curleysound Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Has anyone had a pacemaker pick up on a lavaliere before? I was using a countryman, and when the capsule was near the heart area, it sounded as if a loud pocket watch was right next to the mic! Even after putting it up to the neck area, there was still a faint ticking during silent moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Graff Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I have encountered this before. Also a valve replacement that was very loud, kind of a popping sound, IIRC. That one was years ago. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Maier Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Ive had a clicking sound from a artificial heart valve in the past. Tried 2 x booms, lavs, adding some extra buffer under the cloths, but in a quiet scene it still made its presence known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 My nearest to that was one time when I had a mic taped to a woman's chest. For most of the shoot, no problem. Toward the end of the day, the lady was talking about something rather emotional. The basement was quiet... there was little background noise... and the more she talked... the more emotional she got... the louder it got -- thumpa, thumpa, thumpa! With the pronounced low end of 7506s, it was truly a "heartfelt" moment. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I worked on a doc about a kid who had a mechanical valve in his heart. You hear it all thru the film (almost all boomed). At one point in one of the interviews with the kid the director had me deliberately bring the boom mic into the shot right down onto his chest so you could clearly hear his valve clicking, and then out again. In the edit of the film the audience was now sensitized to the sound and after that shot you could tell the kid was in a scene even before you saw him. Philip Perkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcopenhagen Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 First time I had that happen, I asked the actor if he was wearing a pocket watch. There was an awkward moment. He wasn't the type of guy who would just tell you what it is. So I dropped the subject. What do you say to the director? That your sound is getting somewhat compromised because the lead actor's heart is beating? No boom possible for that shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptalsky Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Brian, I went through the same thing, scanning the room for a clock or watch that wasn't there. The actor finally spoke up and I felt terrible bringing this to everyone's attention. And naturally this was in hour 14 of a long overnight "day". Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julian Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 This is an old thread, I know... Has anyone mic'd up someone with a pacemaker, where the RF from the Tx causes problems? If so, any hints as to how to avoid causing trouble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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