I'm a film director from Toronto, Canada sharing my experience on how to make your films better. I upload new videos regularly showing behind the scenes looking at filmmaking and sharing my new work.
I dont care about seeing a lav mic. I never have news trained. Unless its narrative im just clipping it. If its nasally Ill just add some bass in. I almost never use wireless either, too much of a hassle for a interview. If im following someone then I will but thats it. You're doing it a near perfect way. But its just not worth it when you can just clip a mic on and be done.
Been doing videos of many years and had no idea this was the proper way to do lav mics. Quick question, could I replace the mic itself, but still use my Rode Wireless Go II as the Tx/Rx?
I've been doing everything you did, except for 4:58 - what is the name of that little anti-rustle thing? I already own and use the rycote stickies all the time but I have had some shirt issues, so I'd love to try that out to make sure I don't get any future shirt rustle.
Brooooo, I just tested the Countryman B3 lav mic in the chest position like you said. What a game changer - it makes a huge difference to the tone of my voice compared with the collar position. Thank you!
Always great to get reminded of audio basics!! I started using Reycotes last year and loving them. Also my Rode Wireless Pro mics got stolen yesterday so time to get something better😂😂😂
I absolutely hate when people use clip on trash mics, not only is it distracting but, yes it sounds like trash lol I don’t use special stickies but I literally just use cloth athletic tape and tape it to the persons chest under their shirt, 99% of the time the people tape it themselves, sometimes they ask me to do it. The tape holds it in place but, the tape also keeps the shirt from scratching against the mic, and it helps protect against the wind, and it sounds so much better.
🎤 I agree with the placement and levels. Geat vid! Personally I feel like on RU-vid we push up the volume too much in post. From -12dB it ends up being -2dB and that's LOUD 😂. Lately I've been keeping my dialogue around -10 and I'm loving it! But again, my older videos are TOO LOUD😅
I started aiming for the RU-vid audio requirements -14 lufs with a -2 ceiling and I feel like the audio is at a great loudness now even for insta and facebook (I think theirs are the same or pretty close to -14 lufs)
🎤 I must say, normally when an average content creator puts up a video about audio my inner nerd feels violated but this video is perfect! You are also not the average content creator of course. I studied Sound Design at filmschool more then 10 years ago (yes still paying that off and yes I am learning how to tell a story now in AOD) and been a sound recordist on set for as long and these tips are perfect for people that "have to deal" with audio. Very well done sir!
Sanken Cos11D with bubblebee mic concealers mounted to a subject's chest is ideal. The neck area is a dead zone. As primarily a wedding filmmaker, I do this mic technique EVERY TIME I mic someone.
Rode mics trash? I rock with most, if not all your videos, but pump your brakes a little bit with some of the stuff you're saying. Because now it comes off kind of snobby like you're too good for those types of mics. They are more than sufficient for people on a budget, and even people doing it a little higher than just "for fun videos".
You should still hook a lav mic to those Rodes. They are too big and heavy for most clothing to support them and hard to place in a good location. The issue isn't budget- you could pick up a DR-10L for cheaper- the issue is using the tool better.
Can you explain why you use these bulky Sony wireless transmitters oppose to the newer digital Rode or Dji made ones that have local recording on top of wireless transmission? Any particular reason?🎤
@@markbone Thanks, I thought maybe they were better. And thanks for the video. I needed this solution, whenever I tape under people's clothes I get a bunch of rustling.
As someone who went to film school and learned how to properly lav people some 20 years ago but who works at a news station and has to mic people twenty times a day I can't tell you how much I both love and hate this. Because yes, you're right this is exactly the right way to do thing, but in practice it's almost never going to happen, half the time it's a struggle to get people to understand why I need to clip a mic to their shirt or get them to carry the pack in their pocket, let alone to get them to tape something to their chest/under their clothing. I've tried to explain it about a million times, but typically the cost of getting it there is losing the comfort/space/time you need your subject to have to tell the story. In a situation where you'll be working with someone over an extended period of time, what you're saying makes total sense and is completely right, but when you're meeting someone for the first time about thirty second before and interview where you're lucky if you've got five minutes of your time and patience, it just doesn't happen.
Yeah right , and on corporate shoots , you try asking the boss of some bank , to unbutton their shirt and you're going to stick this thing on their skin , ain't ever going to happen . The skin thing can work on some doc,s and shooting with the bros , but corp work , thats a no .
