Summary
This Masters of Craft Webinar is exclusive to Stage 32 and is available to be viewed immediately on demand.
What You'll Learn
- The secret key to Terence's composing process - The "If I Could Tell You I Would" technique
- Terence's essential 5 step process to a composition
- Wayne Shorter's "Anna Maria" and "El Gaucho" and "The 3 Marias" compositions as examples
- Terence's breakdown of pieces of his own scores with his band The E-Collective:
- A piece of his Oscar-nominated score for BlacKkKlansman
- His piece "Chaos" as an example showcasing melody and retrograde.
- A piece of his score for the Oscar-nominated Harriet
- Terence takes you behind the scenes of his personal, private studio and shows you his equipment and setup
In addition to his composing process, Terence also goes over:
- Advice on how to break into working in film & TV
- The elephant in the room - talking about overcoming obstacles: gender, race, experience, location
- How to work with musicians to get the music you envision
- What to do if you get stuck or if it's not working
- How to overcome fear
- How to efficiently work with the director, producers & other team members on the project
- Q&A with the Stage 32 community
Who Should Attend
All levels of film composers (advanced, intermediate and beginner) looking to learn the craft of composing for film from an industry leader.
All levels of film composers (advanced, intermediate and beginner) looking to break into composing for film.
All levels of directors (advanced, intermediate and beginner) looking to learn the craft of composing for film and how to work with composers to improve the quality of their films.
Producers who want to better understand the craft and business of composing for film.
Executive
Terence Blanchard has established himself as one of the most influential jazz musicians and film score masters of his generation, a member of a jazz legacy that has shaped the contours of modern jazz today.
With more than 30 albums to his credit, as a musician Blanchard is a multi-Grammy Award winner and nominee. As a film composer, Blanchard has more than 50 scores to his credit, most recently, The Woman King starring Viola Davis, Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” “Chi-Raq” and Kevin Costner’s “Black or White.” Among Terence's other credits, he composed for Father of the Bride (2022), One Night In Miami, and Original Sin. He received a Golden Globe nomination for Spike Lee’s "25th Hour." Other film music written by Blanchard includes Kasi Lemmons’ "Eve's Bayou," Oprah Winfrey’s "Their Eyes Were Watching God," Tim Story’s “Barbershop" and George Lucas’ "Red Tails." Blanchard also contributed on Disney’s "The Princess and the Frog" as the musical voice of “Louis the Alligator."
As a guest lecturer and artist in residence at the Berklee College of Music, Blanchard works with students in the areas of artistic development, arranging, and composition. Blanchard is also the creative director for jazz concert programming at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He participates in master classes around the world as well as local community outreach activities in his beloved hometown of New Orleans.