Today I had an interview from Canada with Digital Publications PR expert and Stage32 Brand Ambassador, Debbie Elicksen. Debbie Elicksen is the go-to-person to get books published. She is also the author of 16 books which look at pro-level and elite sports from the perspectives of the player, staff and media. Debbie is also a […]
How to put the scare into a 3-minute horror film. Composing for any film is a challenge. Composers and Sound Designers use the tools of sound to tell stories. For a film that is just under 3 minutes each second of sound, or silence, is critical. I will be explaining how it was done for […]
The Entertainment Industry, Health and You This is the third guest blog that Stage32 asked me to contribute to their website. The second blog went very well and I was fortunate to have great responses. I am a proud member of them since 2011. Since its inception, Stage32 grew to become the world’s largest social […]
Stage32 Instagram Live Interview, 22 October 2020 Stage32 asked me to be an interviewee on their Instagram Live to talk about my blog, ‘How to Market Yourself as a Film Composer’. It was AWESOME!! I am humbled and grateful for the opportunity. This is from their Instagram post: “Our Director of Content @taylorcbaker is joined […]
How to Market Yourself as a Film Composer This is the second guest blog that Stage32 asked me to contribute to their website. The first blog went very well and I was fortunate to have great responses and private message across social media. I am a proud member of them since 2011. Since its inception, […]
Film Composers – Your Attention Please! (Part 1) Stage32 asked me to contribute a series of blogs to be featured their website. I happily said yes since I am a proud member of them since 2011. Since its inception, Stage32 grew to become the world’s largest social network and educational hub for film, television & […]
Warning — Long read. Good morning everyone. From my last article I have been receiving private messages from people asking for advice/pointers on how to start/get into the fields of Film Scoring and/or Sound Design. The following is one of the responses I gave. Good afternoon (name withheld) how are you? Here are some pointers. Part […]
‘Lock On’ required engaging the viewer the second the music video starts. This means that, along with the Visuals and Sound Design, the music must set the mood and immerse the viewer into the scene. The first blog was about the elements that went into the Sound Design while the second blog dealt mainly Sound Design in terms […]
‘Lock On’ has various Sound Design elements that one may not notice but if absent, or if done incorrectly, will take the viewer out of the experience the Director wants the audience to feel. Some of these elements were described in my previous blog . The process of walking is something we all observe in nature and will instinctively […]
‘Lock On’ was a music video that I had a lot of fun creating the Sound Design and composing the Intro Soundtrack for. It is a combination of suspense, storyline, culture though music and cinema. I had the honour of having a role in setting the mood via audio at the start of the music […]