Presented: Jan. 4, 2012

Music drives emotions. The aesthetics of adding music.

Each week, Larry Jordan presents a live, online, training webinar discussing issues related to video post-production; often focused on Apple Final Cut applications. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.
Duration: 47:59
File size: 166 MB (ZIP file)
Format: QuickTime movie (1280 x 720)

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TRAINING DESCRIPTION

Dialog tells us what to think. Music tells us what to feel. And the timing of the music tells us when to feel it! Rather than concentrate on technology, this online training looks at the aesthetics of adding music to your scene.

In this training, host Larry Jordan uses two different scenes – one romantic and the other angry – to illustrate how different pieces of music affect the emotion of each scene. He illustrates how a complete score adds emotional continuity, while individual music “cues” can punctuate emotional “beats” in the scene.

Where should music be placed to emphasize emotions? How does different music affect the impact of a scene? How does the timing of the music cue enhance, or minimize, the emotion conveyed by an actor? How can sound effects enhance, or diminish, the emotional power of music? If you are looking for creative ideas on using music, you need to watch this session.

AUDIENCE LEVEL

This session is designed for editors who want to improve how they work with music. Whether you are creating dramas, travelogues, or corporate videos, the techniques presented here can be useful to you. Also, these ideas apply regardless of what video editing software you are using – Final Cut, Avid, Adobe, Sony – the techniques to use music are all the same.
TWO BONUS FEATURES!

To help you quickly find the information you need, we included chapter markers in the movie for easy navigation. Click here to learn how to display them in your download. Also, as part of this webinar, we included questions and answers from the Q&A discussions at the end!
Content Outline

• • Showcase each unedited three-camera shoot
  • Show how each scene was edited
  • Introduce the key musical concepts
  • Determine location of key emotional “beats”
  • Study the impact of how music affects emotions
  • Questions & Answers

• DEMO: Reediting to emphasize emotion
• DEMO: The impact of an underscore
• DEMO: Adding a specific music cue
• DEMO: Show the effect of changing the timing of the music cue
• DEMO: Scoring a close to emphasize emotion
• DEMO: Adding sound effects
• DEMO: Balancing sound effects with music
• DEMO: Illustrating proper audio levels
• DEMO: Changing cue timing to heighten emotion

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