Alan Menken’s music for Disney movies has won him eight Academy Awards, more than any one alive. Martha Teichner of CBS News discusses the composer’s work for movies and theater, including an excerpt of the upcoming Broadway musical “Leap of Faith.”Read More
Since American Graffiti, the modern film musical has been reinvented as a greatest hits collection of popular or cutting-edge genre music. But if a filmmaker wishes to use recordings of popular songs, she must enter the byzantine world of music licensing.Read More
By Jon M. Garon Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC This is part of a series of book excerpts from Independent Filmmaking, The Law & Business Guide for Financing, Shooting & Distributing Independent & Digital Films designed as an introduction to the many legal issues involved in the filmmaking process. Music & Sound For most modern Read MoreRead More
By Jon M. Garon Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC This is part of a series of book excerpts from Independent Filmmaking, The Law & Business Guide for Financing, Shooting & Distributing Independent & Digital Films designed as an introduction to the many legal issues involved in the filmmaking process. The industry tradition has been to Read MoreRead More
This is a great list of tips and advice to help avoid the pitfalls of working with a low budget. In this article Liane Bonin covers; Sound Advice, Bad Booming, Focus, Soundtracks, Handhelds, Editing, Sets, Story and more.Read More
Here is a great article from THX & Skywalker Sound that has been persevered by Archive.org. The article is copyrighted 1998, but still an essential guide for crafting a soundtrack. …Skywalker Sound is George Lucas’s state of the art post production company located in Marin County, California. It is a part of Lucas Digital Ltd., Read MoreRead More
