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Audio Overview
Learn everything about using microphones during your shoot in this intermediate audio course. This course covers: audio levels, shotgun microphones, lavalier microphones, pickup patterns - hypercardioid, cardioid, and omni, positioning microphones, hooking up your external microphone, and using wireless systems.
About the Instructor
As a producer, writer, director, cinematographer, and editor; I am a genuine hybrid. Having filmed throughout the world, I have made pieces for the Travel Channel, Discovery Asia, MTV, Google Travel, Current TV, Fuji TV, ESPN, Match.com, Ford Models, Conde Naste, Lucent, Aviation Week, Asia Society, Idealist, Common Ground, and the Association of Schools for Public Health. My films have screened in dozens of film festivals including Sundance, Hot Docs, and the Manila International Film Festival.
Suggested Prerequisites
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| Introduction to Audio Overview | Comments (0) | 0:58 | |
One of the biggest differences between amateur and professional video is sound quality. This course will teach you how to create the best sounding audio.
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| Audio Levels | Comments (2) | 3:51 | |
So when I mention sound, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Volume. In the video world, volume is referred to as levels, which is what this lesson is about.
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| Built-In Camera Microphone | Comments (0) | 1:37 | |
The built-in microphone is the most convenient, but doesn't provide the most ideal quality and sound isolation.
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| External Microphones | Comments (2) | 4:47 | |
External microphones offer major advantages - mobility, quality, and sound isolation.
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| Connecting External Microphones | Comments (2) | 3:16 | |
This can get tricky, because there are several different types of connections, and each camcorder and each microphone is different.
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| Where to Put Your Microphone | Comments (0) | 2:49 | |
The main rule of thumb is the closer to the sound source, the better.
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| Wireless Microphone Systems | Comments (0) | 3:56 | |
Wireless microphone systems allow for flexibility and provide very high quality sound.
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| Microphone Patterns | Comments (1) | 3:01 | |
Microphones have the ability to be selective in what they hear. The range of what they can hear is called the pickup pattern.
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