From the course: DSLR Video Tips: Audio
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Slating takes
Robbie Carman: So Rich, we've talked a little bit about audio, but one of the big things that you can do to really help yourself later on in post-production is slating both the video and your audio while recording. Rich Harrington: Yeah, and that's something I think a lot of people miss is they'll use the visual slate, which is great, it helps out a lot because then you've got that as you're scrubbing through your clips, you can see it, you go over the thumbnails, particularly things like hover scrub or skimming. Robbie: Yup. Rich: Makes it really easy to see that information. But they forget to do an audio slate, so all they have is the time of day that things were recorded, which brings up a good point. You may want to set the clock on your digital audio recorder, because that will help. Robbie: As well as your camera, you can do the same thing. Rich: Yeah. Robbie: So what do we mean by a slate? Well, this is a slate. Maybe you've seen one of these guys before, right? And a slate…
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