Tips on how to use your microphone\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhichever mic you choose, follow these simple tips to ensure you capture high quality audio:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Place the mic as close to your actor \/ presenter’s mouth as possible. If you’re not using lavaliers, try\u00a0to position the mic overhead, pointing downwards towards the performer’s mouth.<\/li>\n
- If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again! It’s unlikely you’ll get a flawless first take every time, so\u00a0do plenty of takes to ensure that you have a ‘clean’ version of each bit of each scene (e.g. no cars\u00a0driving past or coughing from the actors, etc.)<\/li>\n
- Capture the ‘silence’. When you’re editing, you’ll soon hear the difference between true silence and the ‘silence’ that you hear in between people talking when filming. Even a room inside a quiet house has ambient sound, and if you use no sound at all in between lines, your audio will sound odd. Be sure to record at least 30 seconds of ambient sound in every location.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Happy filming!<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\nFOOD FOR THOUGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Describe what a pickup pattern is for a microphone.<\/li>\n
- How is a boom mic usually handled by a professional crew?<\/li>\n
- How are some microphones like a Valentine?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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