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PHOTO: flavorwire.files.wordpress.com ORIGINALLY FROM the NEW MUSIC RESOURCE BLOG:  http://newmusicresource.blogspot.com/ 10 Tips for Adding Music to Film, Video , and You Tube With the advent of You Tube, almost anyone with a computer and a webcam can become a director. Here is something to think about: 70% of a viewer's movie enjoyment lies in the quality of the sound Not 5%, or 25%, or an even 50-50%. In other words, most viewers prefer watching a cruddy movie with an AMAZING soundtrack than watching an inspiring and well-written story that has a junky soundtrack and the noise of jets from the nearby airport wrecking ever-so-inspiring dialogue.  Another over-done mistake by You Tube and amateur directors is including the latest Top 40 hit as their soundtrack. Unless you have worked out copyright and license arrangements with the artist, while your video may have Oscar -worthy performances and a compelling script, it is no more than really go...

Can't afford the latest software and computer animation classes? Well, here are a few inexpensive options to start dabbling in the world of computer animation.  Let's say you want to begin dabbling in computer animation, but do not have the dough to dish out for animation software classes or computer programs like Maya. There are countless animation software options available for little or no cash. Warning, though, computer animation is a vicious beast requiring some patience and a lot of taming. Even easier computer software programs can lead to hours of frustration because of buggy-ness or computer error. You can check out a variety of free animation software options at About.com HERE. posted by animator Adrien-Luc Sanders . Bryce is inexpensive and inexpensive animation software program and is excellent for creating landscapes and simplified animation objects. One of the benefits of Bryce is its compatibility with the DAZ Studio software. DAZ is free animation so...