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Principles in Digital Strategy

In this class, you will develop a strategy for a brand and learn the necessary tools and steps involved in creating your own Digital Strategy.   STARTS JANUARY 12   |   3 CONSECUTIVE THURSDAYS Classroom 2 6:30–8:30pm Upcoming Sessions Part 1 – January 12, 2017 Part 2 – January 19, 2017 Part 3 – […]

HOW TO BUILD WEBVR

WebVR has the potential to reach billions of people and help accelerate the adoption of VR for people everywhere. If you are a developer looking to advance your career and gain a competitive advantage in 2017, then this class is for you. To attend this event at the Media Center in Brooklyn, Click here for more information, […]

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LUNCH & LEARN WITH HARBINGER STRATEGY – LIVE STREAM ONLY*

Harbinger Strategy, a leader in helping early-stage startups scale sales, will be joining us to discuss the fundamentals of growing B2B sales. ABOUT: Matt Listro Matt Listro brings extensive experience in business development and sales. Prior to founding Harbinger, he helped build the business development and strategy team at Crowdtap, a venture-backed brand content platform […]

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The Art of Self-Leadership, Time Management and Being Healthy

This course sets the practical strategies for understanding what is important versus what is urgent, when to say no, and notions of acting or reacting to help you better invest in what matters. STARTS JANUARY 24  |   3 CONSECUTIVE TUESDAYS Classroom 2 6:30–8:30pm Upcoming Sessions Part 1 – January 24, 2017 Part 2 – […]

Rapid Prototyping for Your Product

This course on Rapid Prototyping will help you better define your product, establish a clear plan for prototyping, and iterate on your design by learning earlier from users. STARTS FEBRUARY 6  |   2 CONSECUTIVE MONDAYS Classroom 2 6:30–9:30pm Upcoming Sessions Part 1 – February 6, 2017 Part 2 – February 13, 2017 Do you […]

Front-End Web Development 101 for Entrepreneurs & Creatives

In this hands-on course, you will learn about the web development community, what it means to work in the industry, and how these skills can benefit you as an entrepreneur and creative professional. STARTS FEBRUARY 8  |   3 CONSECUTIVE TUESDAYS Classroom 1 6:30–8:30pm Upcoming Sessions Part 1 – February 8, 2017 Part 2 – […]

Art of Content Monetization

You will learn how to monetize content, the concepts behind best practices and which one is right for you and your content. STARTS FEBRUARY 9  |   3 CONSECUTIVE THURSDAYS Classroom 2 6:30–8:30pm Upcoming Sessions Part 1 – February 9, 2017 Part 2 – February 16, 2017 Part 3 – February 23, 2017 This course […]

EICAR Workshop – Directing the Composer

Day 1 - Workshop Overview - Concepts and Creative Approaches in determining the right music for your film project. Filmmakers have the option to introduce their film project for use in this workshop. Day 2 - Building a bridge between the language of Film vs. Music; Spotting Session, Temp Music, Underscore, Songs, Sound Design Day […]

The Business of Microbudget Filmmaking

In this class, you will learn proven, cost-effective filmmaking and business techniques for producing a $50,000 (or less!) film project. STARTS FEBRUARY 13    |   2 CONSECUTIVE MONDAYS Classroom 1 6:30–9:30pm Upcoming Sessions Part 1 – February 13, 2017 Part 2 – February 20, 2017 In this class, you will learn proven, cost-effective filmmaking […]

“OPEN TALKS” – MEET THE FACULTY & LEARN MORE ABOUT ETHOS

Starting on Wednesday, March 21st,  join us each week "live" and online for a FREE consultation session. Complete the RSVP below to receive your personal login for the next "Open Talks" session. Unable to attend the "live" Open -Talks?  Click here to schedule a private online consultation with one of our advisors.

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MELODY WRITING – MAIN TITLES

My goal, over the coming weeks, is to improve your skills as a melody writer. For now, we will talk about the importance of using melody and how to craft singable, memorable melodies, and later we will discuss ways to develop multiple melodies during the course of a feature film score. Assignments will including listening, analysis and melodies in song form, and how this all applies to you creating your own music for a Main Title sequence. Some of the films for study and review include; Spiderman 3, Murder in the First, The Hurricane, Drag Me To Hell, The Vagrant, and Bless The Child.

SYNTH PROGRAMMING

This course takes an in-depth look at music synthesis, in a variety of forms, with practical methods and applications for creating and producing music for multimedia. Lessons and topics include; An Overview of Electronics in Scoring, Practical, musical and dramatic approaches and considerations, An overview of electronics in scoring from the 1940s to the present, The orchestral demo, the hybrid score, the electronic score and everything in between. Working With Sampled Instruments, Approaches for achieving the best sounding orchestral simulations, Making effective and appropriate demos of an ultimately orchestral score, Creating a final “orchestral” score using samples, Working With Sampled Instruments, The Basics of Synthesis, Creating music without significant use of samples or live recording, Special arrangement and mixing considerations, and much more.

ORCHESTRATION – NOTATION

Through a series of assignments, students will prepare the raw midi of a cue, orchestrate it, and create professional quality parts. Interspersed with assignment review, examples of ‘before-and-after orchestration’ will be shown and discussed, during which students will gain insight in the significance of a live recording, as well as the process of how to get there.

MEDIA MUSIC 101

This course takes an in-depth look into the magical bond between music and image. The established film composer as well as newcomers will greatly benefit from exploring the important picture-music relationship and its basic language.

VIDEO GAME MUSIC

This comprehensive course explores a variety of topics, including; the history of game music, composing and editing loops, working with game audio and engines, adaptive music, and lessons in building a demo reel you can pitch to publishers, agents and audio leads.

LIBRARY MUSIC – LICENSING

In this course the know how, ins and out of library music for reality TV, trailers, award shows and commercials are revealed. We will simulate real life situations, exploring and writing for diverse libraries. Each lesson focuses on a different library form (from reality TV, trailers, trailer kits to advertisement songs) with lots of practical exercises. There will be plenty of time for feedback and to review material.

RECORDING – MUSIC PRODUCTION

Students will learn and develop professional techniques of recording, knowledge of both recording and listening acoustic environments, basic understanding of outboard recording gear, digital workstation basics, and digital and analog signal flow. Students will then be able to create better sounding recordings and also acquire a solid understanding of how to create a better environment for the playback of audio.