recording dialog in a car

[Stephen Benassu]

I would lav the actors. With windows open and car not moving, you should not have a problem with wireless reception, assuming receivers will be close. I’d place the drivers mic off center on his/her right, and passenger off center to the left as that will probably be the way they are facing if they are conversing back and forth. I’ve hidden them in the sun visors before and that worked almost as well, Test it beforehand of course, and you should be fine.

[Craig Alan]

thanks. not sure where the cam will be but i’ll go wireless to the cam as well. it’s less than a minute of dialog so we should have ample time for a sound test.

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[John Fishback]

I’ve found you can get hollow sounding audio in cars due in part to phasing between the mics. There’s a lot of sound bouncing off reflective surfaces. If you hear that, try moving the mics a bit and see if that helps. Having the windows open will definitely help.

John

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