Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro

Follow the advice of a Hollywood Film Composer as they teach you how to apply the mechanics of synchronizing music to pictures in Logic Pro, and gain the ability to use these lessons in your own projects with confidence

Key Features

• Learn valuable film music terminologies and practices used in Hollywood
• Explore crucial synchronization techniques using a hands-on example of writing music to pictures
• Prepare yourself for the real gig as a Film, TV, and Multimedia Composer

Book Description

In Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro, you will learn how to free yourself from common challenges faced when completing film scoring tasks, while gaining a valuable insight into how to work with the demands of film directors or producers.

You will start off by learning about the basic components of video and logic, before reviewing the complete process and common industry techniques of synchronization. After that, you will explore a variety of scenarios used in the professional world of scoring to picture, and see how these lessons can be incorporated in real-life situations.

By the end of this book, you will have made an investment in your skillset and will be able to enter the professional market of Scoring to Picture with greater confidence.

What you will learn

• Understand the process of synchronizing logic to pictures
• Learn to use Quicktime video in Logic Pro
• Create tempo maps and calculate best tempos for film cues
• Gain exposure to commonly used film industry scenarios
• Share synchronized scores with film directors or editors
• Communicate with confidence to film industry professionals
• Know how to score any film, TV, or multimedia projects

Who This Book Is For

This book is geared towards aspiring multimedia composers and musicians, as well as music supervisors, music editors, and advanced film and TV composers. Game composers who are also dealing with synchronization music can benefit from this book. A basic knowledge of Logic Pro is sufficient, as well as the means to access links through QR Codes which will be used throughout the book to quickly preview project files.

Table of Contents

1. Working with QuickTime Video
2. Film Scoring Terminologies you need to know
3. Importing a Movie- Project Setup & Navigation
4. Aligning movie and synchronizing logic to picture
5. Exploring project configurations
6. "Laying out the cue"- Method 1
7. "Laying out the cue"- Method 2
8. The priorities of music choices over tempo and time signature tempo map
9. Diving into instant composition techniques
10. Scoring from Piano to Full Orchestra- Mockup
11. Advanced Synchronization Techniques