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mikewest

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  1. Are we recording a documentary about bats????? mike
  2. I recorded a bizzare job in Fiji 8 years ago Producers were the grandsons of Darryl Zanuck!!! (20th Century Fox) Six weeks of shooting on beaches and in jungles Lovely German DP shooting on a Sony handheld!!!!?????!!! - Sorry we need to slate takes !!!???!!! My local PM fixed a labour rate but we did not discuss equipment as they needed the world! Very loose shoot, 7 minute masters and no coverage !!!! Come the day of reckoning and the non disclosure document the gear was about closure OK I used a big multi-track kit and a small run and gun kit Here's my equipment deal - OK - deal done - ND document signed!! Production never released to this day - lots of web profile Gee guys and gals the things we get tied up in!!! mike
  3. In the mid 70's working in Malawi I had to rig 3 microphones on a single stand for the President. One for recording him on two Nagras, One for my huge PA setup and one for the national broadcasting channel. Three microphones? Oh well he was only an African President (and dictator) I survived! mike
  4. A K-Tek 5 section that can fit inside an equipment case! mike
  5. Full instructions on the SD website complete with pictures Attacking my 664 tomorrow! mike
  6. Well with our Health and Safety rules revised here in New Zealand as a company supplying services to a production, if a serious acccident happens then I am co-liable for that accident and can face huge fines that would close my small business and lose my house. Many smaller productions do not carry out a safety report or a safety briefing and do risky things and presume they can get away with it. You only find this out about these omissions when you turn up to do the job - no contract!!! mike
  7. A wonderful experience listening to the measured opinions of a great sound mixer! Glengarry Glen Ross has long been a favorite movie of mine. For me another great example of Danny's work is "Two Weeks Notice". His observations about current shooting conditions are so true. Having recorded many features, dramas and documentaries to a mono Narga from 1978 to 1992 I appreciate the skills it gave me plus the modern equipment that we all have access to now, is continuing to help us deliver great work mike
  8. Great attitudes and replies folks! Yes is it a noise generated by the hair/clothing or is it mike/hair generated or is it clothing/clothing ? A careful listen with the talent standing by you may start the quest. An under shirt may help Is the clothing man made fiber (had that problem last week) Does the talent shave his chest? (been her done that) Once had a young Microsoft exec, hairy chest - crisp clean shirt and the solution was a B6 high on the hem of the shirt. Try try try however boring is the only solution Good luck mike
  9. Those sounds are obviously achieved in post production. I worked on a commercial filmed at the top of ski field in New Zealand It involved a guy climbing to the top of the mountainous territory and then paragliding over the surrounding countryside with a GoPro on a stick and delivering dialogue. I had him rigged with a radio mike and also a small recorder and after he finished the dialogue the recording became just a wonderful high altitude atmos track. mike
  10. You must be earning too much! mike
  11. I rarely have to use a handheld in my work. I own a remarkable Beyer TG X-80 cardioid that sounds wonderful I recently bought am RE50B because of an isolated experience with a newbie interviewer. An omni would have offered a better result and the B version is the better sounding. Although I had her on a radio mike she insisted on waving my Beyer around between her and the subjects plus the subjects wanted to almost swallow the Beyer rendering level management quite tricky! If only interviewers listened to the sound guy and got out of their bad habits! mike
  12. Thanks for that observation Larry. There is a similar problem with large HMI lamps on-set that produce a high level noise at 19kHz My ears cannot hear that!!! Regards mike
  13. So you never note: traffic/wind/ plane/overlap/talking in the data? You must work in ideal studio situations??? mike
  14. I use Turnigy LiPo batteries 4 cell 14 volt I can run a 688 and at least 2 radio receivers/camera link/headphone tx for a normal day mike
  15. Exactly Chris!!!!!!!!! mike
  16. Carry on sir I'm listening! mike
  17. Why are you worried about power consumption??? mike
  18. Yes Ed but what do you monitor if you have ISO tracks ? mike
  19. The circuit for a conversion is very simple! mike
  20. Also a question about the 633 The instruction book described entering phrases in the note list It does not indicate how many can be stored - it it 10 like my 664 I ask this because I would love to have 15 to 20 possible phrases! Cheers mike
  21. Another gem! "we are shooting in a sports changing room, its concrete block and echoing" "the clients are in another changing room a long way away, so instead of Comtecs can we have 12 wired headsets?" I replied that I can put a Bose speaker with the clients and that will do it" And another: Japanese director "can I listen to the sound fx from yesterday?" I played the recording of a huge water sprinkler "that's not the sound I wanted" I played the recording of a stream "too much windy trees" I replied I have two really good stream tracks from my library with me "no! it has to be the real stream!" I will tell more from that shoot soon! mike
  22. Hi Jay, I think you nailed it! Simple work for internet inclusion either commercial or not Usually producers and directors who know little about rates or conditions! So their simple 3 hour job at a low rate prevents you from accepting better work!! mike
  23. Last year I was approached by an Australian company needing sound guys for content jobs. Ok a job is a job! First job a red carpet job at local low rent music awards Worked out to be 3 hours for $300 labour and gear (i paid $20 for parking) More recently "we need you for a job in south Auckland" (45 minutes from where I live) The rate $200 I said no thanks! On the shoot day I receive an urgent phone call at 9.00am "we need you here urgently!" Sorry not available! mike
  24. OK "Are you recording surround sound" No I'm recording stereo fx tracks "the studio in Tokyo wanted surround sound!" Well if I recorded surround you would have clients talking, generator and unit generator/coffee machine too !!? mike
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