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http://laist.com/2008/11/06/new_buglary_scam_faux_film_location.php Hard for residents to find out who's legit.. And people sometimes see stars (or cash) in their eyes sometimes.. -Richard
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I am doing a trailer for a feature and we are doing a shoot in a football stadium during a game. Was wondering what mic or mics to use for crowd noise? Stereo or Mono? All answers will be greatly appreciated as this is my first "real" sound job!! Thanks Jay
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Now that it seems that some form of good electronic sound reporting is available to everyone doing NL recording (even on semi pro recorders, via Wave Agent), how many folks are doing this on a regular basis? I understand (intimately...) that with some recorders the process is more labor intensive than with others, but I was wondering if your clients were now demanding PDF (or etc) reports, just liked them without demanding them, or are actively opposed (or don't care). Stories of actual usage welcome. Philip Perkins
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Sorry if this topic has already been addressed, but I thought it might be a good idea to talk about distortion. There are a few production sound guys and gals out there who don't know enough about avoiding clipping when using microphones. One of the most common false assumptions is that the mic itself is the first thing in the circuit to clip... wrong. The mic preamp in the mixer or recorder is almost always where the distortion happens. And if your knob or fader is downstream from that preamp then turning it down is going to do nothing to fix the distortion. All you'll be doing is lowering the level of the signal and the distortion in equal amounts. To avoid distor…
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http://www.trewaudio.com/audioflow/2008/10/30/set-etiquette-and-the-chain-of-command-part-i/ A good article from the Trew Audio group. -Richard
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Question, How often do you use EQ while recording dialog on location? If you do, is it to enhance the dialog or more to cut out some unwanted frequency. Using a low cut filter doesn't count as most will use it to cut the low rumble. Thx
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Just watched the Fox NFL pregame show for the first time in a long while this weekend. After a few minutes, I realized no one had a lav on--but they all had a shiny pin of some sort on their left (camera right) lapel. Wondering if anyone knows if they are using pin mics on this show or something else? Regardless, it sounded pretty good for TV. ---Matt
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Quote from: rpsharman on Today at 10:03:21 AM "Jeff, Sig over at Backstage built this cart for me based on my design. It was designed to lay down in the back of my Ford Explorer, a fairly small SUV. Robert" I have seen this style of cart before but my intention is to build something considerably smaller and lighter than that one. Thanks for the picture. Regards, Jeff Wexler
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Guys,help me out here... We have a little discussion going between some UK mixers about terminology. What are now the accepted titles for Sound crew members? On a Feature would you designate a crew as Prod.Sound Mixer,Boom Operator,Cableperson,Utility or are you moving to a similar system that the US (and increasingly UK)Camera Dept. has adopted where the focus-puller is the 1st.A.C,loader 2nd.AC etc ? So if the Prod.Mixer is the same status as the Camera Operator,would the Boom Op be the 1st Assistant Sound? Or would it be wrong to assume that these parallels are valid? your comments and clarification,please! Mutt n' Jeff
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I'm looking for a SFX library to comprehensively cover a tank from the '40s or '50s, such as the Patton tank. I need all engine sounds, hydraulics, metal sounds, tracks, etc. All of the coverage I need is from an interior perspective. This can be a commercial SFX library or a personal collection that can be licensed. All help is greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
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Just wanted to say what a good job Jeff Pullman and his crew did on a very difficult film called "Rachels Getting Married". Loved the sound, hated the camera work, but the film was powerful and honest on most levels. I'm sure you have war stories. Also a shout out to Scott Harber and the work he did on "Religulous". Good work and you even looked like you knew what you were doing:). Both films worth your 10 $$$. I got my senior discount so I like them even better. CrewC
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Just wondering if any of you guys would like to share any tips about recording dialogue in a moving vehicle. Tomorrow I shall be attempting just such a feat and so far convincing the powers that be to tow the vehicles is going well. I think they had planned to drive them. You will therefore all probably guess the level we are working to but I wouldn't mind knowing how it's done usually. Plus any other tips of course. All the Best Darren
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Let's say we have a scene around a kitchen table where two guys are arguing. One eventually jumps up, pulls a gun, cocks it, and points it at the other's head. The most obvious sound effect to feature is the cocking of the gun. Ironically, the other prop I mentioned, the table, could supply an even more powerful sound. As our guy stands, maybe he shoves the table toward the other guy. The scrape of the table legs on the floor could be fashioned to screech danger more effectively than the gun because it comes from a place the audience doesn't expect. If the director can figure out that he wants to use this sound in this way it will influence building the sets, the blocking…
