- 1. AT897 or AT8035 shotgun mic?
- (General Questions)
- If you could afford just one mic for making indie films and you had to choose between the Audio Technica 8035 and 897 - which would you choose and why? We do most of our shooting indoors, but can do as ...
- Created on August 30, 2011
- 2. For week ending Dec 11, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... considered as 0o) a) none b) directly behind /180o c) perpendicular/90o d) angled back, from 90o to 120o The “deadest pickup zone” of a hypercardioid “short shotgun” microphone is: a) none ...
- Created on December 04, 2020
- 3. For week ending May 14, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... d) angled back, from 90o to 120o The “deadest pickup zone” of a hypercardioid “short shotgun” microphone is: a) none b) directly behind /180o c) perpendicular/90o d) angled back, from 90o ...
- Created on May 10, 2021
- 4. Re: AT897 or AT8035 shotgun mic?
- (General Questions)
- He should also take a look at the Microphone Application Guide PDF in the shotgun mics section of the site. The brochure (which I wrote for AT) explains the differences in shotgun mics.
- Created on September 02, 2011
- 5. Re: Basic Sound Cart recommendations
- (General Questions)
- ... Mackie 1640I is also a very good choice. Microphone-wise, you need at least three high quality condenser boom mics: a long shotgun, a short shotgun, and a wider angle cardioid. All full condenser. I recommend ...
- Created on August 23, 2012
- 6. Re: Short Shotgun Polar Patterns
- (General Questions)
- ... sound house, and LISTEN. Run your own angle tests. Determine what the shotgun actually does and does not do for you, while monitoring DIALOGUE under less than ideal lab conditions. You will find that ...
- Created on July 29, 2013
- 7. Re: Wireless Booms?
- (General Questions)
- No. The wireless portion of the equation has not changed. It is still a radio mic. All that you have done is to replace the lavalier capsule with a condenser shotgun mic. The shotgun on the boom will ...
- Created on October 06, 2011
- 8. Short Shotgun Polar Patterns
- (General Questions)
- Fred, Manufacturers and retailers list polar patterns for most short shotgun microphones as either supercardioid , line + gradient, supercardioid + lobar, supercardioid with interference tube, and sometimes ...
- Created on June 12, 2013
- 9. Garage Sale (used shotgun mics)
- (News)
- ... their budget. So check out these goodies that EQE Media & Consulting Group is offering for sale.... Audio Technica BP4071-L condenser shotgun, extra tight pattern. Condition: USED, Same as New. Legally, ...
- Created on March 11, 2017
- 10. Review of Shotgun Mics for Film & Video
- (Shotgun)
- This is a brief explanation of some of the most commonly used shotgun microphones for film & video production. For details of each specific model, you can click on the link and go to the manufacturer’s ...
- Created on May 22, 2013
- 11. Equipment Advice: Selecting Boompoles & Shotgun Mics
- (Boompoles)
- Why use a boom? Because of all of the techniques available to us, the simple boompole with shotgun mic allows us to get the most professional audio with the least amount of fuss. Let's briefly look at ...
- Created on August 15, 2011
- 12. Improve Audio for Video: Keep Mics Off of Camera
- (Shotgun)
- ... studio are all but forgotten! The most common equipment set-up is a medium grade, electret condenser, short shotgun mic mounted directly atop the camcorder. There are two major problems with that scenario. ...
- Created on August 25, 2014
- 13. Selection and Use of Shotgun Microphones
- (Shotgun)
- ... up the other sound textures in the scene. Another advantage of overhead shotgun miking is that it is much easier to capture dialogue from multiple actors in the scene. Two-shots, three-shots, no problem. ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 14. We don’t do this as a hobby!
- (For Students)
- ... rate. Figure a state-of-the-art multi-track timecode recorder, companion mixing board (fader controller), four to eight premium quality radio mics, a few condenser shotgun mics, boompoles, cables, and ...
- Created on January 28, 2021
- 15. No Excuses for the Low Budget Filmmaker
- (For Students)
- ... and save your reputation for another day. Almost every day, students come up to me and ask my advice about what a minimal sound package could be. They want to use inexpensive ENG/video shotguns instead ...
- Created on February 10, 2020
- 16. Basic sound package for student productions
- (Production Planning)
- ... of the duplex. It also enables me to use an adapter cable if I require 1/8-inch, ¼-inch, or TA3 connections at my end. Microphones Have at least three high quality, condenser shotgun mics. A general ...
- Created on March 22, 2019
- 17. Syllabus
- (CTVA 358)
- ... panels, and proper use and identification of shotgun microphones. Understand the basic oral and written communication tools to function professionally in film/television Sound. Record and edit video ...
- Created on August 22, 2017
- 18. Syllabus
- (Sample Syllabus)
- ... panels, and proper use and identification of shotgun microphones. Understand the basic oral and written communication tools to function professionally in film/television Sound. Record and edit video ...
- Created on August 22, 2017
- 19. Review of Cinela Blimp Windscreens
- (Shotgun)
- ... which allows it to move independently from each other. This maximized the isolation from the microphone and the blimp, so there will be no contact noise from the wind travels to the shotgun microphone. ...
