Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 1 Can You Hear Me Now? - Recording Location Audio - G. John Garrett, CAS

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 2 Short version

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 3 Short version  Hire an experienced mixer  Trust him or her

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 4 Pre-production

Q G 5 Pre-production  What does post expect?

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 6 Pre-production  What does post expect?  How important is sound in particular shots and scenes?

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 7 Pre-production  What does post expect?  How important is sound in particular shots and scenes?  What can (and what can’t) be fixed in post?

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 8 Pre-production  What does post expect?  How important is sound in particular shots and scenes?  What can (and what can’t) be fixed in post?  Take your mixer to the scout!

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 9 Production

Q G 10 Production  Goal: Minimize noise, Maximize signal

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 11 Minimize noise Minimize noise (i.e., sound you don’t want)  Location

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 12 Minimize noise Minimize noise (i.e., sound you don’t want)  Location  Clothing

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 13 Minimize noise Minimize noise (i.e., sound you don’t want)  Location  Clothing  Interference

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 14 Maximize Signal Maximize Signal (i.e., sound you do want)  Capturing sound

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 15 Maximize Signal Maximize Signal (i.e., sound you do want)  Capturing sound Hierarchy of microphone sound quality ○ Boom mic ○ Lav mic ○ On-camera mic

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 16 Maximize Signal Maximize Signal (i.e., sound you do want)  Capturing sound When to use a boom mic When to use a lav

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 17 Maximize Signal Maximize Signal (i.e., sound you do want)  Capturing sound Lav placement ○ Lav visibility vs. clothing noise

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 18 Maximize Signal Maximize Signal (i.e., sound you do want)  Capturing sound  Recording sound

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 19 Maximize Signal Maximize Signal (i.e., sound you do want)  Capturing sound  Recording sound Audio recorded on camera

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 20 Maximize Signal Maximize Signal (i.e., sound you do want)  Capturing sound  Recording sound Audio recorded on camera ○ Tethered by a Cable ○ Wireless hop

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 21 Maximize Signal Maximize Signal (i.e., sound you do want)  Capturing sound  Recording sound Audio recorded on camera ○ Tethered by a Cable ○ Wireless hop Double system

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 22 Maximize Signal Maximize Signal (i.e., sound you do want)  Capturing sound  Recording sound  Maintaining sync

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 23 Maximize Signal Maximize Signal (i.e., sound you do want)  Capturing sound  Recording sound  Maintaining sync Slate (dumb or timecode) Jam sync Software sync in post (e.g., PluralEyes)

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 24 Keeping post happy

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 25 Keeping post happy  Sound reports  Consistent track assignments  Consistent levels  Room tone  BWF

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 26 Getting the best sound with  Consumer camcorders and digital SLRs

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 27 Getting the best sound with  Consumer camcorders and digital SLRs  RED digital cameras

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 28 Getting the best sound with  Consumer camcorders and digital SLRs  RED digital cameras  Multi-camera shoots

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 29 Getting the best sound with  Consumer camcorders and digital SLRs  RED digital cameras  Multi-camera shoots  One-person band

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 30 Takeaways  Sound can be more important than picture  Hire a good mixer  Pre-production takes audio into account  Good Audio = Minimize Noise + Maximize Signal

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 31 Discussion

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 32 G. John Garrett, CAS