10 ways to hide a lavalier Mic

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[DapperDop]

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[FleaMarketSocialist]

I learned this trick from an old gaffer: You can use a person's glasses to hide a LAV. It pickups up and hides well as long as the wire is secured to the inside of the stem (or arms?). Works especially well with thicker rim glasses. 👓

[bigboss]

What's cool about your teaching style is that you're not taking yourself too seriously. So many "filmmakers" here can be very pretentious but you take a more casual approach while respecting what you're teaching. Thanks for the help, dude.

[raindrizzle]

I like how you aren't like the other youtuber filmmakers that obsess over brands and products and all that generic stuff. You come in drop some real useful tips and information about filmmaking and bounce for a couple weeks. I rather that than the typical vlog/filmmaking "tips" that seems to be meddled everywhere.

[CamberFilmSchool]

Dude, this came at just the right time for me. I watched this video couple weeks ago right before I was about to start filming a short. I'm editing now and syncing the lapel mics that I taped to our chests and it is SO AWESOME to know I'm going to have very minimal voice overs to do in post. THANK YOU!!

btw. a thing to know is polar pattern consistency. even omnidirectional mics have more highs where you point them to so at 0° and loose highs at 180° so yeah i just wanted to say that you can also hear that in your own video at 0:40

[hamishhowes]

Best spot for a mic on the chest is actually a bit lower down at the base in between the pecs, hides it better and still sounds great.

[flirtempire]

Hiding it in a shirt collar coming from the back is new to me and amazing for hidden cam shots on the street! thank you!!

[MrJoker]

As someone who had to use lavalier mics for high school plays/musicals, I'm really glad you're bringing this up regardless if its for film-making or theatre productions.

[Ahmadhanai]

I am from Oman but still hope to meet you one day to say thank you because I learned a lot from you.

[borntolose]

Best tutorial edit I've ever seen. Very quick, but mega informative, and ultra clear/concise. I wish more tutorials could just get to the point as quick as this one did.

[christinaa]

This was super helpful! Your info is clear and concise and you have a very engaging presence on screen. Keep hustlin!

[SalawuIbrahim]

Darius, I just watch this and I've got something to get off my chest. I understand to you, you're just doing your job, trying to be helpful and all. I just want you to know you are one of the most amazing people on youtube and i wish you great success in everything you do! I just bought a lav for the first time and I've been watching videos on lavs the past few days, i wish I saw yours first. Thank you so much for all you do brother!

[toapyandfriends]

I'm trying to make a bathtub scene from my sitcom I'm making I was wondering how I'll hide the lavalier mic when I'm in the bathtub? I don't have a boom mic

[rhyandeguzman_]

This is very helpful! Just a little painful for me since this was only posted today... I just finished editing a documentary, and this would’ve been very useful if I watched it before our production.

Thanks a lot, anyway! I’ll take note of this for my next films and documentaries.

[chrisskelton]

These tips are extremely helpful. Thanks you!!!!

[covenc]

Super helpful video. This is such an important topic and there is so little on it out in YouTube land. Thanks.

[emodateplus]

Moleskin sandwich is a very common method for audio professionals. Just make sure its a good strong adhesive. Also nice a cheap solution for the starter sound guy.

[TechographyTimes]

Haven’t seen post from you lately. Just wanted to say hi and hope all is well. Thanks for the content you have created. It has been helpful.

[bryanalcantarfilms]

You're the man D4! Huge fan of your work!