well, yeah :^) (ps - we're doing that) just looking for other tools in the bag.
as I've been checking out the shotguns, and curious how that can be used successfully.
so the question behind the question is this:
[1]
eg; We have one scene of 4-5 actors close together, not moving around much, on an uneven set with palm trees, fake grass,
etc.
and was curious (yes, reading the mic specs now) as to the spread a
shotgun mic on a 1' [guitar amp]
mic stand would pic up say 15-20 feet away to catch all of them (5-7' max width of the group), perhaps avoid the floor noise of a typical
boundary mic.
I know a lot of mic technique is trial and error, may
play with it during rehersals.
Just curious others thoughts/experiences along these lines.
[2]
on a similar note, has anyone put a
boundary mic or guitar
mic stand on a soft neoprene mousepad,
etc to try and reduce floor noise/vibrations? I asked another engineer friend if putting a
boundary mic on a 1/4" elevation would break the boundary
effect, he said it would somewhat for some frequencies but not for the voice range I was interested in?
(esp if it was a newer
Shure PZM with the built-in plate - put the whole thing on a pad - badda bing.)
cheers
