I decided to do sections instead of like “verse” etc because it’s easier for me to see exactly what I was thinking, i.e. I mean that the A’s will all be the same so It’ll start and end with the exact same motif etc.
I have the basic structure of the song, and then there is a story board to follow with specifics, like 4 time lapses that’ll last 15 seconds each for section A so I’m composing for 1 minute is section A. Also, I added the structure of the pictures for section B so I have an image already of what I’m kind of aiming for it to look like for those sections.
Film Scoring with Logic Pro X Tutorial Video Notes:
The video already went over some stuff that I already knew how to do, like how to get your video into logic, and they gave a lot of different tips and ideas. For example, they recommended layering for more depth and emotion but try and allow them to differ slightly, basically don’t let them over shadow each other and sound too a like because it defeats the point of depth. They also started off with chords first instead of a melody so I think I should definitely try that.
Issue of guitar and piano clashing:
Playing the same chords on piano and guitar can sound rather messy and clash. For example, when the guitarist strums and the piano played the chords that would have been in the left hand, it sounds quite messy and almost like they they aren’t even in the same key or something, even though they are.
Ways around these issues are, to have the piano playing chords only and have the guitar play licks or freestyle. However, because I’m working with someone who’s quite limited on guitar, I’ll be playing the riffs and melodies on the keys whilst the guitarist plays the chords. Another way is, you could have them both playing separate parts I.e. like the guitar takes the intro and piano outro etc. People tend to swap between guitar and piano and thatch sound really nice, like some of Robert Glasper’s live performances.
There are several different chord lists of piano and guitar chord that go together really nicely. Try to have the same rhythmic patterns too because that can help them sound as similar as possible, without clashing.
Photography tips:
The subject is very important because the time-lapse reveals it’s movements that are missed by the naked eye but only if you capture it right, angles are everything! Sunrise, sunset, clouds rolling in the sky, beach tide coming in, moon and stars moving across the night sky. Busy settings can be really interesting, i.e. busy streets/roads or small insects in the garden.
Usually, nighttime is a little hard to actually record any footage because it’s really dark so it doesn’t capture the same as what you can see in person. However, I just learnt that you can actually turn your phone into “star mode” buying NightCap, It only costs £2.99.
However, you can also just turn your camera into night mode to get improved photos too, the colours get more vibrant and it’s easier to see detail. It’s also really easy to do, you just click the little moon symbol thing in the top left corner and then you can play around with the contrast etc to get different vibes and stuff.
Tips on merging video edits together:
After making a few changes to my project, I want to have my live video performance and my edit kind of like fading in and out of each other.
https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/how-to-make-a-remote-music-performance-video
Although, this doesn’t specifically talk about mixing different videos together, there’s a lot of really good tips about how to edit a video, which I can use those tips for my edit. Some useful tips were about checking the colour schemes of the shots I took, it’s useful to stick to one theme or 2 because at least they look like they’re apart of the same edit.