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The document discusses sound recording for movies, including the roles of boom operators and sound recordists. It covers microphone types like shotgun mics and lapel mics and tools used for blocking wind. Settings like gain control are also mentioned. Recording quality audio is important but challenging.

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The document discusses sound recording for movies, including the roles of boom operators and sound recordists. It covers microphone types like shotgun mics and lapel mics and tools used for blocking wind. Settings like gain control are also mentioned. Recording quality audio is important but challenging.

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Chapter four of Shooting Better Movies wastes no time to get into the incredibly important

variable that is sound and its role in movies. The main microphone used in feature length lm are

boom mic’s which are controlled by what’s called boom operator. Then there is a production

sound recordist/mixer, who’s job is to correct all audio levels from various takes. You can record

audio on set 2 ways of either recording straight into the camera or recording separately, utilizing

a plug in sound mixer and hard drive. When actually trying to record sound, its important for the

boom operator to use speci c techniques to not soil the audio recording like: aiming for the

actors mouth with the tip of a actors mouth, holding the poll by the palm rather than your ngers

to reduce rustling, operators also uses objects as reference as to not have the mic enter frame,

lastly try and keep the mic parallel to the oor as it will help to prevent the operator cut across

frame as they move a shot within the scene. There are many different microphones to use in any

situation, here are few and what gear to use with some with them: Shotgun microphones de ect

sound coming from the side which makes it great for outdoor use, lapel mic’s can easily be put

and disguised on the talent, this makes it great for calm interviews or speeches, but you could see

loss in quality if the person moves around too much. Wind is one of the main enemy's of clear

audio recording so people in the Industry often use multiple to tools to prevent this like a

Windjammer which is one of the main tool’s used on set that prevents wind from entering the

microphone, and a windsock does the same type of task. Sound operators often wear

headphones to make sure they’re getting clear audio and almost exclusively use XLR cables to

connect microphones. Next there are settings to look for on your recording equipment that effects

how its actually recorded, like one of the rst things you prevent is gain which something that

controls peaking in your audio. This chapter was relatively short, but recording audio is

anything but that.


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