These three programs, produced by the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, are really more informational than instructional, highlighting various aspects of the motion picture and video industry. The weakest of the trio, Lessons in Visual Language: Music features composer Bruce Smeaton discussing the basic elements of film scoring while he works on a soundtrack for what appears to be a grade-Z Japanese chopsocky flick (the numerous clips shown here are entertaining but hardly enlightening). A little deeper analysis is provided in The Film Score, an overview of the process of creating, modifying, and eventually recording a film score. Composer Miles Goodman is seen working with director Chris Thomson on the film The Delinquents, and the program concludes with the opening title sequence, complete with its musical score. Video Post Production is the most useful of the trio, featuring a framing device of a conversation between a video editor and a filmmaker who is reluctant to make the transition to video production. A good overview of off-line editing, on-line editing, and sound mixing give prospective videographers a feel for the options available in putting the finishing touches on a video production. Lessons in Visual Language: Music is not a necessary purchase, The Film Score is recommended for college libraries and public libraries with large cinema studies collections, and Video Post Production is highly recommended for all libraries whose patronage includes people working with the video medium. Interested libraries should also request First Light Video Publishing's "Master Classes in Media" catalog for a full listing of their programs. (Available from: First Light Video Publishing, 8536 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034;1-800-777-1576.)
The Film Score; Lessons In Visual Language: Music; Video Post Production
(1990) 24 m. $119. First Light Video Publishing. Public performance rights included. Color cover. Vol. 6, Issue 7
The Film Score; Lessons In Visual Language: Music; Video Post Production
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