Royalty Free Music, Sound Effects, Voice-over & Audio Production for Multi-Media Productions
You're putting a film together for a festival, and somewhere along the way, you've licensed some music. Good. Most royalty-free music providers don't say much about festivals, so it's a fair thing to want it cleared up before you submit. Does this license actually cover a festival screening? Festival use isn't …
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We’ve all seen a creative brief that looks like this: “Music: Something cinematic and dramatic.” If you’re a producer or editor, learning how to write a music brief isn't about adding more paperwork to your day—it’s about clarifying your own thinking. Whether you’re searching a library yourself or working with a …
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'Cinematic' has become the ultimate 'non-word' in post-production. We use it in briefs, we put it in feedback notes, and—most commonly—we use it to describe music to a search bar. The problem is that 'Cinematic' means everything and nothing at the same time. To a search engine, it could mean a 90-piece Hans …
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You’d think that 'more' meant 'better'. More tracks, more plugins, more assets — all just a click away. But if you’ve ever spent three hours searching for production music in a library of, let's say, 500,000 tracks, you know the reality is quite different. Instead of feeling a creative spark, you feel exhausted. The …
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Navigating the Music Licensing Landscape Music plays an important role in filmmaking from setting the tone to enhancing the emotion. For independent filmmakers, securing the right music can be a challenging and often expensive task. Music licensing requires knowledge, planning, and access to suitable resources. In …
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Over the past few years, drones have revolutionised the world of filmmaking. They offer filmmakers a level of creative freedom and flexibility that was previously impossible, allowing them to capture stunning aerial footage from unique perspectives. In this blog post, I will talk about how drones have transformed the …
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If you are interested in the process of filmmaking this film is a must-see. The behind the scenes feature (below) suggests that you will be following the main characters in one long shot. No cuts, just one long scene. The concept of producing a movie in one shot is mind-blowing to me. While I am hopeful that it is …
This is part of a blog series to cover all of the main types of camera shots. In this post, we are looking at the Zoom shot. Probably one of the most widely known camera shots, but often misunderstood and can sometimes be confused with other shots. A zoom shot happens in two ways and both have a very different …
Filmmaking has been around for over a century, way back to when films were silent and shot in black and white. The term is synonymous with Hollywood, however, film-making is no longer just for film producers with big budgets; everybody with a smartphone has the capability of making a film. The term Vlog is now …
Having watched Planet Earth II, I was amazed at the cinematic feel that the series has. It is amazing how technology has moved on since David Attenborough started recording wildlife documentaries. At the time he started, cameras were massive and not very portable. When smaller cameras did become available they were …
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