The annual Animatic screening of the 4th year works-in-progress will take place tomorrow at 10 AM in J102. The screening will be about three hours long. Please note that the groups will be presented in reverse order at this screening.
There's also a special Holiday screening of Pixar's Oscar nominated short, Sanjay's Super Team, along with the classic 80s animated film, The Snowman. A151, 2 PM. Kaj Pindal will be present to answer discuss these films.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Monday, December 14, 2015
Film Composer available
I just received this email from a young lady who is interested in expanding her experience of writing music for animation. You can check out her demo reel at the vimeo link in her email.
This might be of special interest to those of you who have had some trouble locking down a partner at U of T.
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Dear Bruno Degazio,
This might be of special interest to those of you who have had some trouble locking down a partner at U of T.
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Dear Bruno Degazio,
My name is Emily Klassen and I'm a film and television composer. I am looking to pursue composing for animation, so I'd be very interested in working on any animation projects you may need original music for-- student or otherwise. Last summer I won an award from SOCAN for an animated opening credits sequence, which can be viewed at the start of my A/V demo reel.
Currently, I am one of only 3 composer residents in the Canadian Film Centre's Music Residency program, and I recently got accepted to attend Berlinale Talent Campus 2016. I am experienced and easy to work with, and have scored features, shorts, corporate videos, etc., but am most interested in getting into the world of animation and developing ongoing collaborative relationships with emerging animators.
Sincerely yours,
Emily
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Soundtrack Help
Media Arts student Steven Roberts is again offering to help any 4th Year students assemble and mix an effective soundtrack for their Senior Project Film.
I know that some of you are still looking for a composer, so you might want to try out Steven in that respect as well, either as composer himself or as music editor creating an effective temp track.
Monday, December 7, 2015
This Week's Lecture - Collaborating with Your Composer & Polishing Your Soundtrack for the Animatic Screening
Many of you know Tony Tosti from the 3rd Year Sound Design course. Tony is with us this week to help you with two aspects of the sound design for your film.
1. Collaborating with Your Composer - Tony Tosti
The first is the Wednesday Lecture, at the usual time, 11 am. Tony Tosti will give a talk entitled "Collaborating with Your Composer." He'll attempt to walk with you through the process of effectively communicating your musical intentions for your film to your composer, avoiding the common pitfalls and misunderstandings.
2. Adobe Audition Refresher and Soundtrack Discussion - Tony Tosti
At 2 pm, we have our workshop in A151. Tony Tosti is again on hand to give you a refresher course on the how to use Adobe Audition, and how to mix for effective presentation in the SCAET Theatre. Bring your work-in-progress soundtracks (in Premiere, Audition, or already mixed in a Quicktime file) for specific advice from Tony.
3. MILESTONE DUE THIS WEEK!
ALL PROJECTS - PRODUCTION PLAN
3D - Rigging Completed.
STOP MOTION - Puppets (100%), Sets & Props (70%)
Voice Actors available from Creative Talent Network
Via Tony Tarantini at the recent Creative Talent Network Animation Expo -
These actors are interested in doing voice-over or character voices for your films. They seem to be from Los Angela and Miami respectively, but I'm sure some arrangement can be made online to send and receive your files.
These actors are interested in doing voice-over or character voices for your films. They seem to be from Los Angela and Miami respectively, but I'm sure some arrangement can be made online to send and receive your files.
Claireare Dodin1 323-934-5500Valeria Zunzun (friend of Claire)786-879-2905
Library & Stock Music Services for your Leica Reel/Animatic
As your film concept begins to take shape cinematically in the form of your Leica Reel,/Animatic/Pose Reel, now is the time to establish the essential musical character of your film via the use of a temp music track.
As the world's largest music retailer, the ITunes Store is an ideal tool for this tactic. Its main attraction is that you can review a huge range of possibilities free of charge, because up to 90 seconds of any musical track is playable as a free preview. And if you decide that a particular music track works for your film you can buy an un-copyprotected file immediately for just 99 cents.
Regarding the copyright aspects of this approach, it is perfectly legal under the Fair Use (aka Fair Dealing) provisions of US and Canadian copyright law to use these commercial recordings as Temp Tracks. The operative word here is "temp". Your musical choices cannot be used for public presentation outside the academic context. However, well-chosen temp music can be a useful stand-in during the early stages of production, and will also make an excellent guide for your future composer to work with.
