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Matt G

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  1. Ah, I found the type of tape you're referring to, been using it for the last few days. Loving it! Not a bad idea...
  2. That's for attaching directly to the skin? As I've found it to be way way too weak when I'm using 3M Transpore Tape attaching it to clothing (or maybe I'm getting this mixed up with the papery white tape that looks the same)
  3. I guess it is a nice balance, how a lav is most needed for a wide shot, but also is then least likely to be seen! You could potentially even ditch the exposed lav completely once you go in from the wide to the mid shots, if it becomes troublesome. Right, so I should try to always attach to the clothing, and only go for skin if it is a lightweight blouse/t-shirt.
  4. What do you use instead of Moleskin to affix the lav mic? Doesn't seem to be running at 50/50? With the number of people saying "never" or 70-90% of the time they don't put it on the skin, I'd say the average must be running at over three quarters of the time the lav doesn't get placed directly onto the skin itself?
  5. Ah yes, that's normally what I use 90% of the time: https://www.d3tape.com/product/91/k60-kinesiology-tape-50mm-x-60-metres/ Not sure if I've seen Moleskin around in my neck of the woods, is "3M Nexcare Absolute Waterproof Tape" the same thing as Moleskin but under another name? https://www.nexcare.com/3M/en_US/nexcare/products/catalog/~/Nexcare-Absolute-Waterproof-Tape/
  6. I feel that sticking to skin is less risky, is somewhat more secure, won't move around with the clothing, and much less likely to be seen my camera (always a concern for me) On the flip side.... some actors might not like the temporary pain from pulling the tape off them at the end of the day. (and of course if you use weak tape that easily comes off, you constantly have to be on guard to be jump in to mess around fixing a loose lav) Even if they might not complain in the moment, or say "it is no big deal", you can't but help wonder if secretly they're hating you for you and might bad mouth you in the future? Which then comes back to bite you in being overlooked for future work. Of course if they've got an underlayer, you can stick the lav to that instead. (best compromise of both worlds??)
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