Michael Parker Uses Muse to Catch a Thief

 
Parker, a staff member at the prestigious New York University, has been editing film and video for well over a decade. During his career, he has worn all hats; writing, directing, producing, editing and visual effects except for one; sound editing.

In his action packed short film featuring a handsome thief, a bar room fight, and a climactic car chase, Parker relies heavily on Abaltat Muse to create drama, anticipation and the crescendo.

The workflow was simple. Parker took his car chase video scene, which was edited in Apple Final Cut Pro, and exported to QuickTime. He then opened the QuickTime file in Muse and set the controls to automatically analyze the video tracks and output royalty free music with a specific beat. In less than 10 keyframes, Parker had created his first composition ever and the film’s final soundtrack.

Check out an excerpt from Michael's movie.

Below are a few on set shots of the making of Up The Creek.