with Beat Mapping, provides an overview of how to align markers and lock them in at specific locations.

Chapter 9, Working with a Time Signature, provides an overview of how to deal with meter and how to implement time signatures with an existing tempo map.

Chapter 10, Scoring a Commercial, provides an overview of how to score a commercial, based on a pre-composed example.

Chapter 11, Shaping the Score and Exporting to Video, provides an overview of how to customize and develop sound that supports and benefits the picture mood.

Chapter 12, Advanced Concepts for Dealing with Timing in Film Music, provides an overview of advanced concepts and methods of how to work with synchronization of music to picture and timing calculations in film music.