Richard Ragon Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrider Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 When shooting around wildlife, your best bet is to leave furries in the car and go with a naked zep. #personalexperience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Strong selling point for the Rycote super softie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Reilly Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Maybe not. The furry doubles as bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Ragon Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Horses get freaked out by furries too sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate C Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 I've never had a horse freaked by the furry. I've had a 1st AD freaked out that the horse would get freaked out though. I've had switch out the furry for a wind sock around dogs and small children a few times. On a doco in a housing commission estate the subject told me in no uncertain terms "you don't want to take that", referring to the boom, when we filmed him walking his man eating dog/bear. Radios it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I've used the furry to get a dog to look towards the camera for b-roll. Never had one freak out. A few thought it was a toy, which is understandable. Once a human got really distracted because he had "a thing" about squirrels. They freaked him out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Among other animals, I've worked around cats, dogs, horses, monkeys, and a couple of bears. However, the only ones that freak out on a regular basis are humans. With animals (other than humans) I'll typically talk with the handler ahead of time to get a feel for whether a boom hovering nearby is an issue. Also, when appropriate, I'll spend some time around the creature to get a feel for how they're reacting and to allow them to get acclimated. Among human creatures, little kids seem especially enthralled by Softies and Windjammers. Several years ago I was working on a documentary during which we were filming people standing in a long line. This one little boy was staring up at the furry ball on my Schoeps. I was used to kids wanting to reach up and pet a furry -- which I normally resist -- but, during a lull in the shooting, I decided to indulge the child and lowered the boom so the little guy could reach it. The kid freaked! He must have thought this tribble was coming to eat him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Yep had a dog grab a foam ws once Also dogs can be quite interested in WindJammers too! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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