From the course: Introduction to Video Sound Design
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An up close look at production sound
From the course: Introduction to Video Sound Design
An up close look at production sound
- [Instructor] Let's take an up-close look at production sound. It's the first point of attack on a film soundtrack, and where most of the dialogue is captured. I won't be the first to tell you, on a crowded, noisy set in the field, on location or anywhere else, that is no easy task. So let's get into what goes into production sound. We'll start with the tools that we need to use. To capture audio on the set, obviously microphones are needed, and those come in a couple different flavors. The boom mic is a super directional mic that can be pointed directly at actors' mouths. And a lavalier mic is a mic that can be placed on the actors themself, often times in a wireless fashion. Other tools that are needed are a mixer and recorder, used to set levels for these microphones and to capture the signals coming from the microphones. Most audio recorders nowadays are digital, so they're just creating a digital file out of the sounds. I want to direct you to a colleague, Anthony Artis, who's…
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