How To Capture
Great Sound For Your Video

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Chapter 1

The Importance of Sound

Whether you are trying to communicate your marketing message or telling a joke, the sound must be clear in order to translate the message properly to the audience.

Clear sound is one of the most important issues when creating a video.

Chapter 2

Capturing Sound for a Traditional Interview

A clip microphone is the ideal way to capture audio at a talking heads interview video.

Clip microphones can be clipped on the interviewee's blazer or dress and the wire can be hidden behind the subject's clothes. These microphones are powerful and carry a strong signal, which goes straight back into the camera.

Chapter 3

Wire vs. Wireless Microphones

The wired option is safer as you lose less data and your video won't be interrupted by interferences of other radio frequencies

The difference between a wired and wireless microphone is that the wired one carries the signal through a XLR cable straight into the camera or radio pack.

Chapter 4

Additional equipment for sound capturing

In addition to the clip microphone you can also take a boom microphone as well

Which microphone to use depends on the number of people your company has available on the shoot. The clip and boom microphone will go in via two different inputs.

Chapter 5

Advantages of using both clip and boom microphone

Chapter 5

Advantages of using both clip and boom microphone

A better sound mix can be achieved when getting the video into post-production

There could be a great advantage of using a clip plus boom microphone. As they are imported separately, you still have lots of options if one of the microphones fail or has a problem.

Chapter 6

Handling sound when the subject is moving

Sound really is dependant on the situation in which you are working

When the subject is moving you can use a steady cam, a boom microphone plus a wireless clip microphone. As the interviewee is moving, you have to be more mobile, so the use of a wired microphone is not advisable.

Chapter 7

Common Sound Problems

Another aspect of sound recording is noise, specifically room noise

During post-production it can be challenging when you cut from a quiet room to a location that is outside and you have a lot more noise. To make the transition smoother and unnoticeable it is suggested to capture a minute of white noise.

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