Recording, Mixing, and Editing Techniques for Film Composers

MUSC X 449.41

Geared towards film composers, this course teaches you the basics of professional applications and workflows for composing, recording, mixing, and editing in the modern DAW environment.

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Winter
In Person
Starting at $785.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Explore topics such as music pre-production, signal flow, signal processing, and more
  • Understand how to create realistic mock-ups and explore mock-ups in relation to genre
  • Learn the basics of music editing for a scored film and temp-tracked project
  • Learn the complete production process from pre-production, recording, mixing, and editing music to picture

About this course:

Geared towards film composers, this course teaches you the basics of professional applications and workflows for composing, recording, mixing, and editing in the modern DAW environment. Topics include music score preparation, compositional story telling techniques, mixing (signal flow, processing, balance, genre appropriate mixing, score delivery specifications including stem mixes), genre appropriate mixing, score delivery specifications including stem mixes), and the basics of music editing for a scored film and temp-tracked film projects. By course end, students learn the complete post-production process from temp music editing, setting up your DAW for composing to picture, composing a cue, recording solo instruments, mixing a score and score delivery.
Prerequisites
Access to and proficiency in using a home studio with sequencing software, and samples are required for completion of assignments. The course does not include instruction in any specific software.

Winter 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Saturday 10:00AM - 1:00PM PT
Available
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Instructor: Alex Cote
401176
Fee:
$785.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
Notes

Remote meeting dates to be determined.

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 24, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Sat Jan 11, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Sat Jan 18, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Sat Jan 25, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Sat Feb 1, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Sat Feb 8, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Sat Feb 15, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Sat Feb 22, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Sat Mar 1, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Sat Mar 8, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Sat Mar 15, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Sat Mar 22, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203

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