How to Lav 17 Outfits in 5 Minutes 

Hair mic for sure, but then you have the issue of where to put the transmitter. For me, thats a no wire situation. If there are shots where they are wide and they only way you can get the dialogue is with a wire you need to explain that to the director. But then again, if you are on xmen they have the budget to paint the boom/wire out and they have the budget for adr.

Kids are difficult because their bodies aren't developed, little ones specifically. So their clothes cling to them. Theres a wire right in the open on an episode of Preacher. I don't bother much of the time for that reason and they always fidget.

Don't.

you just have to rely on the shot gun

They can always record it later (permitting budget and time) but you could probably rig something right in the head depending on how much room it has. It's always good to capture everything on set, they hired a sound guy to record might as well get what you can get. Post and the director will appreciate it!

Hair mic, yes. Then comes the problem of the transmitter. And if its a skinny dipping or streaking scene and they are shooting wide and tight you're not going to be able to wire. In that case its important to communicate that with the director. Film making is a collaborative process, there so many elements at work on the screen. The performance in take 3 might not be as good as the audio or the lighting of take 6. We are all there (in theory) to make the same movie. You have to reach a happy medium, and if thats not met and you are not getting the sound you need for that shot, you have to communicate that so they knew. Ive been in some touch shot situations and all you can do is your best with what is provided.

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+Stephen Harrod Nice! Thanks for the link. If only that site showed photos of those accessories in use. That would be a popular video.

That's an answer you'd find in preproduction meetings and consume tests.

Well I cant speak for the sound on the original star wars but my understanding was wireless microphones were used sparingly back then. Much of sound in studios was captured on boom microphones on a giant jl fisher boom, still used today in fact. I highly doubt they used a wire on Peter Mayhew. For the sake of this conversation though Id say try to find an open space or cavity to hide it in or better yet place it right outside the costume on the fur and talk with wardrobe about hiding it in plain sight on the costume! Be careful though, wookies are known to pull people's arms outta their sockets. 😆

chewbaccas sound was all post.

Correct unless otherwise statement by the director, it is sound departments job to capture everything on set, which includes Chewbacca's grunts and urghs and David Prowse's un-used performance as Darth Vader. Like wise for Mad Max Fury Road. Despite that much of it was ADR sound was still present on set. Rolling to give post production a reference as to the performances captured on the day.

Stephen Harrod true and they did but with a boom. Through the mask and helmet it sounded like turd but absolutely no reason to use a lav in either situation...

Cropped meaning low cut?

+Stephen Harrod -More like a half shirt (crop top). Does that fall into bathing suit territory: i.e. don't try? Or would you try to use a waist pack high up the talent's torso?

+Josh Comer waist/toros or clip on the bra run the wire around the shoulders. If its see through you're in the danger zone.

paintballing489 I was with them on the shoot of this episode and he bought everything he demonstrated at a Walmart down the street. He got them in the personal care section.

You're preaching to the choir. Boom city all the way. Lavs in my mind are a safety. Nothing beats a skilled boom operator (s) swinging a scene.

Stephen Harrod Most new producers do not know this. Its, put lavs on everyone and I don't want to pay anything for them :) Just wanna let the newbies know...

Bikini and swimsuit-boom it. Equestrian , been there. Waist strap and mic in between the buttons. Put the transmitter in a non lubricated condom, cause its gonna get sweaty.

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Get really good wireless. Get a lot of really good wind protection. Stand on the ground wait for them to fall into range.

use a low-sensitivity lav with a small recorder, or higher-end transmitters have built in recording already.

Boom it

That's a good point.

spiderman costume=ADR

Do you lose a lot of transmitters giving the rugged conditions they're put in?

VERY rarely! It's all in where it's placed! It's closer to the inside, than the outside! It's 'wrapped.' The NFL has been 'doing it' this way for a LONG time!

To noisy.

If it has a pocket in it and you're able to make alterations to wardrobe, cut a hole in the pocket and put the lav in there. If theres no pocket try to put the mic on the side avoiding the beard. Also its probably not sanitary for a nurse to have an unkempt beard so they'd probably fire him anyway. 😆

Actor showed up unshaven on set for training vid.

+David Bialik baaaad actor. Shaaaammme!