- Created on March 28, 2016
- 20. Fred Ginsburg back from NAB 2015
- (Workshops)
- ... about shotguns, lavs, System 10 wireless, and production sound in general. They loved that my soundcart was fully functional and that they could play with the booms, or see how we do attenuated dual mono ...
- Created on April 19, 2015
- 21. Fred Ginsburg at NAB 2015
- (Workshops)
- ... on the soundcart, realistically rigged and fully functional, will be Fred's favorite picks of Audio Technica shotguns, lavs, radios, dynamics, and stereo mics. Included will be the 4071-L long shotgun, ...
- Created on April 01, 2015
- 22. Setting Up Your Rycote Windshield
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... of the industry. For as long as I can remember — and that goes back more than a few decades — if you needed to use a shotgun microphone outdoors on a windy day, you mounted it in a Rycote (blimp) windscreen. ...
- Created on March 22, 2015
- 23. Advice for new Sound Mixers
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... recordist; not as a Mixer. They will expect you to run around with a recorder and a bunch of wireless mics strapped to your chest, while you precariously balance a boompole with a shotgun mic with one ...
- Created on March 09, 2015
- 24. Basic Equipment Package
- (Production Planning)
- ... a few poles of varying lengths. A longer pole, for exteriors (and to help counterbalance a long shotgun w zeppelin windscreen). And a shortie, for those tight situations. A duplex audio cable is essential, ...
- Created on February 02, 2015
- 25. Class Schedule
- (CTVA 358)
- ... powering) 03/13 QUIZ #2 (Mixers) Mics continued. Shotguns. Record scenes using various mics. 03/20 Spring Break 03/27 Lavaliers & Radio Mics. Rig talent and shoot ...
- Created on January 14, 2014
- 26. Workshops: UFVA
- (Workshops)
- ... I also touched on the hierarchy of mic techniques (boom, plant, lavalier, wireless) and explained the selection & use of shotgun mics. Later during the conference, I was on Joel Krantz's workshops dealing ...
- Created on August 13, 2013
- 27. Audio Technica press release about Fred Ginsburg
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... shotgun) to keep extraneous noises like traffic out of the background on exterior shots, again to keep the focus on the dialog. An Audio-Technica BP4073 Line + Gradient Condenser (short shotgun) allows ...
- Created on December 09, 2012
- 28. Advice for First Feature Indie
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... of this message is to ask if you personally recommend investing in lav mics in addition to a quality shotgun mic. Also, is there any sound equipment out there that you know of that could eliminate the ...
- Created on November 14, 2012
- 29. M-S Stereo Simplified
- (Sound Design)
- ... terms of that client. Lots of the time, to be honest, I just switch my single unit M-S shotgun mics over to the wide X-Y setting, and lay down conventional left and right audio tracks. That is one of ...
- Created on August 17, 2012
- 30. Duplex Boom Cables
- (Cables & Connections)
- ... microphone is picking up, but also all of the audio from any open mics in play during the shot. The importance of a boom operator being able to hear the shotgun mic is critical. How else can he judge ...
- Created on April 06, 2012
- 31. Preparing for NAB 2012
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... condenser long shotgun, the BP4073 condenser short shotgun, the AT4051 condenser cardioid, the AT897 ENG shotgun, and a wide sampling of lavaliers, plant mics, handhelds, and stereo. You can listen to ...
- Created on April 06, 2012
- 32. Soundcarts
- (Other Accessories)
- ... panel or remote fader controller for said recorder. Laptop computer for transferring your audio files. Radio mics. Clipboard and log sheet (or smart tablet). Lavalier rigging kit. Extra shotgun mics, plant ...
- Created on March 01, 2012
- 33. Student Projects
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... and pasted catalog or advertising descriptions, without even mentioned anything practical. I was looking for words like short shotgun, echo reducing, or best side rejection for exteriors. I wanted to see ...
- Created on December 15, 2011
- 34. CSUN Films FBI psa'
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... was more directional than the MKH40. The ME66 is more directional, but it is still not ultra-directional. It is considered a short shotgun, which is only medium directional. However, the ME66 is only an ...
- Created on November 01, 2011
- 35. Filmming in a Park
- (Production Advice)
- ... my suggestions about renting benches and using a second location or not. Let's look at how we will deal with the audio. The sound mixer likes the use of a long shotgun microphone, boomed from overhead. ...
- Created on September 20, 2011
- 36. Filmming in a Park
- (For Students)
- ... my suggestions about renting benches and using a second location or not. Let's look at how we will deal with the audio. The sound mixer likes the use of a long shotgun microphone, boomed from overhead. ...
- Created on September 20, 2011
- 37. Sound for Surfing
- (Production Advice)
- ... One would be for camera and sound to be in a zodiac rubber boat. A very directional (long) shotgun mic could be boomed out, pretty much directly overhead of talent on their board. The ideal mic would be ...
