Whenever I tend to shoot my projects, I get carried away in the excitement of the planning in the pre-production stages, with brainstorming, scripting and storyboarding. Then whilst shooting it becomes the need to get that perfect shot in short time frame. Then in the post-production stage it is about making what has been filmed look aesthetically pleasing to the audience, this is the time to make sure that the footage we have is correct and that it is something that the consumer will be interested in and be able to follow. However, it is also at this stage in post-production and editing whereby the quality of sound is most obvious.
Sound is equally important as the visual, it would be no use to have an amazing visuals and narrative, and then incoherent sound. This would render the whole project useless, and call for it all to be reshot again with better quality, wasting time and money. The technical side of sound is something that needs to be well thought through looking at the pros and cons of different types of microphones. Lambda Films, a video production company posted a video on youtube about Types of Microphones, in the video they discuss the different types of microphones that could be used to pick up audio.
I will discuss the four types of microphones mentioned in the video blog, beginning with the shotgun microphone, which is the most directional, which means that it picks up the sound very well at whatever it is directed at, but is significantly less sensitive to the side and the back of the microphone. This can be perceived as both a positive and negative, as it means that they do not pick up surrounding audio, focusing solely on whatever it is aiming at . Which makes them good for use on boom poles, that means these are most commonly used on television and film sets.
Shotgun microphones are the most directional, meaning they pick up the sound extremely well at what they are pointing at, but are significantly less sensitive to the side and the back of the microphone. This can be seen as both a positive and negative, because it means that they do not pick up surrounding audio, focusing only on what it is pointing at. This makes them good for use on boom poles, meaning they are most commonly used on television and film sets. Unlike shotgun microphones, bi-directional pick up audio equally from both the back and the front and the cardioid ones pick up sound only from the front however it is less sensitive than the shotguns microphones, instead making them good for live vocals.
This blog post has given a brief introduction into the different types of microphones, however this still demonstrates the importance of planning the audio and ensuring the correct microphone is used to complete the project.
Sound is equally important as the visual, it would be no use to have an amazing visuals and narrative, and then incoherent sound. This would render the whole project useless, and call for it all to be reshot again with better quality, wasting time and money. The technical side of sound is something that needs to be well thought through looking at the pros and cons of different types of microphones. Lambda Films, a video production company posted a video on youtube about Types of Microphones, in the video they discuss the different types of microphones that could be used to pick up audio.
I will discuss the four types of microphones mentioned in the video blog, beginning with the shotgun microphone, which is the most directional, which means that it picks up the sound very well at whatever it is directed at, but is significantly less sensitive to the side and the back of the microphone. This can be perceived as both a positive and negative, as it means that they do not pick up surrounding audio, focusing solely on whatever it is aiming at . Which makes them good for use on boom poles, that means these are most commonly used on television and film sets.
Shotgun microphones are the most directional, meaning they pick up the sound extremely well at what they are pointing at, but are significantly less sensitive to the side and the back of the microphone. This can be seen as both a positive and negative, because it means that they do not pick up surrounding audio, focusing only on what it is pointing at. This makes them good for use on boom poles, meaning they are most commonly used on television and film sets. Unlike shotgun microphones, bi-directional pick up audio equally from both the back and the front and the cardioid ones pick up sound only from the front however it is less sensitive than the shotguns microphones, instead making them good for live vocals.
This blog post has given a brief introduction into the different types of microphones, however this still demonstrates the importance of planning the audio and ensuring the correct microphone is used to complete the project.
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