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Shooting a play / bad sound
I shot some footage of a play that might need to be used in my project. The sound came out really low and not so good, and there is only a small difference between the actors and the background noise.
The only sound I used for this was the shotgun mic. If I turn up the sound in Final Cut Pro, it is still poor quality. My question is: I did not turn the sound settings up in the camera. I understand that I’m supposed to do that. If I go again and reshoot it, will doing that come out with better sound than just turning it up in FCP? If so, why is that the case?
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What camera are you using for your shoot. It is important to monitor your audio through head phones as well as check your audio meters. You want the audio to hit around -12db to -6db. Adjust your audio so it hits around there. The audio you attempted to fix does not have enough level to be heard, and when you increase the gain you are introducing noise into your audio clip. That’s why it is important to record proper levels when shoot. Good luck your next time around!
Cody Walters
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Mikes need to be placed within 3 feet of the actors mouths and aimed toward them. If they are being amplified through powered speakers you could aim a mike at the speaker but the quality won’t be great. You really need to give the forum more detals. How many actors? What are the sound conditions? What resources do you have? How is the play blocked? One shot gun for most plays won’t cut it.
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[Craig Alan] “One shot gun for most plays won’t cut it.”
Might work for “Death of a Salesman”. Only one I could think of where one mic would work.
Scott Sheriff
Director
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