There are also many websites that offer original music that can be easily licensed for use in film. Usually the costs are relatively low ($25-$99) and the legal arrangements are very simple, so that everything can be done online with a few clicks (and a credit card number!)
Two websites that offer some an interesting range of music this way are With Etiquette and the Vimeo Music Store.
Of course, here at Sheridan we also have the Cyclops Music Library server, where
technologists Mario Positano and Rick Andersen maintain a listing of approximately 10,000 titles of stock music, for which the college pays a flat fee each year on your behalf.
Below is a list of just a few of the many places online which can provide Creative Commons and other licensed music:
Jamendo - Jamendo has a LOT of free stuff. Try it first.
The Internet Archive: Mostly older material,including historical recordings and soundtracks that have fallen between the cracks of copyright law and are therefore free.
Vimeo Music Store - mostly commercial ($99 for a festival license) but also has free (Creative Commons Share-Alike License)
SoundCloud - online file locker for audio. Nice player software, and many items licensable for the asking.
Overview | Music | Musopen - recent site with only copyright-free material. Mostly old recordings and/or government produced.
With Etiquette - collective of alternative musicians who make their music available for low license fee.
songfreedom.com - commercial stock music site
UniqueTracks Inc. - commercial stock music site, good selection, low rates ($40)
Royalty Free Music Library from premiumbeat.com - commercial stock music site
Stock Music - Royalty Free Music with an Edge - commercial stock music site
THE INDUSTRY APPROACH
Unless you have a composer already signed on to provide you with music, I would suggest that your first attempt at a temp music track involve a review of film soundtracks in a style or genre similar to your intended project. For example, If your story is a comic prehistoric adventure, then Alan Silvestri's score to The Croods will probably give you some ideas, and may provide you with a track or two that can be "re-purposed" for your film. This approach is universally used in the film industry in the early stages of a project. |
| The Croods - Soundtrack CD |
Regarding the copyright aspects of this approach, it is perfectly legal under the Fair Use (aka Fair Dealing) provisions of US and Canadian copyright law to use these commercial recordings as Temp Tracks. The operative word here is "temp". Your musical choices cannot be used for public presentation outside the academic context. However, well-chosen temp music can be a useful stand-in during the early stages of production, and will also make an excellent guide for your future composer to work with.
LICENSED MUSIC - CREATIVE COMMONS AND OTHERS
In addition to the industry approach just described, there are many websites that will provide licensed music for free or for a relatively small fee. The most common arrangement for "Free" licenses is via Creative Commons. Usually the required "payment" involves simply giving credit to the creator of the music. Sometimes there is a restriction on commercial use as well, so be sure to read the fine print (i.e. the type of Creative Commons license imposed.) Most of the websites listed below offer music under Creative Commons licenses. The Internet Archive and Jamendo are both quite good in this respect.There are also many websites that offer original music that can be easily licensed for use in film. Usually the costs are relatively low ($25-$99) and the legal arrangements are very simple, so that everything can be done online with a few clicks (and a credit card number!)
Two websites that offer some an interesting range of music this way are With Etiquette and the Vimeo Music Store.
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| VIMEO MUSIC STORE -- BROWSER |
Of course, here at Sheridan we also have the Cyclops Music Library server, where
technologists Mario Positano and Rick Andersen maintain a listing of approximately 10,000 titles of stock music, for which the college pays a flat fee each year on your behalf.
Jamendo - Jamendo has a LOT of free stuff. Try it first.
The Internet Archive: Mostly older material,including historical recordings and soundtracks that have fallen between the cracks of copyright law and are therefore free.
SoundCloud - online file locker for audio. Nice player software, and many items licensable for the asking.
Overview | Music | Musopen - recent site with only copyright-free material. Mostly old recordings and/or government produced.
With Etiquette - collective of alternative musicians who make their music available for low license fee.
songfreedom.com - commercial stock music site
UniqueTracks Inc. - commercial stock music site, good selection, low rates ($40)
Royalty Free Music Library from premiumbeat.com - commercial stock music site
Stock Music - Royalty Free Music with an Edge - commercial stock music site
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