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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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Yup, the topic says it all. I'm in a scenario where I'll be using 4 wireless and a boom for production sound, all recording into a 744T. How to approach? I'm already considering joining 2 wireless into a channel, where 2 of these talents are talking with a 3rd talent in-between the conversations. The shots are all crane/masters/and X-wide shots, not a whole lot of them but enough for me to require going wireless. Another option is to just use 2-3 wireless systems and compensate the 4th character by booming. Setup #1 SD302 + SD744T Setup #2 SD442 SD744T Setup #3 SD302 SD744T + 702T Setup #4 SD442 SD744T + 702T Confused? I am! Alan
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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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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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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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http://ihopetheyservebeerinhell.com/archives/post_2.html keep watching after Marks segment then I show up freakin hot as balls here in the Shreve.
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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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I just wanted to say thanks to Laurence Abrams from IATSE 695, and the very nice people at J.L. Fisher for taking over two hours of time with me today on the Fisher Boom. I have never been to the facility before, but they have an amazing machine shop there, and hundreds of booms ready to go! I got some great hands on training on the 16' and 26' models, and though I did well, I got a lot of appreciation for this remarkable piece of equipment, and for the people who operate them! If anyone reading is a 695 member, I encourage you to take advantage of this service, and if you're not, I bet that J.L. Fisher would let you come in and look around too! What's even better, I foun…
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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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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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Who knows about production sound and firearms? I just got out of a pre-production meeting for an upcoming short that will have an automatic rifle firing blanks on Day 5. My immediate concern was, "Is there going to be someone who knows weapons to supervise this?" Thankfully, the answer is yes. I spoke with him tonight. He knows guns but was curious about sound. I am a gun virgin, really. I shot a bee bee rifle when I was six years old in the Indian Guides in 1980, but somehow haven't handled or been around firearms since. I'm curious about keeping microphones safe from intense dB SPL. We will be using a Senn. 416, and the ME 2 lavs that come with our two wire…
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Okay I'm sure this has been brought up before, but I still don't have an answer. If you have a scene with a scripted overlap, or else the actors improv or their delivery overlaps, is it okay if you've got everyone on-mic? Obviously in a wide shot you want them to overlap since they're all on screen, but in a clean or dirty single is it okay? I'm only talking if you are able to get them both on a good, on-axis sounding track. I've placed Sankens on the outside of clothes in the sweet spot (center chest) for off-screen lines that may overlap, or even better a second boom for the off-screen lines. I figure it's okay to let actors overlap as long as I have them bot…
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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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Hey guys, I know there are quite a few people who do post in the forum, so I was wondering if I could ask how post rates and quotes work. A friend of mine and I are starting a post business; music recording, VO work, and sound design work. I know fair rates are a big issue for the production world, nobody likes to be undercut, so I figured before we get into that sort of scenario I'd ask for some advice. How do you guys quote prices? I'm sure it varies per job, since some need more work than others, but is it all based on an hourly rate, or do you quote a whole price for finishing a film? I know studio time is a little easier to bill since it can be more hourly based, but…
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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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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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Hi there, I have a scene with dialogue where the actor will be on a bike. We will do the dialogue part on a trailer. Fortunately there will be no genni but I`m concerned about wind on mic and the engine of the trailer-car. How is booming dialogue at 30km/h (around 20mph)? Is it possible or will it suffer from heavy wind noise? I will have lavs too but the actor wears a T-shirt only so proper wind protection will not be possible due to the tight wardrobe. He will be talking to his cellphone but even if I put a mic into the phone how will I run the cable? And the tx is small but not small enough to hide it inside a prop phone or something like that. And he doesn`t…
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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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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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http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/tfr/776741778.html Reply to: PAONTHERUN@AOL.COM Date: 2008-07-30, 5:11PM PDT We have two openings for a multi talented person. You are a self-starter, organized, detail oriented, energetic, with an excellent attitude. You have computer experience, technical experience, reliable transportation and car insurance. You will do errands, light & videotape segments, run ENG audio gear, transcribe tapes, burn DVD’s, logging, pickup lunch, assist the staff and whatever comes up. Computer experience is a must! In your e-mail…tell me how you meet our needs in less that thirty words. Attach a PDF of your resume and s…
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Peak Program Metering verses Root mean Square metering . Who out there prefers one over the other for the recording of dialog for TV & Feature's ? The Fostex PD 606 & 204 , give you both options . With a quick study of the the two , I am going to go with the RMS mode for now , until and if I experience any problems . Thanks, Kevin S.
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That would be nifty, cooler still if I could use it as a keyboard and transport control. LL
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