- 1. Windscreens for lavaliers
- (Tips & Tricks)
- Most official windscreens for lavaliers are pricey. Having spent most of my professional life in the business of using, losing, or multilating the little buggers... I have found some inexpensive solutions. For ...
- Created on September 06, 2011
- 2. Working in the rain
- (Tips & Tricks)
- ... furry zeppelins are well sprayed with water repellent (and then brush them with a hair brush to remove clumping). A "rain hat" made from thistle like "hog hair" prevents pitter-patter, ...
- Created on September 06, 2011
- 3. No Excuses for the Low Budget Filmmaker
- (For Students)
- ... sets. I recommend a trio: a long shotgun with zeppelin windscreen for exteriors; a short shotgun for interiors, and a wide angle shotgun to reduce interior echo (for close-ups). If you don’t own them, ...
- Created on February 10, 2020
- 4. Basic sound package for student productions
- (Production Planning)
- ... shotgun” encased in a furry zeppelin windscreen for exteriors, such as the Audio Technica 4071 or the Senn MKH70. There are also other makes and models of mics that are comparable in quality and performance. ...
- Created on March 22, 2019
- 5. Setting Up Your Rycote Windshield
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... and always referred to their product as “windshields”. Hollywood sound people often used the term “zeppelin”, since that is what the windscreens looked like, and an American firm (LightWave) went and claimed ...
- Created on March 22, 2015
- 6. 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
- 7. Review of Shotgun Mics for Film & Video
- (Shotgun)
- ... and then switch out to the short shotguns for wider shots calling for higher boom placement, from two to around six feet overhead. Outdoors, and encased in a quality furry windscreen or zeppelin, the ...
- Created on May 22, 2013
- 8. Booming in the Rain
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... boom in the rain! Here is what you need to do.... Spray an entire can of water repellent onto the furry windscreen that is over the zeppelin. Use a hair brush to keep brushing the fur as it dries, ...
- Created on March 01, 2012
- 9. Student Projects
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... as a furry outer cover for a zeppelin, but no zeppelin. A transmitter, but no receivers. Boompoles, but no shockmounts. No mention of long XLR cables for running mics, or for connecting to video cameras. ...
- Created on December 15, 2011
- 10. Regarding Senior Thesis Films
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... where will you connect it to the board? Boom mic selection. What specific microphones will you be using, and why? Do you have the required shockmounts, windscreens, zeppelins? Radio mics and lavaliers. ...
- Created on November 12, 2011
- 11. CSUN Films FBI psa'
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... electret condenser type mic; not a true condenser like the MKH40 or its siblings (MKH60, MKH70). Personally, I would have rented an MKH70 long, full condenser shotgun along with a Rycote or Zeppelin windscreen. ...
- Created on November 01, 2011
- 12. Sound for Surfing
- (Production Advice)
- ... use extra wind protection along with a full zeppelin system. It is very windy out there! I would recommend slipping a thin foam windscreen over the mic itself, inside of the zeppelin shell. Make sure to ...
- Created on September 10, 2011
- 13. Introduction to Shockmounts
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... a pistol grip shockmount! But to be honest, most of the pistol grip type shockmounts that one sees here and there are actually just the receiver portion of full zeppelin systems, but without the zeppelin ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 14. Introduction to Windscreens
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... compromise between the full, pistol-grip shockmount/zeppelin windscreens and just plain foam. The Rycote Softie and the K-Tek Fuzzy (see right) are relatively compact, foam shell windscreens with an integral ...
- Created on August 24, 2011
- 15. Class Projects
- (Chapman)
- ... the type of connection on either end (e.g. XLR-female to RCA-male). Remember to include EVERY ITEM that your sound package will require, such as shockmounts, windscreens, zeppelins, and so on. If some ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 16. Class Projects
- (CTVA 358)
- ... on either end (e.g. XLR-female to RCA-male). Remember to include EVERY ITEM that your sound package will require, such as shockmounts, windscreens, zeppelins, and so on. If some accessories are included ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 17. Production Sound Class Projects
- (Sample Projects)
- ... on either end (e.g. XLR-female to RCA-male). Remember to include EVERY ITEM that your sound package will require, such as shockmounts, windscreens, zeppelins, and so on. If some accessories are included ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 18. Selection and Use of Shotgun Microphones
- (Shotgun)
- ... windsock will help to disperse the wind and diffuse it upon impact. The new K-Tek Fuzzy windscreen is a mini-zeppelin with integral furry covering that fits over the mic like a foam windscreen, but offers ...
- Created on August 18, 2011