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Sync Licensing is whenever your music is synchronized to moving picture. In order for productions or studios to use your music they need a license or a "Synchronization License".
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How the work will be used (synched to picture) in the media. e.g. Background Vocal (BV), Background Instrumental (BI) etc.
How much of the work will be used in the given media. e.g. 1:24, "up to full use" or "up to 1:00" etc.
A film editor edits the final piece of video and music for the final TV/Film, Trailers and Ad spots.
Depending on the source (Film/ TV/ Trailer/ Ad/ Promo etc Music Supervisor) of the Brief, this may vary a good deal. Essentially a breakdown of the music needs (sometimes accompanied by a reference track or tracks), the rights they are seeking, indication of budget, and any other pertinent info rel...
Temp music is music that a director may have temporarily cut into a film or TV show
before the actual music is composed and / or selected. This is often a problem for
music supervisors as directors may become so hooked on these tracks (which are
likely to be difficult or far too costly to license) t...
A stinger is a short piece of music used for many purposes such as logos,
highlights, transitions between scenes, etc.
Production music is typically music that has been written specifically for licensing
through a music library, and can be used for many media outputs.
In this case the music can be used out of context as well as in context – for example
it can be used in a specific scene (in context), as well as in a film trailer or advert
(out of context) whether or not that trailer / advert features the scene that the music
was originally licensed for.
Term used in cue sheet preparation to denote the film / TV show’s opening title
theme.
Metadata is vital information that you add to enrich the tracks in your library or catalogue. Whilst automated metadata tagging is available, there is no substitute for
manual data entry. Metadata makes your catalogue searchable and also provides music supervisors and other users of your music with ...
Instrumental versions of tracks are often favoured when it comes to licensing, so if
you have instrumental versions always send them along with the originals. Remixes
are also always welcome.
This means that the music can only be used “in context” – i.e. in the agreed scene
for which it has been licensed, and not in any other scene or out of context use.
Cue Sheets are documents which let PROs track the use of music in films and TV
shows, allowing composers and publishers to be fairly compensated for their work.
Each time a film or TV show is completed, a Cue Sheet is prepared listing all the
music used in the production with details including compo...
The context of use is essentially what’s going on in the film / scene / advert that the
music is being synchronized with. This is one of the key drivers in determining sync
fees.
Term used in cue sheet preparation to describe the end title theme.
A short piece of music that is used to transition between two scenes or segments in
radio or TV, e.g. the music you hear before or after commercials.
The term for film, television, or any other audio/visual production.
