Rachel Cameron
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+1 Mirror: it appears to me that the OP is asking for some ideas on different patches and gear configurations ~ specific ones. Some of the other suggestions on the page were pretty informative.
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!! This should be catalogued in the DIY section.
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+1 I carry a few of my own full apple boxes. I sometimes lay out a little 'track'. I put them on sound blankets to keep them quiet on uneven surfaces. I'm only 5'5" (and shrinking).
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LOL! Tom, that's hysterical. I laughed out loud. I love the Stupid Club, then. Truly though, this board is far from a Stupid Club (I know Tom only meant that tongue-in-cheek). Though there might be a few who post somewhat brazenly here, this board is only intelligent and kind, and accepting of others. I'm a geek, and I love the challenges and adversities of gathering location sound. Geek is international and genderless. I worried about all that stuff too, but when I've opened my mouth on a job, seems people respect and listen to me. I'm very thankful for that. To me, JWS represents the leading edge of the sum of all sound department knowledge. There must be collectively, about 1000 years of awesome sound experience here, starting with the RAMPSters. Wish I was here, then. My first real sound job was Burning Man '97, but like others of us, I've not worked consistently the whole time. I was an Avid editor (medical) for seven years before I saw sunshine again. I feel that boom operation is more about stamina, than strength. I don't workout. Anything ~ no matter how light ~ gets heavy when held overhead for a period of time. When I've run out of stamina for those few moments at the end of a long scene (I cheat If I can), there are techniques I employ to give the front arm a rest (how many have desperately rested the boom on their headphone strap, carefully, to gain a 30 second respite for that front arm?). Big welcome, Laurenbanjo. Love the pseudonym, and you've found the right place to be.
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I want one of those. I've never 'decaled' my vehicles with stuff....but I would want one on my work truck.
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There's so much to still be worked out with mounting lav heads and getting them quiet on talent. Seems there's lots of inexpensive little tricks and ways to get inventive with fabrics and adhesives... Matteo, great that you have a good 'test bench' to try that stuff on. I might, in desperation, have to hire a hairy restless guy to let me simply test this stuff with sometime soon. Seems it takes some real R&D, and practice calling the right solution fast, combined with scouring the DIY shoppes for interesting and innovative solutions. And welcome to JWS!
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That's another good inexpensive answer. Seems most of the good answers are pretty inexpensive, so I'm going to make a huge kit of wireless quieting solutions. Having a few sizes of cheap Hanes (NIB) undershirts would be a great addition to this kit. Thanks Robert!
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Thanks John, for offering that diplomacy advice. A few jobs back, the talent might have answered: 'No, I'm no longer hairy under there..I just shaved my chest four days ago' (!!). It sounded like his chest hair was rioting under there. I never heard such a symphony of stubble and starch. But yes, to simply broach the subject might be the best way to get alignment with the thought, before pulling out the adhesive tape.
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That's what I always thought. They sorta feel like they're going to fall apart.
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This was in my photo gallery for a while. I took it on a project I mixed. We had five to ten minutes for takes between landings................for......days.
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I was worried that they might buzz a little bit...perhaps if I applied them wrong?
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I'll take this under careful consideration. I've never asked, but I guess it's not out of the question that talent would be okay with the possible discomfort of removing it. How do you broach the subject, John? Do you suggest it? "...well, last resort, we could actually tape it to your chest. I'm sure that would do the trick.....[hopeful pregnant pause]..." I just can't imagine suggesting this, but I'm headed out for some Detachol®.
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That's pretty good... HumanTouch® Set Diplomacy Skills 3.0 Great product, but it would be better if it shipped with a manual. The .pdf delivery always gives me a migraine. : D
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It probably has a lot to do with the shoots I'm getting, which are not the size and caliber of the shoots you guys probably get. I guess the upside might be that I get a little bit more autonomy than what might be available on those larger projects. I (edit) don't won't expect it to last or be consistent, though.
