Don’t Think Like a Composer
Coti K.
Sunday November 3rd, Pavlos Zannas, 10:30-12:00
Admission free, on a first-come-first-served basis
Μusician, sound engineer, composer, installation artist and record producer Coti K. will focus on improvisations, insecurities, randomness, failures, and out-of-body experiences.
The Role of Film Music
Zbigniew Preisner
Monday November 4th, Pavlos Zannas, 11:00-12:30
Admission free, on a first-come-first-served basis
Prolific Polish film composer Zbigniew Preisner, one of the best of his generation in the field, will delve into the role of music, the way the task of a film composer is intertwined with the work of the film director, as well as into whether a film composer has the room to develop initiative within the context of a film production.
The Polish composer has countless awards under his belt, among which stand out the Berlinale Silver Bear for the music in the film The Island on Bird Street (1997) by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, as well as two César Awards for his music in the films Three Colors: Red (1994) by Kieślowski and Élisa (1996) by Jean Becker.
Thoughts on Music in Cinema
Nikos Kypourgos
Monday November 4th, Pavlos Zannas, 13:00-14:30
Admission free, on a first-come-first-served basis
Nikos Kypourgos invites us on a brief tour through the history and role of music in cinema, the stages of its production, collaborations with the director, editor, and sound designer. Thoughts and reflections drawn from the composer’s many years of personal experience.
Scoring a Life Between Hollywood and Greece
Kostas Christides
Moderator: Eleni Mitsiaki
Tuesday November 5th, Pavlos Zannas, 11:00-12:30
Admission free, on a first-come-first-served basis
An open discussion about scoring for cinema and TV in Hollywood. From “how to get the job” to “how to get the job done”. The composer will talk about the process and how to make the original music to be an important and essential element of the narrative. A process that is not only “composing the score”, but also building the right working relationship with the director, being efficient and punctual on the time schedules of the production, working in a successful way with a team of people that is helping you get through the finish line. The main differences in scoring for cinema or TV and how the composer adjusts and applies their methods when working on a Greek project. Audio-visual material will be used during the presentation, including among others, actual footage from recording sessions, scenes “before and after” music and original working files showing the actual work.
The Director's Sound and the Composer's Vision
Evanthia Reboutsika & Tassos Boulmetis
Tuesday November 5th, Pavlos Zannas, 13:00-14:30
Admission free, on a first-come-first-served basis
Tassos Boulmetis and Evanthia Reboutsika present and discuss their method of collaboration. Topics include the role of music during scriptwriting and preparation, the relationship between the director and composer before and after filming, themes, motifs, and transitions, sound clips, sound design, and music.
The Journey of Music in a Film
Suzana Perić
Wednesday November 6th, Pavlos Zannas, 11:00-12:30
Admission free, on a first-come-first-served basis
From the original story idea to the final draft of a screenplay, to casting, cinematography, costumes and design… when does the thought of music enter into the equation? The answer is: there is no exact answer. There is no right or wrong path, there is no rule that guides the process. It’s always the film that leads. And the moment in that particular time with that particular cast of characters. However, how the music seizes that moment, how it becomes an integral part of that particular story, does have an answer. A music editor’s job is to search for that answer, a composer’s job is to find it.