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I expect some people will be angry I am using this forum to voice a political opinion, and I am sorry for that, but I really feel that I cannot be silent about this issue. I saw people with their CHILDREN holding signs yesterday, and I feel I must act on my own in any way I can. Robert Sharman - THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN MOVED - (Society, Politics and the Planet)
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A number of months ago, I was invited to do a 'sit-in' on the actors reading though their lines on a production meeting right before a shoot. Fortunately, I was able to get out of this, as I think thats it's a huge waste of my time, and I can't see where it serves any purpose to a "technical position" like sound. I think that the only thing that might be important is that if they want sound run to the camera, then how I'm going to interface with the camera is about the only thing that I need to know for preproduction meets. Beyond that, I can't stand to be in these production meets because, 99% of the time, nothing anyone talks about is sound related, unless we are l…
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Those of you out there running Lecnet 2 on your Intel Macs -- what are you using to run this windows program? Have you installed BootCamp and a full copy of Windows? Or a windows emulation program like Parallels, VMware Fusion2 or CrossOver? I have CrossOver and cannot install Lecnet successfully at all. Tell me what you are using to run this program. Thanks, RL
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Time keeping spreadsheet
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Anyone have a spreadsheet that they use to track your time card times and calculates your pay? I'm on a Warner show and they're notorious for screwing up paychecks. I'm tired of double checking them by hand. Thanks, Ken
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Does anyone know the policy on walk away meal breaks? The crew and I were driven around for our shoot in a 15 passenger van and when lunch time came we were told it was a walk away. No one had their personal vehicles. We stopped in a strip mall with a few places to eat. Union shoot - Major big production Company. Anyone know IATSE policy? El Cheapo Production Company...... Thats what I think.... We were all pretty surprised. Not a money issue, just a really green Assistant Production Manager. By the way, Production did NOT pay for lunch. Let me know what your thoughts are... Thank you all.... pshap
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Heres a video of AES 2008. Enjoy... http://www.coffeyinteractive.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=1685
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Lately I have been receiving about 10 "invites" a day --- so and so wants to add you as a friend --- and you are supposed to respond by identifying that you know the person. I do have a Facebook account but I never use it. All of the invites have in fact been from people whose names I do know but I can't believe everyone all at once is trying to add me as a friend. Is it possible someone got a hold of a list or something? Do we have any Facebook aficionados here who can explain this to me. Also, when trying to respond, I log in to my account but there is no reference to those who have issued the invite. - Jeff Wexler
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Hello! I'm traveling to Iceland tomorrow for 6 days and was wondering if any Icelandic soundies were in this group? If anybody is around this week email me at altman000@gmail.com and I'll buy you a beer. Cheers!
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Back to Atlanta this morning on the redeye - still a bit groggy.... I shouldn't really be typing right now.... Lots to report from the fabulous three days of all-things-audio, exhibits, workshops and chitchat in one of the world's greatest cities..... This is a great convention. I can't make the AES annually, but I haven't missed an SF AES since it's west coast move several years ago... a great reason to deduct a business education trip to San Francisco. Particularly time-sensitive though, is my sighting and thorough 1/2hr introduction to the Nagra V1. It's time-sensitive for you LA and SoCal guy / girls - those that might be able to attend Tuesday's Nagr…
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I am looking for recomendations for boom ops and utility persons in the Winston-Salem area of NC Anyone know good people there? 5 week shoot starting on 10/15. Local IA tier 2 contract.
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For the first time I've had trouble with a file (or perhaps files) recorded to my 702T. There are a couple of relatively unprecedented (for me) variables so it's hard to pinpoint a cause. I purchased two new 4GB Sandisk Ultra II compactflash cards this past weekend and used them on a reality show that demands a lot of uninterrupted rolling, resulting in files that can be as long as an hour in length. When uploading to my mac (via a card reader in the usb slot) errors were reported in both cards. So, instead of selecting all I transferred one file at a time. This appeared to work on all but one file. I then uploaded files to my PC without incident and was able to pla…
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Back in February, I sent my sonosax mixer for repair to an independent repairman who I was told by others was fairly reputable. Its now October, and he's not answering any of my phonecalls or text messages. I just want the thing back in my hands. What kind of legal recourse do I have now for getting my mixer back? Any nuggets of wisdom from you guys would be helpful. And no, I dont want to give out his name (yet), for sake of destroying someone's reputation.
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