101: Post Production Track - Music
MediaStorm Online Training
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18m
USING MUSIC
Using music in your multimedia productions can be powerful, but use it ineffectively and you may find your viewers turning away.
In this module, MediaStorm founder Brian Storm and producer Eric Maierson discuss their thoughts on how to best work with music in your productions, from selecting songs to practical editing techniques. They also demonstrate the critical skill of how to seamlessly splice music so that you can better craft songs to fit the pace of your own work.
Using Music offers real-world examples of the benefits and challenges of editing with music, both in theory and in practice.
Topics covered include:
Music Overview
When to use music in your production
When ambient sound is better than music
Finding Music
Qualities to look for in production music
Licensing
Editing Music
Techniques to avoid
How to seamlessly splice music
How to create an interplay between narrative and music
Create effective fades between interviews and music
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