Comments on: Stop the Nakedness! (short film) http://backpackcinema.com/2010/02/01/stop-the-nakedness-short-film/ John Marc Green's Blog & Portfolio Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:16:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jmgmedia http://backpackcinema.com/2010/02/01/stop-the-nakedness-short-film/#comment-48 jmgmedia Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:05:19 +0000 http://backpackcinema.com/?p=408#comment-48 Hey Donald, no offense intended. The audio is not that bad; considering the circumstances I am VERY impressed with your sound gear (Neumann mic!) and the noise reduction capability of Soundtrack Pro. You might not have it in your budget to do a wireless mic setup; one thing I have done with clients is recommend a high quality digital recorder like the Zoom H4n or Edirol R-09 HD recorder, paired with an inexpensive lav mic with a headphone plug straight into the unit. One sound supplier in my city sells a decent plug-in lav mic for about $40, which sounds amazing when you plug it into a really good digital audio recorder like the Edirol. You can treat it just like the transmitter part of a wireless setup; just clip it onto the subject and let them drop it into a pocket or clip it on their belt and hide the wire. Then you can synch it up later with PluralEyes just like you would normally. It's also great because in urban or business environments, you can avoid radio or Blackberry interference like you might get with a wireless setup. Again, great video even with some sound issues, that only a professional would probably ever notice. Hey Donald, no offense intended. The audio is not that bad; considering the circumstances I am VERY impressed with your sound gear (Neumann mic!) and the noise reduction capability of Soundtrack Pro. You might not have it in your budget to do a wireless mic setup; one thing I have done with clients is recommend a high quality digital recorder like the Zoom H4n or Edirol R-09 HD recorder, paired with an inexpensive lav mic with a headphone plug straight into the unit. One sound supplier in my city sells a decent plug-in lav mic for about $40, which sounds amazing when you plug it into a really good digital audio recorder like the Edirol.

You can treat it just like the transmitter part of a wireless setup; just clip it onto the subject and let them drop it into a pocket or clip it on their belt and hide the wire. Then you can synch it up later with PluralEyes just like you would normally. It’s also great because in urban or business environments, you can avoid radio or Blackberry interference like you might get with a wireless setup.

Again, great video even with some sound issues, that only a professional would probably ever notice.

]]> By: Donald Kilgore http://backpackcinema.com/2010/02/01/stop-the-nakedness-short-film/#comment-47 Donald Kilgore Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:28:37 +0000 http://backpackcinema.com/?p=408#comment-47 A NOTE ABOUT THE AUDIO IN THIS PRODUCTION: Audio in this documentary was recorded using dual system audio. I use the Zoom H4n and a Neumann boom mic along with the 5D for production. On some of the interviews a good bit of outside noise was picked up (city sounds, tour bus, air conditioning, etc.). To reduce the noise I used the noise reduction plugin inside of Soundtrack Pro. It is the noise processing that is causing some of the audio to sound as if it were recorded inside of a tin can. In noisy environments such as this a lav mic would have prevented the need for noise reduction and would have resulted in higher quality audio. A NOTE ABOUT THE AUDIO IN THIS PRODUCTION:

Audio in this documentary was recorded using dual system audio. I use the Zoom H4n and a Neumann boom mic along with the 5D for production. On some of the interviews a good bit of outside noise was picked up (city sounds, tour bus, air conditioning, etc.). To reduce the noise I used the noise reduction plugin inside of Soundtrack Pro. It is the noise processing that is causing some of the audio to sound as if it were recorded inside of a tin can.

In noisy environments such as this a lav mic would have prevented the need for noise reduction and would have resulted in higher quality audio.

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