Speak up, I’m maxed out!
During this shot in Guatemala I ran into a situation I deal with often, especially when interviewing children – low input levels because of soft... Read More »
Tip of the Week #8: Stop the Battery Drain
Is your portable recorder going through AA batteries like Tic-Tacs at a garlic festival? Here’s probably why. Read More »
Tip of the Week #7: Recording a Safety Track
Want to avoid getting burned by talent distorting your recording when they drink way too much coffee and suddenly decide to yell for emphasis? Here... Read More »
Tip of the Week #6: The 6-foot Rule
What time is it? It’s time for another Tip of the Week! Here’s a simple way to add some life to your sound when recording big wide-shots w... Read More »
Tip of the Week #5: The VO Script Bounce
Our latest tip of the week has just been posted. Here’s a simple little adjustment you can do to make voice-overs recorded in the field sound mu... Read More »
Tip of the Week #4: Boom Pole Foot Rest
It’s time for another Tip of the Week! Actually, I think we missed last week because we’ve been so busy getting our shiny new iBook publis... Read More »
Tip of the Week #3: Velcro Saves the Day!
Here’s this week’s tip – another simple idea to help prevent something very bad happening at the worst possible time. Does something... Read More »
Tip of the Week #2 – Just Released
I know these are silly little things, but you know, it’s all these little things that add up to make the shooting day a whole lot easier. And wh... Read More »
Tip of the Week #1: Preventing a Meltdown
Here’s our first Tip of the Week! This is one I learned the hard way. Let’s just say the location was really quiet once I unplugged all th... Read More »