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Just thought you guys might like this one.. Baz Luhrmann is doing a whole bunch of "behind the scenes" takes from his upcoming Australia movie. Todays clip was "sound". It's really nicely done and has interviews with the sound designer, sound mixer, and even the boom op.. 1) You can head over to the iTunes Podcast at: http://www.apple.com/education/settoscreen/ or 2) Get the movie directly from my server here: http://www.deepmagicstudios.com/videos/Baz_Luhrmann-Sound_Design.mov (be sure to right click on that, because I doubt if it plays on your browser. Once saved, rename .mov to m4v) -Richard
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Hey guys...I just wanted to mention that I have started a flickr group dedicated to location audio....please feel free to post pics if you would like.... http://www.flickr.com/groups/locationaudio/ thanks!
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Peoples - New Legal query.... If the project is non-union, I usually opt to invoice as a corporation and stay off timecards and away from Payroll Svcs.. I've got a booking next week - and the company is telling me I have to go through their payroll service as it is required unless I have my own worker's comp insurance.... I do not. (I once did when I had a larger staff, but it is rather expensive and difficult to deal with for a small business) I offered to provide a document to them to indemnify them from any possible worker's comp liability (from me) - and now I have to find one / make one!! 30yrs and going, I've never made an insurance claim, eithe…
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I recently had a request (a demand actually) from client for a liability insurance policy certificate naming them as additionally insured for $1 mil in order for them to rent my small video audio package for a one-day corporate shoot. My labor with them is time-carded. (This is the production company--not the corporate client themselves.) Makeup/hair etc can put their kits on their timecards as kit fees, but camera/sound have to provide these certificates. I put in a call to some prominent LA rental houses and the company (also LA) that handles my equipment insurance--none of them had never heard of this. Are these people misinformed, or is this a manifestation of th…
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Hi, I'm wondering if anyone knows of a sound crew willing to work two days of Stargate Atlantis in Vegas? Many Thanks, Patrick
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Welcome to Lev whom John Coffey seems to think is our first director here on my Discussion Group. I looked Lev up on IMDB and interestingly enough he is credited with doing the sound on a movie that I was credited as having done --- "Ski School"in 1991. Well, I did NOT do that movie but it took me some time to get my credit, which was in error, taken off IMDB. For some totally unexplained reason my name showed up on both "Ski School" and "Ski Patrol" and I had nothing to do with either! In any case, welcome aboard! Regards, Jeff Wexler
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For the current show I am working on post production is always behind and wanting new voice overs. So I suggested I could record them with my Tascam Hd-P2 Recorder and send them Via You send it. Everyone acted like this is the greatest invention ever even though I have send transcription this way for a long time. I am just curious how many of you record voice over in the field like this and upload it. I am happy to get the extra rent every time I use the hard disk Recorder along with my "Upload Fee" for renaming and dumping the audio. I just want to know how many of you do this. This is a pretty big company with many shows and I have been told I am the only person who has…
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An all new 52 page issue of "The Coffey AudioFiles Magazine" is now available and should be arriving in subscriber mailboxes any day. This issue's cover story is a tour of Walt Disney Studios Post Production Services and an interview with legendary ADR Mixer Doc Kane. Additional highlights include: The Beautiful Sound of Ugly Betty (Devendra Damon Cleary) Dirty Sexy Money (Richard Lightstone) Cinema Audio Society: The Inner Workings (John Coffey) Bob Gravenor: Career Spotlight Confessions of a Boom Op Turned Director (Lev J. Spiro) 695 Newbie (Hanna Collins) Wylie Stateman Interview (Bryan Golder with John Coffey) Product Highlights: Camlynx Camera Ho…
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Thought it might be a good idea to put together a list of where everyone is located so that if someone is looking for a mixer in a certain area they could check out the list. Adding contact info would be necessary of course. Since it's my idea, I'll go first. Eric Toline Ft. Lauderdale, Florida area audioetc@bellsouth.net 954-255-7628 P.S. If there are enough names added, perhaps Jeff could make a seperate heading for the mixers list.
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In case you haven't seen it, check this out: FCC prohibits wireless mics in 700MHz band after DTV transition Aug 25, 2008 3:14 PM The FCC has voted unanimously to ban the use of wireless microphones and other devices in the 700MHz band after the transition to digital television Feb. 17. Also included in the FCC order is equipment for cue and control communications and that synchronizes TV camera signals. The FCC also wants to prohibit the manufacture, import, sale or shipment of devices that operate as low-power auxiliary stations in the 700MHz band after the transition is complete. Anticipating the decision, wireless microphone vendors like Shure have not man…
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Question: for a whip RF antenna with a BNC or SMA connector, from where is the length of the antenna element calculated? E.g., for a quarter-wave BNC mounted whip, does the active radiating element begin at the "plane" (where the jack mounts to the rx body); from the the exposed wire after the BNC plug; somewhere in-between? If I were near my gear, I suppose I could just measure where (for example) 136 mm from the tip of a Lectro Block 21 antenna (centered on 550 MHz) ends. Assuming I have the math right... Thanks, ben lowry
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Not sure if everyone reads this or not, but for anyone working in the 'biz' this is truly awesome reading.. http://hollywoodjuicer.blogspot.com/ p.s. I don't have any affiliation with this guy, but his writting style is pure art! Be sure to read his last article called "The Rich get Richer..". It's a wake up call to anyone who has agreed to work on a pilot for no money, for possible work later.. -Richard
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Is there anyone in North Carolina? Trying to help someone find a mixer for a short job there. A.
