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Suggestions for indie film recording
Going to be shooting some “for fun” short films soon. We have access to a Canon 7D and want to go 2-system for better audio.
Any suggestions for cheap(er) recording gear – or good places to start looking? Thinking a digital recorder, boom pole, shock mount, wind zeppelin, and shotgun mic. Also probably an in-line mixer. Was looking at the Tascam recorders, possibly Ars Technica mics.
it’s been a LONG time since film school and using a Nagra. Love some tips before I delve too deep into web reviews.
THANKS in ADVANCE!
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You might want to set some budgetary limits to help people understand what (or where) you are looking.
In November and December the new Rode NTG-3 shotgun was extremely popular because vendors were selling it with a very nice blimp/fur windscreen at an extra $1. But even though the special offer has expired, the NTG-3 still appears to be a very good value for the money.
Many people shooting double-system sound on low budgets are using small digital recorders like the Zoom H4N and similar devices. If I were in the market for a small digital recorder today, I would seriously look at the Fostex FR2LE. Oade Brothers sells several good Edirol, Fostex, Marantz, Sony, Tascam models with improved mic preamps for better recording performance.
I just got a Sign Video ENG-44 mixer which appears to be a decent performing low-budget (~$500) field mixer of the more traditional form-factor. Juiced-Link also offers smaller mixers. If you are looking up-market, then Sound Devices makes some very nice mixers and digital recorders which are well regarded in the industry.
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Thanks Richard. Excellent places for me to start. Definitely want to keep the entire audio budget under $1000 – which I would think could get us decent gear for our immediate needs.
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