- Created on September 10, 2011
- 38. Introduction to Production Sound
- (Production Planning)
- ... the boom option and just try to use the audio from a camera mounted microphone, even the best condenser shotguns won't discern most dialogue from those (camera) distances. The best that a camera mic can ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 39. Foley on a Shoestring Budget
- (Post Production)
- ... use a camcorder along with a small mixing panel and some sensitive microphones. Shotgun mics are a good choice. We are re-recording your playback video (which might even include timecode numbers on screen) ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 40. [PDF] Guide to the Nagra 4.2 and Production Sound Recording - 2nd Edition
- (Textbooks)
- ... professional approach to sound recording; hierarchy of microphone techniques; shotgun mics; booming; windscreens & shockmounts; mic powering; lavaliers; wireless; mixing panels; consistency; audio for ...
- Created on August 28, 2011
- 41. Consistency in Sound Recording
- (Sound Design)
- ... or mixing panel. Shotgun microphones are more sensitive in the front ("on axis") and less sensitive from the side ("off axis"). Therefore, in order to balance the levels between Tough Guy and Nerd, the ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 42. Audio for Mini Input
- (Cables & Connections)
- ... acquisition systems are familiar to most readers. However, interfacing these consumer and prosumer camcorders with professional audio can be a nightmare. For example, when you use the consumer shotgun ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 43. Audio Stage Boxes & Snakes for Production
- (Cables & Connections)
- ... or monitor outputs. An example of a snake cable from Hosa Even a boom operator could plug their "duplex line" into the stage box to send audio from their shotgun mic and receive a headphone signal. ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 44. Introduction to Shockmounts
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... used with the highly sensitive shotgun mics associated with professional film and video production. An example of a mic clamp, made by Canford Instead, make it a habit to always use an isolation ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 45. [PDF] Microphone Application Guide
- (Shotgun)
- This is a PDF version of the Audio Technica Microphone Application Guide for Location Dialogue Recording. A simple, 2-page brochure that was developed as a handout to accompany Fred Ginsburg's numerous ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 46. Using a Microphone Boompole
- (Boompoles)
- ... not a good practice, either. Shotgun mics are similar to telephoto lenses in that they both compress planes of action so that very little distance appears to separate foreground and background action.. ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 47. Introduction to Windscreens
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... Thicker foam windscreens will protect against light breezes, both indoors and out. At no time should a shotgun mic ever be used without at least a foam windscreen, such as this one on an Azden SGM-1000 ...
- Created on August 24, 2011
- 48. Using a Mixing Panel for Location Dialogue
- (Mix Panels)
- ... your EQ controls to make other mics in the set (lavaliers, plant mics, hidden mics, a second boom mic) match the sound of your primary mic. Let's assume that most of your show is being covered by a shotgun ...
- Created on August 22, 2011
- 49. [VIDEO] Mic Basics Series
- (General)
- ... as noted in Part 1, the mics were ran through a Mackie mixing board and then fed as a line output to the cameras. The mics utilized include: Audio Technica AT897 electret condenser ENG short shotgun; Audio ...
- Created on August 21, 2011
- 50. Syllabus
- (Chapman)
- ... of mixing panels, and proper use and identification of shotgun microphones. Understand the basic oral and written communication tools to function professionally in film/television Sound. Record and ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 51. Class Projects
- (CTVA 358)
- ... as emergency backup. (can be 2 or 4 tracks) Include a backup mixing device, along with connecting cables and power supplies. Headphones for mixer & boom. Shotgun microphones: long shotgun, short ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 52. Production Sound Class Projects
- (Sample Projects)
- ... as emergency backup. (can be 2 or 4 tracks) Include a backup mixing device, along with connecting cables and power supplies. Headphones for mixer & boom. Shotgun microphones: long shotgun, short ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 53. Class Schedule
- (Chapman)
- ... continued. Shotguns. Record scenes using Boom Mic. 03/24 Holiday: SPRING BREAK"3,2,1" Film Productions for all 1st year students 03/31 QUIZ #2 (Mixers) Intro to portable recorders; ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 54. Production Sound Reading List
- (College Classes)
- ... Understanding Microphones Shotgun Mic Selection and Use Review of Shotgun Mics for Film & Video Microphone Application Guide Microphone Powering Using a Mic Boompole Selecting Boompoles ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 55. Reading List
- (CTVA 358)
- ... manuals for many popular mixers are in our Operations Manuals section. Understanding Microphones Shotgun Mic Selection and Use Review of Shotgun Mics for Film & Video Microphone Application Guide ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 56. Audio Fundamentals Reading List
- (CTVA 230)
- ... for many popular mixers are in our Operations Manuals section. Understanding Microphones Shotgun Mic Selection and Use Review of Shotgun Mics for Film & Video Microphone Application Guide Microphone ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 57. Reading List
- (Education)
- ... manuals for many popular mixers are in our Operations Manuals section. Understanding Microphones Shotgun Mic Selection and Use Review of Shotgun Mics for Film & Video Microphone Application Guide ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 58. Rigging Wireless Microphones
- (Wireless)
- ... a shotgun mic. It is very directional and needs to be aimed towards the transmitter. They are also very common on professional sets. The (consumer) Zenith HDTV antenna on the left is very inexpensive, ...
- Created on August 19, 2011