The session was then thrown open to the audience for questions.
Q 1. As students we use music from existing films/albums. We have no knowledge of music composition. What is your advice to us?
A 1. When you are making your film, you know your genre, the outline of the project. Before you start work, download or gather your music of choice first and then animate. Tap your feet to the rhythm of the music piece – that is your bpm. As an animator, you need to know your music. Take the effort, read up about music, learn. There are lots of softwares available to calculate the ‘bpm’ of a track.
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