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May 5th, 2009, 03:52 AM
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how do i hide mics on naked people?
i'm running sound for the full monty, which for those of you who aren't familiar with the production, 6 men strip down to pretty much nothing. i was sitting in my first rehearsal tonight and suddenly it hit me...how am i going to hide mic packs on naked people? i haven't run into this problem yet and was wondering if anyone else knew of possible solutions. one idea that did come to mind is to put a nylon panty hose around the belt pack so it would match the flesh tone of the actors. feedback and comments would be greatly appreciated.
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May 5th, 2009, 04:16 AM
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Re: how do i hide mics on naked people?
Welcome to the Booth Harmz! I moved your question to the sound forum. The new member forum is a place to introduce yourself. Your question will get more attention in the sound forum.
Again welcome. I'm sure the "noise boys" will love your question.
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May 5th, 2009, 04:55 AM
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Re: how do i hide mics on naked people?
Don't they all keep there hat on? I'm just remembering the movie, could you hide the mic in the hat? If you have to use any other way it could spoil the effect.
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May 5th, 2009, 09:06 AM
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Re: how do i hide mics on naked people?
Right, either hide the mic in a hat, or if they don't wear a hat the whole time you may need to press for the guys to wear a wig. Short of that, there's not really a better place to put it.
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May 5th, 2009, 10:36 AM
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Re: how do i hide mics on naked people?
A friend of mine worked on that show and they all had skin coloured body suits on, That worked for them (with the right lighting)
Just my 2 cents  Loki
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May 5th, 2009, 11:19 AM
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May 5th, 2009, 12:35 PM
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If they wear hats, I wonder, could you put the whole stinking thing in the hat -- Mke2, transmitter, and all? Do their hats stay on the whole time?
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May 5th, 2009, 01:42 PM
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Re: how do i hide mics on naked people?
Never actually done this show, but here are my thoughts. Clip the mic pack in the small of their back to a thin skintone fabric "belt" (for lack of a better term). Makeup artists should be able to make it dissapear fairly well. Place the mic itself above their forhead and then tape and makeup down their backs.
Its certainly doable. Best to sit down with the wardrobe and makeup departments asap.
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May 5th, 2009, 01:51 PM
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Re: how do i hide mics on naked people?
Are they singing ? I thought in that scene they were just dancing, or is this one of those houses where you mic everyone straight play < no pun intended> or not.
You could put the pack in their butt cheeks then tape the wire and cover it with makeup, But then you'd need really small transmitters, or really big actors, and honestly who'd want to see that ?  
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May 5th, 2009, 05:22 PM
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Re: how do i hide mics on naked people?
get clear mics and packs?
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