What This Module Covers

Welcome to this module, where we dig deeper into how the film industry actually works. It follows on from the previous one, which dealt with the general relationships between the composer, the director, the producer, and whoever else is commissioning the work.

Here we take a more chronological approach and walk through the successive stages of making a film, so you can see how each of those stages shapes and influences the work of a composer writing music for picture.

The Main Objective

Understand the different phases of a film production and the impact each one has on the music.

Music has a role to play at every stage, but the expectations and the needs change depending on where you are in the process. Whether it's a commercial, a documentary, or a feature film, the underlying logic of writing music stays the same; what changes is how you apply it.

We'll explore those dynamics in detail in the sections that follow.