The question I am asked the most is something like “I have $2,000 and I need a sound kit. What can I get?” The answer is of course, nothing. But for just under $6,000 you could get a barely adequate package
Microphones:
What I own and totally recommend:
Lower end:
If you are serious about audio, please do not compromise here. Buy the good stuff. This is not where you want to save money because it effects everything in the audio chain. Read More
Three years ago, I started grad school at The University of Montana. On Saturday, May 12th, I received my MFA in digital film making from the school of Media Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts. Although production audio is my main love and specialty, my experiences writing, directing, producing and just making movies really help my understanding of the “big picture” of film making.
I worked an interview/doc type shoot today and when I got home, my wife asked me who was interviewed. I told her and she asked my if he was interesting. I told her I really didn’t know. I didn’t know because I was listening with my sound man ears, not my director or producer ears.
If I actually listened to what was being said I might be distracted by an interesting statement and not notice things I should be listening for such as background noise, conversations, cars, air handlers, airplanes, trains, etc. I wouldn’t be doing my job.
One of the most basic things a sound mixer has to do, obviously, is listen but it is very important to know HOW to listen and what to listen for. A huge part of listening correctly means NOT listening to what someone is actually saying. That’s someone else’s job.
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