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Just throwing this out there whilst I try and sort it. Any body ever had the following error message from boomrecorder Could not open audio file 0 with filename '/Volumes/LaCie/Edgar Harding/08:18:08/Scene_21-97-4_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________…
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I've known for years that 9V batteries conceal 6 AAA cells inside, but this one is new to me. An A23 12v battery is eight 1.5v button batteries. Cool. Here's a video: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-hack-a-12-volt-battery
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Hi, Wanting to avoid using an in-line pad between the BNC T/C out (sony F900, Pan. HDX900) and 1/8" mono in of comtek m72 (no option 7)? Can anyone enlighten me as to the fix? My vague assumption is to insert a resistor between bnc "hot" and tip of the 1/8" to match m72's mic level, but I'd prefer an absolute answer and avoid experimentation at the moment. Solutions appreciated. Thanks, Toby
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Jason Snell has written a good article regarding the growth of Apple and the expectations for the company. Regarding the centerpiece of the article, MobileMe, quoting: "It makes you wonder: why did Apple decide to launch a brand-new phone, a major software update, the iPhone App Store, and a new Web service, all on the same day? I suppose the company thought it would make a big splash, and it did—but it was caused by a belly flop." READ THE ARTICLE Regards, Jeff Wexler
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Curious if any of you have experience trying to get a visa to work abroad (I'm looking at ireland) for 6-12 months. From the research I've gathered it seems unless you are a in demand profession like a doctor or a member of the EU that its very difficult to get a work visa. Ideally I would like to work as a freelance sound mixer, but will be flexible in order to get there. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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I am wondering what the protocol is for listing yourself as a mixer for shows? I've done shows were I am not the main mixer, but was called in to fill in for a week or two. I don't feel I should take credit for the show as "the" mixer. But I did do a couple of shows. Should it be listed as "second mixer", "day player", or "second unit"? For example, I am currently doing a doc were they have been shooting for a good part of a year, but I've been asked to do up to 6 weeks of shooting with them. And the opposite, where I've been doing a show for years and someone else did 1 or 2 shows, and the other mixer has themselves listed as being "the" mixer. With no indication o…
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Hello everyone. I have a question about working on shoots that are comedies. How do you keep yourself from laughing when you are working on a funny skit? I am working on a smaller shoot that is being shot on a green screen in a smaller room that has been acoustically treated. There are a few producers, a camera man, assistant, makeup, and me in the room with the talent. The issue I am having is keeping my composure (as well as everyone else) because the talent we are recording is just too funny not to laugh at. Any advice? I can usually keep my composure, however, when everybody else starts cracking up too, I in turn lose and start the quiet chuckling too. My …
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I seam to have had a rash of Producers offering me jobs with a Flat rate for the whole job. Who the #*ck told these people that flat rate prices are the way things work in Hollywood. Next time someone tells me one flat rate, I think that I'm going to come unglued. I'm forced to respond as nice as I can, that Hollywood doesn't use a flat rate quotes, we use daily quotes here in LA. Everything runs on daily, crew, rentals, vehicles, trucks, equipment.. For example, lets say you have a production and for some reason they scrap a whole part of the script thus remove a production day.. do I then have to give back some of the money? I think not.. Or worse yet a day or two w…
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Hello everyone, I am always curious as to what people include when they submit expendables lists to production at the start of a show. I know the basics are always the same: batteries, recording media, sound reports, topstick, and moleskin, hush heels. Last couple jobs I started putting mats on the list. I like being able to put down mats rather than try and put hush heels on everyone's feet. I usually include a few sound blankets, and a c stand or two. I'm curious as to what everyone else includes, or has included on past expendables lists. Thanks guys! Phil
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Dear all, In a little under one months time my family and I are relocating to Los Angeles (my wife’s hometown). I’m very much hoping to continue and advance my career as a Production Sound Mixer while there. What I’m looking for is advice and any hints and tips to help me out for when I arrive as towards looking for work, pitfalls to beware of, pro’s and con’s on union/non-union work, any help really. Also, any contacts for general hanging out and talking shop, and possible crew contacts would be appreciated. Feel free to post on thread or email me off-forum. Thanks in advance for your help Best, Jamie Gambell
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I stumbled across these videos, one is the commercial and the others are the "making of" videos. It is hard to believe that they really went to all that trouble to produce an ad which looks so much as if it was done with CGI. Interesting. http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/sonys-amazing-new-bravia-ad - Jeff Wexler
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