A Little About Me…
As a child, I always remember being fascinated by films. In fact, the first memory I have of film is when I went to the movie theater for the first time ever, it was with my father, and we saw Dinosaur, that "not so good" animated film by Disney. But back then, it didn't seem so bad, it was easy to get invested and drawn into the film. The films after that, Bridge to Terabithia and Treasure Planet are probably one of my most fond memories of film. The emotions I felt throughout, how they were ever changing, was something I wanted to feel forever. This also started my passion with film scores. Even to this day, it is all I listen too, besides game soundtracks as well. I have the upmost respect for film composing as I do for any director, editor, D.P., PA, etc. It is something I enjoy due to the fact that it isn't that popular. It makes me feel like I have something precious and special that not everyone has experienced or even wants to. It is the same way with film. I appreciate them for what the are and respect the craft, the process, and the sharing of ideas. If it makes me feel, then the makers did their job.
At a young age, my sister began to sing, and she was good, she is even better now. Around middle school, I convinced my parents to buy us an iMac, where I spent days making music videos for all the songs she did. I experimented with iMovie, and eventually jumped to Final Cut Pro X.. In College, I have gained experience in using AVID studio and Adobe Premier.
“The phoenix must burn to emerge.” - Janet Fitch
To this day, I continue to experiment with film and letting my curiosity guiding me to try new things for the sake of learning something new. Failure is not something I am afraid of, for it only happens once, and you come out of the smoke having learned something you didn't know before.
In my free time, I combine my love for film music and filmmaking. In film, it is common to see the score and images meld together. As a unit, they drive the film, they are the soul of the images you see. However, many directors choose to have sound and special effects drown out the musical score. That is why in my free time, I completely mute the video, and put the score that goes in that scene, as the only audio source. In some instances, I have to remix the music with other tracks because the released soundtrack put for sale isn't a complete recreation of what that track was on film, usually edited for timing or repetitiveness. It is an interesting experience, as it becomes almost like a silent film, where action and music go hand in hand to create emotion. Below are some examples of my favorites...
Below are some examples…..
