Question for Film Production

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drumkit82

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For the Soundman, may I know whats your best audio gear you will wish to have equip??

1. Mixer
2. Boompole(Length)
3. Monitoring Headphone
4. Windshield basket/Pistol Grip/Hairy Cover(outdoor)
5. Shotgun Mic
6. Wireless ENG set

Please share with me your knowledge
 
but with strong arms and good ears, without the light/good equipments, will not be able to hear good quality sound.
 
improvisation is your best friend during shoots ..

but a good pair like the Sennheiser HD 25 will help ... i used it extensively for a short film i was working on then .. after a while i was just in my own world .. i could even eavesdrop on conversations with my boom pole .. hahahahah ..
 
nice, but what do you think if I uses HD280pro instead of HD25? Which will be better? There are alot of Radio DJs using HD25 and currently more people are taking up HD280pro, is it because the ear cup are bigger and coil cable is stretchable?
 
I use HD 280 PRO too..I missed the white version when it came out..
Main thing is the sweat must dry up fast after using.
 
if you want the white version i have it. You need to clean the earpad often after using to keep it in good condition, if not after sometimes the earpad will spoil but its not a major problem as they are exchangable.
 
let's read the first post again. how come everyone keep saying strong arms and good ears?

is there any soundman(film production) in the forum?
 
robin, i know what you mean but i didn't say without good ears and strong arms can hear good sound right? Of cos the best is with the best equipment and a sense of good hearing, thats what all professional soundman working in TV stations told me and I used to be one too.
 
For your ears to hear and record good quality sound, you must need a very good field mixer, a very good shotgun condenser microphone and a good quality headphone, for example Shure FP33/FP42/FP24/Sound Devices 302/Mixpre, Sennheiser MKH416/MKH418S + Sennheiser or Audio Technica monitoring Headphones, If you don't have the professional gears, you will hear noises + unwanted sound right into your good pair of ears, that means you produce a poor quality audio recording into your flim.
 
Sorry ah. I did the role of soundman(VIDEO production) Don't qualify.
It's a dirty job no one wants to do back then in school..
Sound is the last thing on their mind.
Might interfere with lighting and framing in every shot.
Mic always pick up background noise cos it's too sensitive etc...
 
haha no problem, you can cut the background noise with a help of a mixer, and select a polar pattern, also with the help if windshield basket, windjammer, you can reduce the sound of the wind for outdoor filming.
 
I use FP33, MHK64 and K6 combo. Prefered Headphones is sonr MDR-7509 but mostly use 7506. This setup works for me.

When doing video, will usually connect FP33 to camera to record audio directly to tape.

When doing film, mostly will record to portaDAT. However will be moving to to HDD soon. Only reservation for not moving to HDD is that HDD currently cannot think of a way to sync up to digital slate TC

Robin
 
1. Mixer
Cooper CS 104/Yamaha 01V

2. Boompole(Length)
If you are booming and recording, get a short one but if you have a boom operator, get the longest one available. The length will come in handy.

3. Monitoring Headphone
Sennheiser HD25. No doubt about the noise reduction.

4. Windshield basket/Pistol Grip/Hairy Cover(outdoor)
Get normal zeppelins or you could opt for Rycote softie. Both works fine

5. Shotgun Mic
Sennheiser MKH70, or if you work for big time documentaries, you can get the super expensive but worth every dollar Sanken stereo shotgun CSS5

6. Wireless ENG set
Entry levels you can check out Sennheiser G2, but if you can afford it, check out lectrosonics wireless set.



Then again, of course these equipments are worthless if the production sound mixer don't know what he is doing.
You'll hear HVAC, generator, mic rustling on clothes, crews talking, noisy magazines, and etecera.

Google "location sound".
 
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robsg said:
When doing film, mostly will record to portaDAT. However will be moving to to HDD soon. Only reservation for not moving to HDD is that HDD currently cannot think of a way to sync up to digital slate TC

Robin
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Hi Robin,
Have you check out Sound Devices 744T?

The 744T uses RS232 jacks that allow multiple 744Ts or 722s to operate together as needed. The 744T has a crystal-locked clock that allows it to be used as a house clock and A/D converter. It can also slave to incoming word clock. The SMPTE timecode circuitry used in the 744T was developed by Ambient Recording. The 744T holds accurate timecode for up to two hours between battery changes by being powered by its own internal, rechargeable AA battery before reverting to time-of-day. Supported timecodes are 23.976. 24, 25, 29,97, 29.97DF, 30 and 30DF in Free Run, Record Run, Free Run Jam Once, 24 Hour Run, Ext TC, Ext TC/cont, Ext TC-Auto Record and Ext TC/cont Auto Record.
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