NOTE: Film Composer

• Learning from listening
• Learning by doing
• Score
• Music cue sheet 
• Sheet music / Number of bars / A4 / Letter / Legal / Tabloid
• Storytelling
• Substance
• Worldview
• Instinct / Intuition
• Imagination 
• Empathy
• Sensitivity, understanding 
• Character
• Treatment
• Themes / Leitmotif
• Tone
• Style / Genres
• How do you feel when the film ends?
• Feel goosebumps / Make you cry during the film 
• Convey emotion
• Not perfect but perfect in the film
• Possibility / Curiosity
• Melodies
• Tempo
• Pause / Breath 
• Create amazing film moments with music
• Expanding time / Compressing time
• Precisely (commercial, short film)
• Instrumentation 
• Frequency ranges of musical instruments and the human voice
• Orchestration
• DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)
• Keyboard, synths
• Sound palettes 
• Sound library, sampler
• Midi programming / Mock up
• Organizing and systematizing creative ideas 
• Break the rules
• Horizontal and vertical learning
• Working with directors, musicians and orchestrator
• Spotting sessions
• On time
• Knowing your rights: Labor Standards Act / Labor Pension Act
• Respect in the workplace
• Protecting yourself and your peace 
• Safety first
• Sexual Harassment Prevention Act, Stalking and Harassment Prevention Act
• Recording the conversations including yourself
• References 
• Revision / Do it all over again
• Solving problems 
• Business email offering help and information 
• Mind your manners and makeup 
• Practice
• Writing something everyday
• Small steps lead to big results
• Patience 
• Deadlines
• Recording studio / Setting 
• Mixing: Velocity, Volume, Pan, Reverb, Compresser, EQ
• Stems mastering
• Mixing sound design, dialogue and music
• Decibel
• Quiet / Loud
• Budget / Quotation
• Saving, investments and real estate 
• Intellectual Property Law: Copyright Act
• Learning through imitation: cover, quote, arrange
• Civil Code, Taiwan Code of Civil Procedure
• Criminal Code of the Republic of China
• Contract / a Seal / Signature
• Publishing 
• Mental and physical health
• National Health Insurance (NHI)
• Mental health affects physical health
• Positive energy / Negative energy 
• Counseling with a doctor, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor or a psychologist
• Doing some homework and reading before you go to therapy
• Knowing the difference between a psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist and counsellor
• Knowing what you're doing 
• Exercising
• Sleeping, rest
• Morning person / Night person 
• Feedback
• Flexibility / Open-minded 
• Learning from mistakes and failures
• Recovery and getting up
• Forgiving yourself and moving on
• Keep going