Corey, maybe you could go to a video store near you and buy one of their 3 - 5 dollar movies. Get something you don't know about and pick a chase, or some other kind of scene you want to score. You could also score to one of the previews.
Not sure how to capture a scene from a whole movie. I would love it if someone could send me a short to play with. Do you know of anywhere online that you can download just scenes?
Not sure how to capture a scene from a whole movie. I would love it if someone could send me a short to play with. Do you know of anywhere online that you can download just scenes?
Whether you are watching on a computer or from a VHS or DVD, you can usually pause at the scene you want to score. I usually picked a starting shot and as soon as the shot cuts to the shot prior to the scene starting, I'll press RECORD on my sequencer. So when a cut is made, I press RECORD (or playback) right on the edit.
I bring this up, because you don't have to watch the scene, every time you layer a new track. Often, I will use a drum or percussive track to lay down a hit or cymbal where a particular action is happening. I might not even keep those drum sounds, but they tell me what is going on and when. Once I have them properly timed (in the right place), I can start making music, without having to keep watching the scene.
You can go to Movie Trailer sites, like APPLE.COM or Youtube. Scoring to a trailer will run the full gamut of emotion and timing, in about 2 minutes.