This is a very short show because I recorded it as I was exiting the
house on my way to Podcaster's Across Borders in Kingston, Ontario
Canada. It was a great weekend of of learning and conversations with a
lot of really interesting people. As I was getting the links for the
previous episode I noticed that Podcamp Boston 3
is in a few weeks. I was caught completely off guard. Last year it took
place at the end of December, so barely 6 months has passed. During
PAB, I was fortunate enough to interview Chris Brogan, one of the
cofounders of Podcamp and a key organizer of Podcamp Boston. Look for
the interview in an upcoming show and seriously consider attending the
event on July 19 and 20 (Saturday and Sunday).
Catching up with
past classes, this week is the 2nd week of the Post Audio module. With
a little help from instructor Doug Plante, I finally understand the
process of spotting and scoring.
Spotting
is the process of identifying the location of music along the timeline
that would help support or anticipate the mood you want a scene or
action to convey.
Scoring is using the spot marks and comments to place music along the timeline that fits the moods you want to support.
I'm
surprised how my view of the edit of the film I used changed as I went
through this process of spotting. Looking at the film, which I had
created in a previous module, I was surprised to discover the moods it
presented were not what I had originally intended. It's an interesting
way to look at familiar footage with more objective eyes.
Of
course, you don't make changes once someone begins scoring a film. You
score a film, that is it's locked down, editing is completed, so that
the editor won't make changes that would require the music director to
completely rewrite the score. After all, the score is tied directly to
the timeline.. Change the film - change the music.
Oh well.
