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DAW TO SCORE


WITH GUY MICHELMORE

$99 $49

Online course. Lifetime access. 



A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FROM SAMPLED MOCK-UP TO ORCHESTRAL RECORDING

Everything you need to know to get up and running scoring films, in 5 fun hours of video tutorials. Emmy-nominated composer Guy Michelmore walks you through each stage of the process from the first MIDI mockup, right through to the final recording session with a live orchestra.
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LEARN to WRITE FOR REAL instruments

Learn the process from scoring your demo in your DAW, all the way to recording the piece with a live film orchestra. Award-winning composer, Guy Michelmore, takes you through each step of the process, including how to treat sampled instruments as if they were real instruments, orchestrating your parts for live players, and preparing for a live orchestral recording session.

  • Tidying up pre-recorded audio ready for a studio recording.
  • How to write a great sounding sampled mock-up that translates well to live players.
  • Learn how to develop your ideas from scratch, and to recognise when things are not working.
  • Getting out into the working world and finding specific market opportunities.
  • Pitching yourself to clients.
  • How to plan out your own career.

COURSE STRUCTURE

DAY 1 – PART 1

This is how the day in the life of a working composer often begins. A hot beverage, a cheery sense of optimism and absolutely no idea what he or she is about to write. It seems daunting but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn to do it too!

DAY 1 – PART 2

Learn how to prepare your project for orchestration and the often overlooked files you must include.

DAY 2: ORCHESTRATION

What is copyright, how to use it to make money, and how to avoid being sued.

DAY 3 – THE LIVE SESSION

Learn about royalties, where they come from, and how you collect them.

DAY 5 – MIXING THE RECORDING

Techniques and tips for finding work opportunities and starting your career.

YOUR EXPERT INSTRUCTOR

Guy Michelmore is a multi award-winning film, games and television composer whose clients include Marvel, Disney, Dreamworks, Lionsgate and dozens of major TV networks around the world. He is best known for his work with Marvel on eight animated feature films including Ultimate Avengers and Thor, as well as hundreds of episodes of television including Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man: Armoured Adventures, Hulk and many more. His unique and accessible style has made him a popular YouTuber with over 300,000 subscribers.

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"Finally I've found a course where I can see the whole process — I really love it."

Richard Revesz
Course student

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  • Go from sampled mockup to live, orchestral recording and see every step.
  • Over 5 hours of video tutorials.
  • Comprehensive course text
  • Hosted by an Emmy-nominated media composer
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