From the course: DSLR Video Tips: Audio
Join today to access over 22,600 courses taught by industry experts or purchase this course individually.
Boom mic
Robbie Carman: Now Rich, a tried and true method of recording audio for interviews as well as other dialogue on set is the Boom mic. Yes, are you getting me? Are you getting this? Rich Harrington: Yes, I'm getting it. Robbie: Now, perhaps you've seen behind the scenes production photos from big budget films and you've seen that guy doing this, right? Holding the microphone above the scene. Rich: Hopefully not in the shot. Robbie: Exactly, holding the microphone above the scene and recording the audio. Now, a Boom mic consists of a couple of different parts. The whole package is generally called a Boom, but let's break down the various parts that we have here. Rich: Well, pretty straightforward, first off is the microphone itself. What you're seeing here is typically a shotgun microphone, very directional, so you point it at the subject itself with the windscreen to cut down on any noise that's happening. Then the cable runs through and essentially goes through the pole. The pole…
Download courses and learn on the go
Watch courses on your mobile device without an internet connection. Download courses using your iOS or Android LinkedIn Learning app.