While preparing to kick off my dissertation project, I sought advice from people with a background in video or film. I was confident I could handle the technical aspects of making film projects. What I was looking for was the sage advice of an Obi-Wan to my Luke Skywalker – some overarching principles to guide me. The most common advice I got was something like this, “Don’t just throw the video portion in as an afterthought. Make sure that it has a reason to be there.” Good advice no doubt, yet the more I’ve considered this advice the more I’ve realized that this is the way music is treated in film projects most of the time. How often in your average summer blockbuster could you take the existing score and replace it with something from Sibelius with no one being the wiser? I recently found this film through ubu.com. If you have an interest in sound as art, you should check it out.
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While preparing to kick off my dissertation project, I sought advice from people with a background in video or film. I was confident I could handle the technical aspects of making film projects. What I was looking for was the sage advice of an Obi-Wan to my Luke Skywalker – some overarching principles to guide me. The most common advice I got was something like this, “Don’t just throw the video portion in as an afterthought. Make sure that it has a reason to be there.” Good advice no doubt, yet the more I’ve considered this advice the more I’ve realized that this is the way music is treated in film projects most of the time. How often in your average summer blockbuster could you take the existing score and replace it with something from Sibelius with no one being the wiser? I recently found this film through ubu.com. If you have an interest in sound as art, you should check it out.
Sound in Context (Full Film) from Sound and Music on Vimeo.