June 12, 201312 yr In this challenge, the movie you are scoring for is an imaginary one, perhaps a novel or short story you wish COULD be made into a film. Score a "scene" from the "movie," and try to employ a memorable melody or two (think John Williams more than Hans Zimmer ;) ). Use any instrumentation necessary, and keep the piece to about 10 mins max. Also, the judges will need a description of the scene you are scoring (ie. actions of the characters, setting, etc.) and you will be judged on: -how well you capture the essence of the scene (20) -strength of the melodic material (20) -inventive use of orchestration (10) Timeline: 3 weeks I am asking for 3-5 judges for this challenge. I will NOT be judging, since I feel like some potential contestants may find my judgements "unfair" or "biased." The prize is "bragging rights"...I guess...? And the fact that only ONE of you will be viewed as more talented than all the rest! I have posted this challenge mainly for those of you who call yourselves "film composers," but anyone can join. There has been an extreme lack of good, innovative melodic material on this site (in my humble, unimportant opinion), so I think this challenge may be a good thing. Hopefully some of you who have taken a back seat to more "prominent composers" on this site will finally have a chance to shine! Oh, and I will NOT be joining in the competition either (how unfair is that, if I were to be in my own challenge!). So good luck to all! Contestants: sparky Austenite Mr. Croates Judges: danishali903 Edited July 2, 201312 yr by mk390
June 12, 201312 yr So basically a standard orchestral prelude/tone-poem/thing since there is no film to base any effects or idiomatic material off of?
June 12, 201312 yr Author So basically a standard orchestral prelude/tone-poem/thing since there is no film to base any effects or idiomatic material off of? Yes, if you want to think of it that way!
June 14, 201312 yr Author Sure, Sparky. Whatever you need to in order to get the "scene" across, but remember you ARE being judged on the inventiveness/way you use orchestration.
June 14, 201312 yr Author (The contestant's list hasn't been updated, has it?)... Nope...no one else has said they wanted to join. Oh, and I wasn't sure if you being "tempted" was a yes or no, lol.
June 16, 201312 yr If we're scoring a scene then is it acceptable if the piece is relatively short? Mine is about a min and 30 seconds... then again I haven't seen many movies with music playing in any given scene for more than 3-4 min.
June 17, 201312 yr Author If we're scoring a scene then is it acceptable if the piece is relatively short? Mine is about a min and 30 seconds... then again I haven't seen many movies with music playing in any given scene for more than 3-4 min. As long as it meets the criteria I put forth, the length shouldn't be an issue.
June 28, 201312 yr Can i take part in this challenge? And if it's "yes", i need to create a main theme about 4 minutes and extra another scene..(totaly 10 minutes)?? I wish i could have the "Ok" from you!
June 28, 201312 yr Author Can i take part in this challenge? And if it's "yes", i need to create a main theme about 4 minutes and extra another scene..(totaly 10 minutes)?? I wish i could have the "Ok" from you! Yes, I'll add you to the list!
June 28, 201312 yr I'm more than halfway into my entry, but I would like you to set a concrete deadline (I have a couple other commitments as well, so I don't want to drive myself mad :wacko: ).
June 28, 201312 yr With my english maybe i didn't understood well, but from the review of Austenite #17, probably i'm not wellcomed in this challenge. It's ok. I respect all of you and i withdraw my thought.
June 28, 201312 yr Author I'm more than halfway into my entry, but I would like you to set a concrete deadline (I have a couple other commitments as well, so I don't want to drive myself mad :wacko: ). Well, as I said in my original message, three weeks is the timeframe you have to work in, so that puts the deadline at July 3rd.
June 28, 201312 yr Author With my english maybe i didn't understood well, but from the review of Austenite #17, probably i'm not wellcomed in this challenge. It's ok. I respect all of you and i withdraw my thought. You didn't understand at all....actually...There's nothing that was said to prevent you from joining the challenge! And you can post your pieces right here on the Challenge thread.
June 28, 201312 yr With my english maybe i didn't understood well, but from the review of Austenite #17, probably i'm not wellcomed in this challenge. It's ok. I respect all of you and i withdraw my thought. Hey, friend - there's no problem with you entering the contest, as long as you deliver your piece before July 3rd.
June 29, 201312 yr Forgive me, because i misunderstood your words! I will try maybe next time.I haven't ready the main theme right now. Thank you again, and sorry for this misunderstanding!
July 2, 201312 yr Author I know it's a bit last minute, but I would like to join. No problem! And I'll be extending the deadline to this Friday July 5th.
July 7, 201312 yr not sure if this is still going on, but I uploaded the piece I was going to use for this challenge.
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