Prahlad Strickland Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 This guy looks like he was a Olympic fencer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 What I see is a microphone that is way too long and heavy with a transmitter and possibly a power supply also on the mic end of the pole, all of this on a fishpole that has way too much flex. He is doing the best he can but there are lots of things that could have been done differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindrop Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Likewise I'm most worried about the pole, and one should keep safety in mind? With somewhat extravagant boom swinging some of that pole and payload could fly at speed towards someones head / eyes, could it not? I've never seen a carbon fibre boom pole snap, or joint give up, but imagine it could easily create sharp edges. Anyone seen this happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate C Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Coming from an area where the TX at the mic end is standard I understand the freedom this allows. Personally I am not a big fan of it for two reasons: 1. Added weight at the end of the pole. (I Have skinny arms) 2. It tends to put the mic off balance. That said I'm not keen on internally cabled poles. That amount of boom flex makes it incredibly hard to control mic placement and adds so much more tension to the operators arms and metal concentration. I boomed a series where we used a neumans KMR82 in full wind gag usually at the long of the stick. My boom at the time had a lot of flex, so a brought a Panamic. Being a stiffer, albeit heavier pole, it had a lot less flex., resulting in better mic control and less fatigue on my body. All of this is not meant to dismiss what the operator has achieved for the sound department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPSharman Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Who's to know how it sounded? Certainly not the boom operator, without headphones. And I can't imagine the reflections were out of the movie. This does illustrate that it's a tough job, however, and the boom operator in the footage might be very skilled indeed. Hard to tell from the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark LeBlanc Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 If you watch on Youtube and let it go to the next file you will see the same boom up with black earbuds.. Just hard to see in the Wide Master of the previous clip.. My boom swinger uses over the ear buds and are hard pressed to see them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Having done the job for many years I will not judge the boom mans choices because we don't know what he was dealing with. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPSharman Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Ah... ear buds... of course. It is very hard to judge from this video much of anything, other than booming is a difficult and skilled position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 i can never comment accurately on such videos. period. too many variables and in no way accessible to be considered through videos like this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcos Cardos Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 I know who this guy is and all I can tell is that he is one of the best and most well known boom ops in Spain, he is responsible for quite a lot of the top Spanish features films which are at a very good standard in sound and his mixer has been awarded several times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonG Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 I wouldn't mind hearing the scene from the mic to know how he really did. I am envious of the actors speaking up. Seems like every time I'm out on the street or in a noisy environment, the actors are whispering so low that one couldn't hear them if their ear was up against their lips! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisboom Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 then CUT! Camera op : "You're all over the hood of the car" Boom op : (talking to mixer) "You have to use the wires they're seeing me in the car " Take 2...Boom pole in boom caddy to get sticks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Anderson Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Clearly passion for his work and for a position that is difficult to do well. I just can't help but think how much more challenging it is to work a pole that is heavily weighted at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinout Weebers Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 i can never comment accurately on such videos. period. too many variables and in no way accessible to be considered through videos like this one. I agree. We all know how hard the job is. Video's like this don't show the camera framing, decoupage and on set discussions. Equipment wise I only worry about the guys back. Any boom, if not handled wisely, can do some serious damage. I like his balanced footwork. Fencer, boxer, boom op or dancer? Keep it up! Hearing is easy, listening is a craft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Burstein Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Looked like a solid job to me. His cues were on point, and he looked aware of reflections when going to the car. The pole wasn't bowing too much, i'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 well, youtube offers other videos to watch - soon as this one is over... heh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJJZ1069 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 "So as to be absent from the shot...as close to the source as possible" *talks directly into the mic while holding it* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srgtfury Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Well, loved his Chasse. Bet he has a helluva Corte... Thank you very much Fury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Cameron Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 I wanna talk video, so I'm giving 'em a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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