Film Scoring

 

“If you love film or if you have ideas and want to get started, the best way to do it is to just get started with what’s around you.”

— John Sutton, Composer, Educator

Course 1: Film Scoring with John Sutton

Topics Covered

  • Technology

    Creating a Roadmap

    Making a Template

    Revising Your Work

    Writing to Changing Edits

  • Music Theory & Third Stream

    Your Sound Palette

    Multiple Intelligences in Film

    Setting the Tone

    What to Watch for

    Storytelling with Music

    Writing Melodies

    Less is More

    Tempo and Editing

  • Working with Others

    The Writer’s Block Pitfall

    Trusting Yourself

& more!

Total Price: $55.00

WHAT’S INCLUDED

  • Instructional videos

    The curriculum is broken down into short video segments. Students can access classes anywhere an internet connection is available.

  • Practical Exercises

    Each video comes with a practical exercise, or assignment, guiding your composing journey step by step.

  • Short film to compose to

    Our friends at 5 by 12 Productions have provided an award-winning short film, Milk and Cookies, for you to compose to. Milk and Cookies has had selected screenings at LA Shorts Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, and the Marfa Film Festival, among others.

  • Composing Roadmap

    Instructor John Sutton provides a downloadable template to guide your composition journey, including footage time trackers, ideas, and more.

  • Access to Chicago Jazz Philharmonic

    By participating in the CJPU course you get direct access to the professional musicians of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. Get quarterly newsletters and information on other music education programs.

  • Bonus interviews with industry giants

    Learn from industry greats such as Maestro Orbert Davis, EMMY award winner for his original soundtrack to the PBS television documentary, DuSable to Obama: Chicago’s Black Metropolis.

Meet John

John Sutton is a bassist/composer and educator based in Chicago. As a natural storyteller, both his playing and writing reflect his belief in the power of simplicity and humor. In recent years, John has composed for over 15 feature length and short films as well as theme music for multiple web series and other media projects. He releases original music under his own name and as The Vine Street Alternative, a saxophone trio based in NYC. John has been featured on recent releases by Vine Street Alternative, Saxsquatch, Ryley Walker, Mikel Patrick Avery, Tammy McCann, and Rana Santacruz. He has performed in many world famous venues including The Getty Museum, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, NYC Winter Jazz Fest, Millennium Park Pritzker Pavilion, as well as NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. He is the creator of the web series Bass Solo: a sketch comedy show exploring what it means to be a musician in today’s world.

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“Your music and your art has every right to exist. Education doesn’t stop outside the classroom and neither does learning.”

-JS

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