Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro: Explore synchronization techniques for film, TV, and multimedia composers using Apple's flagship DAW

This book will help you leverage the Logic Pro digital audio workstation (DAW) for scoring to picture. With the help of expert insights from a Hollywood film composer, you'll understand how the film music industry works and be ready to meet the demands of film directors or producers, exploring common scenarios and the process of post-production and final film score delivery. Packed with all the technical and practical skills needed when scoring to picture in Logic Pro, along with insights into real film scoring tasks, this book will prepare you for success in the industry.
You’ll start by getting acquainted with film scoring terminology and then advance to working with QuickTime video and its components, getting an overview of how to set up and sync a movie file in Logic Pro. You’ll see the different methods of creating tempo maps, find a suitable tempo for a film scene using hit points and scene markers, and work with time signature and beat mapping functions. You’ll also work with a pre-composed score of a Mercedes commercial that you can analyze and emulate in your own Logic Pro session.
By the end of this book, you’ll have gained new skills and the knowledge of commonly used industry scenarios to help you enter the professional market of scoring to picture.

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Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro: Explore synchronization techniques for film, TV, and multimedia composers using Apple's flagship DAW

This book will help you leverage the Logic Pro digital audio workstation (DAW) for scoring to picture. With the help of expert insights from a Hollywood film composer, you'll understand how the film music industry works and be ready to meet the demands of film directors or producers, exploring common scenarios and the process of post-production and final film score delivery. Packed with all the technical and practical skills needed when scoring to picture in Logic Pro, along with insights into real film scoring tasks, this book will prepare you for success in the industry.
You’ll start by getting acquainted with film scoring terminology and then advance to working with QuickTime video and its components, getting an overview of how to set up and sync a movie file in Logic Pro. You’ll see the different methods of creating tempo maps, find a suitable tempo for a film scene using hit points and scene markers, and work with time signature and beat mapping functions. You’ll also work with a pre-composed score of a Mercedes commercial that you can analyze and emulate in your own Logic Pro session.
By the end of this book, you’ll have gained new skills and the knowledge of commonly used industry scenarios to help you enter the professional market of scoring to picture.

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Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro: Explore synchronization techniques for film, TV, and multimedia composers using Apple's flagship DAW

Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro: Explore synchronization techniques for film, TV, and multimedia composers using Apple's flagship DAW

Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro: Explore synchronization techniques for film, TV, and multimedia composers using Apple's flagship DAW

Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro: Explore synchronization techniques for film, TV, and multimedia composers using Apple's flagship DAW

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Overview

This book will help you leverage the Logic Pro digital audio workstation (DAW) for scoring to picture. With the help of expert insights from a Hollywood film composer, you'll understand how the film music industry works and be ready to meet the demands of film directors or producers, exploring common scenarios and the process of post-production and final film score delivery. Packed with all the technical and practical skills needed when scoring to picture in Logic Pro, along with insights into real film scoring tasks, this book will prepare you for success in the industry.
You’ll start by getting acquainted with film scoring terminology and then advance to working with QuickTime video and its components, getting an overview of how to set up and sync a movie file in Logic Pro. You’ll see the different methods of creating tempo maps, find a suitable tempo for a film scene using hit points and scene markers, and work with time signature and beat mapping functions. You’ll also work with a pre-composed score of a Mercedes commercial that you can analyze and emulate in your own Logic Pro session.
By the end of this book, you’ll have gained new skills and the knowledge of commonly used industry scenarios to help you enter the professional market of scoring to picture.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781837638420
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Publication date: 09/29/2023
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 412
File size: 56 MB
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About the Author

Professor Chris Piorkowski is an award-winning composer, with a Masters in Music Technology from the University of Newcastle in Australia, an MFA majoring in Music Composition for Film, TV and Multimedia from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, a Diploma in Media Composition from Music for The Media in London, and another Diploma in Sound Engineering from the Audio Institute of America in San Francisco. He has also studied Film Scoring and Orchestration at Berklee College of Music in Boston as well as Film Music Orchestration Steven Scott Smalley and Jazz Piano with Walter Norris. In his professional life, he has worked on countless projects at the legendary Sound City Studios in Los Angeles scoring over 50 projects for TBN, ShowTime, PBS, and Gene Roddenberry (the creator of Star Trek).

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
  1. Understanding Film Music Industry Standards
  2. Understanding Film Scoring Terminology
  3. Reviewing QuickTime Video and Video Components
  4. Setting Up a Movie in Logic Pro
  5. Syncing Logic Pro to Picture
  6. Working with Hit Points and Scene Markers
  7. Creating Tempo Maps
  8. Working with Beat Mapping
  9. Working with a Time Signature
  10. Scoring a Commercial
  11. Shaping the Score and Exporting to Video
  12. Advanced Concepts for Dealing with Timing in Film Music
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