Film Scoring Workshop with Composer, Adam Cohen '91

This presentation is designed for instrumentalists, songwriters, and composers to enhance their compositional skills writing original music for film and gain experience writing for and working with a live ensemble. 

Some topics touched upon will include:

Finding Themes (creative briefings, spotting, and temp music; finding ideas, inspiration and concept; orchestrating and arranging ideas) 

Storytelling and Adapting Thematic Material (how to use thematic material to tell the story, adapting themes to picture in different styles/ genres) 

Technical & Delivery (finalizing score delivery; working with a live ensemble; relevant software for film scoring)