Registration for Summer Camps is now open!
In this unique collaborative workshop with Cinematheque, participants will work alongside filmmakers from the parallel Film Making Workshop for Youth at the Cinematheque to create an original short film, complete with a custom score. This is an online course with the option to join VSO-Cinematheque meetups in person. Over the course of a month, students will collaborate with their cohort under the guidance of a professional composition teacher from the VSO School of Music, while film students help bring the visual component to life. The final project will be screened at a special red-carpet event at The Cinematheque.
It is recommended that students know the fundamentals of a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation, e.g. Ableton, Logic, Reaper) before joining this workshop. The workshop will cover essential topics like leitmotifs, spotting, click tracks, motion in scoring, and more, with dynamic, hands-on learning, demonstrations, and Q&A sessions.
Join this creative collaboration to see your music score come to life on the big screen!
Course schedule:
| Session | Date | Content of Learning |
| Initial Meetup | July 8 | Film Scoring first class – option to attend online or in person at the VSO School of Music Willms Salon (2nd floor) |
| 1 | July 15 | Film Scoring Class |
| 2 | July 22 | VSO-Cinematheque social meetup – ONLINE Filmmakers and composers get to know each other and their interests and discuss general ideas for the film score. |
| 3 | July 29 | VSO-Cinematheque collaboration meetup – at UBC Students share their film footage and music in development and finalize ideas for the film score. |
| 4 | August 5 | VSO-Cinematheque collaboration meetup online VSO students meet online with Cinelab instructors to finalize film score edits. Cinelab students will join if available. |
| Final Presentation | Date TBD | Red-carpet film screening at Cinematheque |
UBC Location
Room #104
Department of Theatre and Film
University of British Columbia
6354 Crescent Road
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2