Recording Sound for Filmmaking

How to get better production audio on set.

BTS Filming - David Williamson
Host and Creator - Simon Cade

TWO WRONGS:

Directed by - Simon Cade
Written by - Johann Farhan

Dealer - Lewis Brown

Customer 2 - Ryan Clayton
Connor's Mate 1 - Luke Orechoff
Connor's Mate 2 - Lukas Becker
Connor's Mate 3 - Paul Keighron
Pete's Mate - Ross Doran

Casting Director - Rebecca Jenner
Boom Operator - Danny Feng
Costume Designer - Emily Cooper
Production Assistant - Anton Arenko
Behind the Scenes - David Williamson

Editor - Simon Cade
Asst. Dialogue Editor - Samuel Jacintho

[xXLeAkErXx]

We are most sensitive to sound. Incredible sound and poor footage is always better than incredible footage and poor sound.

[findingvictoria]

i had a class on sound design for movies a couple of months ago and it was the first time I'd know/realized just how important sound is, and how much you can do with it. it's mind blowing! i just bought a mic and i can't wait to play around with it!

[johnedwinspencer]

Just finished my first interview style video for a client submitting a video for getting into a tv show. Can't post it publicly but I can tell you I spent about 3 hours just making sure her audio sounded right. I recorded her on a zoom h5 in an old factory that has been turned into a shopping mall, so there was a lot of ambient background noise (I had my work cut out for me). I've been a still photographer for years but I'm new to video. After my first short last month I learned just how important sound is and how damaging it can be to a video if done incorrectly. I'm glad I learned this lesson so soon in my new venture into filming. Simon, I can't thank you enough for these little videos. You've helped me out a crap ton. Keep doing what you do!

[maxcumming]

Thank you so much, every time I lose motivation or faith in one of my videos yours always keep me going. Cheers Simon!

[simonnordberg]

Hey, I work as a boom op and this video is one of the best ones describing what we do on set. Humble attitude and great results too. Keep up the good work man!

[JordanFountain]

I like how you brought up creative reasons for sound choices instead of just technical reasons.

[franciscopcoutinho]

Sound is 50% of the film! I have learnt that the hard way :)
Great video!

[sickphil]

This has been one of my favorite videos, Simon. One of the things I enjoy most in film making is playing with sound.

[simon_patterson]

Great presentation, your points are so well demonstrated as always. I am learning a lot from your vids. Thanks!

[AlbertVicol]

Amazing tips man ! so great to see your channel grow, You really work hard on it and you totally deserve it !

[IsaacSurfsTheWeb]

I would love to see a behind the scenes type series in which you create a short film with absolutely 0 budget, it would be very interesting and helpful to show people you don't need a big budget at all to get started! Loved this episode too (:

[aaronjohn]

Hey Simon,

I would just like to thank you for motivating me to begin a short film production. I like how you talk about more of the creative side of filmmaking rather than the technical side (Which is still important), and the videos have taught me the most important thing in filmmaking: story. I used to just think about the latest and greatest Red cameras (Although I still dream about having one some day) and the most expensive Cine lenses, but I now realise that the gear that I have at the moment is perfect. You are one of my favourite youtubers, and I will continue to watch you for years to come.

Thank you,

Aaron

[enduraman]

Smart, very smart audio tips for capturing folio on set, ambience sounds for each set location, being aware of distracting sounds in the environment and eliminating them if possible or waiting for them to go away, tilting the boom microphone during dialogue shots to capture what each person is saying, getting the boom mic as close as possible without getting it in the camera frame are all great skills to know when recording sound for film.

[ondemandmediagroup]

I absolutely loved this
Very insightful & encompasses just about everything when it comes to recording audio during filmmaking 🤞🏾

[OddVenture]

Love the growth! And the cheeky apple at the end

[licuadorasgrowl]

Im a audio engineer student and this will be my first time being an audio supervisor on a short film, wish me luck guys

[ArcticxBeaver]

Yes! New video to start the week off right

[audioviking]

Awesome video! Thank you for highlighting the importance of sound in film. Your work actually inspired me to start my youtube-channel about audio recording. I hope it helps to create better sound, just like your tutorials helped me in creating better video images.

[ElioDellaValle]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge Simon!

[staytuned]

Thank you so much! This is the video I was waiting for :D, you know your Channel is helping me so much for my animations/videos.
Thanks DSLR