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Okay, not fair. You just scavenged yours from the net. : )
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All the other departments get last looks. How unfair. So, eh...why not 'First Listens'? All too often, some offensive aural artifact (like a buzzing HVAC register, rat squabbles in the walls,) isn't audible until every one settles.. So, in some shoots ~ usually small movie projects, whenever possible, I've (after a little diplomatic quorum with the AD and the DP, where I offer them more time for beer at the end of the day), arranged for first listens. Yep, I light up the mics and have the AD call for settling, and thirty seconds of no work, so I get a chance to discover anything that's going to take a while to quiet. This way, I can get working on it concurrently to the other departments' builds, and have the issue solved by roll time, and not have to hear "waiting on sound". This would be in addition to having the boom op wander the location with the live boom, later, but during the build, seeking noisy ballasts, or rattling gels, etc. If I can't quiet the rats, I'll effort to get audio post some rat tone.
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Holy smokes..that's pretty strange (or just plain clever).
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Nope, and never anywhere else...with Waffle House recordings on them.
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Sorry about exhuming the old thread, but I had to post this sad pic in memorium. I took this the other night. I've been watching the place for a while now..and the day finally came. Poignant that the Rad part of the sign is gone and ioShack is all it says. Looks like my picture is gone.
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Small and cheap portable speakers for laptop (and student)?
Rachel Cameron replied to Jim Feeley's topic in The Post Place
These aren't wireless, but I like the sound of these 2.1 Logitech Z523's. They're about 100 bucks a set. The little sub on it's own amp/pot sounds very warm and rich as you add bass... I have several pair. I'd buy another. I took some industrial Velcro® and stuck the two speakers to the side of the sub and keep them like that. Even for playing back tracks I've just recorded..the sub really exemplifies the 416's lows for critical listening. -
This particular shoot was for development on a reality series. In my experience (in desperation, I did this once, and the DP was not happy with the picture quality), seeing a lav head is not acceptable.
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Another one that I can't live without. Amazing self adjusting articulation, so it never breaks a strand. Gentle on 24g or even smaller. Even handles multi-pair jacketing if the diameter isn't too large. Giant time saver. I hate losing even ONE strand in prepping connections.
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Yes, there are flashlights, but this particular model rocks my world. After the first one died (my fault), and the Home Despot didn't see the wisdom in stocking them anymore, I went online for another. It's really well made. It props up on it's super long gooseneck. It's very directional. It can be tucked into a shirt pocket. It can be gaffer's taped to things. It snakes very nicely into the back of racks in dark places, and illuminates tiny lettering of i/o ports like a champ. Finds stuff down inside of other stuff. Runs all day on AA's. I don't usually work from a cart, so it also tucks into my bag, and sticks out just where I need it. It's also a beautiful anodized green (my favorite color).
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This is a great thread. It's not about connections we're used to wiring (as those are much more predictable) ~ but others that get wired wrong or go bad. I've always been a little wary of what to say, so I keep professionally quiet on location. I learned under a fussy, but always (ten minutes later) friendly soundie, who taught me an awful lot about the sensitive subject of social set skills. Sometimes it's simply not enough (nothing works), but in the end, it's a bad idea to become embattled and angry. I've never seen this work out good. I see no good place for ego, headiness, curtness, or reactionary attitudes. It stays on you like a stain for the day, or stains your area reputation. Another mentor, this super primadonna, high tension DP, taught me volumes of 'what not to say' and 'how not to act', as I would usually get the call for return work, and I'd notice that this time...the production brought their own DP. Later at lunch, I'd often hear their criticisms of ego and attitude, and figure I did right. Nowadays, I'll sometimes joke that 'the sound department should be seen but not heard...unless there's a problem'. I save my mouth for these moments, then I put on a smile, pull out ALL of my diplomatic skills, do my best to impart my interest in protecting (not just gathering) their sound, and quietly suggest a solution or two. If they don't listen, I put a note in the sound report, and move on. At the very least, it's my job to gather good sound, and advise when I can't. What they choose to do is their decision.
