HDSLR versus camcorders

[Mark Suszko]

I would not mess with gain, and make sure the iris is set to manual. Add more lens to subject distance, and add more ND filtration, then bring in more light to make it up, if you have to. Take to heart what Todd says about too much shutter, but I sometimes will put in a *little” bit (the lowest setting my camera offers) in high-brightness environments, as long as there is not a lot of camera or subject motion.

[Jason Jenkins]

[Neil Orman] “To answer your question I’d like to have both wireless lavs and a shotgun mike, as I’ll usually be a one-man band, so just let me know if you have any tips there. I already have a 416 shotgun mike, but I’m assuming you can’t mount that on a GH3 body?”

For interview audio, I recommend booming that 416 over the talent and plugging in to a JuicedLink preamp, which feeds the mic input of the GH3 (set the GH3 to the lowest sensitivity). Much easier than using a separate recorder like the Tascam.

With this Rycote mount and the JuicedLink Riggy, you can have the 416 directly on the GH3 as well.

Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
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[Jason Jenkins]

[Paddy Uglow] “It does for lucky folks in the US, Jason – for European models they limit recording time so they don’t have to pay the more expensive “camcorder” tax. :-(“

Good point, Paddy; I’d forgotten about that.

Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
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[Todd Terry]

Just noticed you have a 416… you’re GOLDEN, then. The MKH416 is my favorite mic ever… couldn’t live without it. It has such a beautiful warm and open sound… and you couldn’t ask for better directionability (is that a word?). The only downside to it is the price, but it is worth every penny, and then some.

YES, boom it on a fishpole. Don’t put it on the cam.

I used (and loved) the 416 as our primary boom mic on location for years. Then one day some nimrod accidently dropped our usual AT booth mic onto the concrete stage floor here (ok ok… it was me). In a pinch to record some VO we pulled the 416 out of its blimp and put it in the audio booth to record the narration track. It sounded GREAT. Only after that did I learn that many of the top narrators use the 416 as a booth mic (and I mean the big guys… Beau Weaver, Joe Cipriano, Peter Thomas, etc.). I’d always thought of it as just a great shotgun and it foolishly hadn’t even occurred to me to use it for any other applications. Now, its just about the only mic we ever use.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Neil Orman]

Very helpful, thanks Jason!

[Neil Orman]

Thanks Mark!

[Neil Orman]

I couldn’t agree more, Todd. My 416 has been awesome, and thanks to you I’m going to consider using it for voiceover and other applications now. I use a Blue Snowball mike for VO now. Much appreciated.