This course will be taught at:
The Renaissance LAX Hotel
9620 Airport Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Saturday, October 25, 2008 - Registration 9-10am, Class 10am-6pm
Sunday, October 26, 2008 - Class 10am-6pm
COURSE FEE: $369.00 - Includes 370+ pages of scores and sketches studied as part of the course.
SPECIAL EARLY REGISTRATION $74 DISCOUNT ENDS JULY 31, 2008. REGISTER FOR ONLY $295 THROUGH JULY 31, 2008.
** NOTE: There is limited space available in this course - priority will be given to early registrations.
** Special Free Repeat Privilege: This course includes a special 'Free Repeat' privilege. Once you take the course, you may attend future offerings of the course at no charge if space is available.
Instructor: SCOTT SMALLEY
Join top Hollywood film music orchestrator SCOTT SMALLEY ('Batman,' 'Mission: Impossible,' 'The Insider') for this intensive 2-day weekend course which explores in detail how to create the 'Hollywood sound' by featuring a special study of music from the top film composers of today. Included are 370+ pages of scores and sketches that are used as examples for detailed analysis throughout the course.
With emphasis on the craft of balancing the orchestra through voicing techniques, the course provides specific, detailed information about how to achieve the most dramatic effects in each of the orchestral families.
Another aspect of this course is the importance that samplers and computer technology have in today's environment, including specific techniques that can be used to achieve the most accurate depictions of real orchestra.
Here's what our students say about this course:
'Scott Smalley is one of the best orchestrators in the world, and when it comes to big Hollywood symphonic film score orchestration, he is THE MAN. And many of his specific orchestral ideas are being used all over Hollywood, either by him, or by others imitating him. This is the sound many directors want. Scott is VERY interested and motivated in sharing his knowledge with other up and coming composers, arrangers and orchestrators. He has most definitely put a lot of thought into how to pass on his knowledge to other people, has extensively analyzed the works of the composers he has been working with over the past 20 years, and has figured out ways of 'thinking about it' somewhat logically, without removing the artsy creative side. I left the course totally inspired and motivated.'
-- S. S. Los Angeles film and television composer
'The Scott Smalley orchestration class is incredible. Just the score examples and class materials are worth the price of admission. The information and insight into the techniques of orchestration are priceless.'
-- M. N. Los Angeles film and television composer
'The seminar was a great experience for both of my souls, the composer in me as well as the orchestrator. Smalley gave us a great inside look into the scores of different composer/orchestrator collaborations, with nice before-and-after examples.
-- C. W. Los Angeles film and television composer