Tips from a Professional Sound Recordist

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[SjoerdWess]

IM BACK! Stoked to be posting again. Loads of renewed energy!

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[Hamidu]

Sound is the most important, more people with cameras need to start understanding sound. Great stuff

[ianordonio]

As a new sound mixer and audio person, it means a lot to have videos like this for support!
One of my favorite, saddest quotes from Juno: "I just need to know that it's possible two people can stay happy together forever."

[jefffuertes]

How good! Nothing worse than watching something with bad audio quality. Thank you for sharing this video and also for inviting Bente to show us all the behind the scenes and to showcase a professional at work.

[timonelson]

Another reason we don't like to use shotguns indoors is that the off-axis rejection colors the tone of the sound quite heavily--- so those nice reverbs you talked about don't sound very good at all even if they're quiet. But, the super cardioids don't color the sound so much and the wider pickup pattern means less queueing is needed between actors. Also those shorter mics are just easier to fit in cramped spaces indoors.

[GusAlZabri]

this video is AWESOME.. that's it. This is my reference video. My go to. My wallpaper if possible. Im going to watch this video over and over again and revolve my life and gear building plan around it until I reach my location dream kit. Thank you 1 million times guys

[mokyoworks]

Note: at 3:22, he says clapping or 'slating' is not efficient. Maybe in documentary situations when you have to capture something quickly, or when the shoot isn't planned well and you are strapped for time. Timecode is convenient for the editor, but proper slating is almost 100% foolproof for syncing audio and has been since sound first came into film. Electronic equipment can fail, batteries, cables, incorrect setup, etc. Having a proper slate is a good backup in case.

Around 16:47, the reason for not using a shotgun inside is due to the nature of the interference tube (the long part with the holes). Sound bouncing off the walls hit the tube and combine with the direct sound and causes phasing artifacts, basically can make the sound a bit strange. Can also happen if the scene is outside next to a wall, so the inside/outside thing is not 100%.

At 20:00, yes. Your ears are most important!

[SteadicamCologne]

i have been doing this job for over 15 years and the input from her routines and workflow have given me, still, another insight and possible improvements to mine .

[yanitabertha]

At some point in life, I feel like what I've done is often gets wrong. But one thing I enjoy is being part of little audio team in film production in my town. Watching video like yours is always entertaining in different way and make me dream to be a great sound recordist someday, and get opportunities to take part of big film production.
My favorite quote is from Intern, "You should feel nothing but great about what you've done, and I'd hate to see you let anyone take that away from you." (Ben Whittaker). It's not the saddest but it touched me a lot. The movie is really heartwarming and fill back my energy everytime I remember it. Thank you for sharing with us!🔥

[Niubriid]

This just makes you appreciate the work that goes on behind the scenes in filmakimg.
Great video.
Hopefully soon, a stand of some sort will be invented for boom mics so the operator doesn't have to stretch and hold them like that for long.

[markpullar]

“I see now that the circumstances of one's birth is irrelevent, it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.”

First time seeing your video. Very nice.

[felixgolenko]

4:02 Yes! Ambient Master Mode is definitely super nice for documentary!!!

[mlohninger]

Great video! Sound is always the forgotten weakest point. I've always described myself as a plumber in some ways. It's intricate work, often not thought about and expected to just work – and only noticed when it doesn't work and the water is overflowing. And just like a plumber, some work can be pieces of art too. I've used Ambient since 2000 with an ACL202T lockit box, and all the way up to now with an Ambient ACN-LS and older ACD301. I haven't gotten a chance to use the new tiny lockits yet, they're really cute.

[muhamadluthfi]

My favorite quote is from Interstellar, "Love is the one thing that transcends time and space. Maybe we should trust that, even if we cannot understand it."

I was touched by the quote because it reminds me of my ex, a radio announcer that has left this world, she's the one that got me into this audio world and stuff and fall in love with it. By the way, this video is great and I hope I can try it someday.

[laughwithoutsmiling]

“If you can grow love, then you can never lose love.” - Over The Moon (2020) had my face drenched with tears

[Luuk]

I am starting off myself as a location sound recordist and it helps a lot to get exposed more to the industry within the Netherlands! Really usefull tips aswell!

[alexanderraven]

Soon as I saw 'the head' technique I lost it, cuz I had to do so myself on a film project recently as a lone sound recordist/operator. Iykyk. This video has been super helpful. Downloading this vid for reference for later going back to

[ClarkeLSmith]

Question: at 05:05 you mention about “sneaking in and installing your time code jamming device”… would it not be better to coordinate this with the camera dept’s AC to make sure that the camera is setup to RECEIVE time code?

[adamdavies]

"Dad...Dad come on. You gotta get up. Dad we gotta go home." lion King, gets me everytime!

[tatangakarvel]

Also INSIDE: The shotgun mic will cancel out the voice a little, since the echos in the room hit the tube from the side. Most likely canceling high frequenzies, resulting in a weird strong low end sound. The smaler the room, the smaler the mic. Pencil condenser aKa SDC with a hypercardiot / supercardiot pattern are best for booming in a small space. Cardiot is good if you wanna get some sounds from the side too. Like 2 people talking in a small space. If it's 1 target -> hyper/super cardiot is better.


OUTSIDE: The bigger the space (no reflections) the longer the mic tube for best results.

Great video! Keep it up 🙂