curleysound Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 The song everyone sings about boom ops is now a video on Funny or Die: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b176b0d823 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProSound Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 I love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Maybe it's just me, but I thought it was average at best. I don't know if outsiders even know what a boom operator is, but no insider would watch it twice IMO. Who knows... Maybe I will love it tomorrow. Doubt it, but I have been wrong many times. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondelev Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 It would be a lot better if the singer weren't so off pitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Slater Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Laugh!!! I almost did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Clark Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Uhmmm...."I Love Dolby" I get the reference, but really? Dolby? for a Boom Op? How about "I Love Schoeps" And to quote Seinfeld..."not that there's anything wrong with it", but how Gay did that guy seem? I though I was watching a Village People "Where are they Now" segment. Unless that is how you guys dress in Cali nowadays? I think it's ridiculous to make the the Boom like it's some phallic extension of himself. A bit disappointing in my opinion, could've been done with a bit more taste. Clearly done with no "real" Sound Person on set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 The "Boom Operator" in that piece cannot ever have been a boom operator --- there isn't one instance showing proper booming. A nice little movie could have been made with a real boom operating doing the things they really do (which is not dancing around with their big stick hanging out). - JW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmgoodin Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 The "Boom Operator" in that piece cannot ever have been a boom operator --- there isn't one instance showing proper booming. A nice little movie could have been made with a real boom operating doing the things they really do (which is not dancing around with their big stick hanging out). - JW I agree. The boom operator is doing everything wrong. You would never sing on mic with a working pair of headphones with one of the earpieces (not on your head) facing and within inches of the end of a directional mic. Great recipe for feedback. He never points the mic where it should be pointed and using the pole as some sort of martial arts weapon is not advised. The video is good to show everything a boom operator should never do. It's only funny at a 3rd grader level. ----Courteny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Of course, on the exterior scenes, it doesn't matter which way he's aiming it. On a windy beach with only a foam windscreen he'll get mostly wind noise and diaphragm overloading anyway. There's 3 minutes and 46 seconds of my life I'll never get back. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Birchfiel Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 I didn't see it , and after reading the comments I don't think I want to being a boom opr. myself. Hey Tom call me. Keith Birchfiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 I didn't see it , and after reading the comments I don't think I want to being a boom opr. myself. Hey Tom call me. Speaking for myself (and in this case probably most people here)... We're not knocking boom operators. Quite the contrary, we're knocking people who have a total lack of understanding of -- and lack of respect for -- the critical role a good boom op plays in capturing quality sound. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulE Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Its not so bad if you listen to the song and ignore the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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