And it is proposed...

For my capstone I am proposing to complete all of the sound for a student made film titled Captain Tomorrow, including replacing all of the dialogue with dialogue recorded in the studio, doing the sound effects, which will include some amount of Foley work, and composing and recording the score, which will include a theme song and several variations for the rest of the film.
The movie is expected to be approximately 25-30 minutes. The filming and editing of the movie has been completed. Since all of the production sound is being replaced with re recorded materials, the first part of my capstone will be recording all of the dialogue in the movie. I will start doing this on September 9th and complete it by the end of the month.
The main intro theme song, which will be written in the style of Ron Wesserman, will be composed by the October 15t, and recording will be completed no later than the 15th of November, depending on the availability of studio time. I would like to book studio time between November 12th and the 15th to record the music for the film. I expect this process to take 16 hours. Mixing will be an ongoing process throughout the recording stage, and the final mix will be completed in early December. The movie will be released in late December, and I am hoping to have a release party at the world theater or music hall.
So far as costs go, hiring an engineer will run $15.00 per hour, for sixteen hours, which comes to $240.00. The fees to rent out the studio are $300.00 per day for a 10 hour day, so I will estimate the studio fee cost at around $600.00 total. Since this movie will not be duplicated for release there will be no duplication charges. I will also be bringing in musician to perform on the album. At least one drummer and a guitar player and a piano player, and I anticipate paying them $25.00 per hour including the time it takes to practice. I am planning on using each musician for approximately 10 hours, which comes to $480.00. The total cost of this project comes to $1080.00.
In doing this project I will not only be utilizing the knowledge I have learned and am learning in my MPA classes but also the TAT I am taking for my minor. I will be recording the soundtrack, utilizing what I learned in MPA 307,308, and 408, as well as in extra lessons with Dr. Drew Waters. I will use the knowledge I gained in my theory classes, MPA 101 and 102, to compose background music for the movie. I will also be using knowledge I gained from TAT 237 and 337 to help me understand how sound fits into film and to create a professional quality soundtrack.
It is my desire that, with this project, I will be showing the CSUMB community that we have the tools, and students with the experience and training to create a realistic and professional sounding sounds cape to a movie. This project brings together TAT with MPA in a way that exists in the professional world. Directors and producers rarely record the sound for the movie themselves, they hire someone who is an expert in the field of sound or music to make sure that it is done right. I really hope that this movie helps encourage more collaborations between MPA and TAT, and creates a higher expectation for student films.