Den Nic
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Anybody remember Tom Hanks on Saturday Night Live's Wayne's World sketch as Aerosmith's roadie (Wayne's Cousin)? He tested the mic as "Checking one, two sibilance, sibilance, testing one two, sibilance, sibilance". I always found that hilarious, even before I was a sound person.
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This was awesome!
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Hey guys, this might sound like a stupid question, but it's one I'm still trying to understand: Why are some projects union and some non-union? To me, the benefits of a union (to production) is the high level of skill, the organization and it's regulations and standards, and the overall dependability. So I wonder, Is it always a choice for the production to go union or non union? And therefore just generally understood that if you want to make large budget feature or tv show that you go union? What, if anything, allows a (for example) reality TV show to hire non union? And what, if anything, stops a big budget production from being non union? Thanks guys!
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Chefs, chef's outfits, chefcetera
Den Nic replied to Conley vd Westhuizen's topic in General Discussion
Seems to be the norm to have them in plain site with a clip on the cooking shows I've watched, but I don't watch a whole lot. If it's no audience and 1 or 2 people then they're hidden (or boomed) but with audiences and 3+ I see lavs mics in plain view. Just might observations, sorry I can't really help much with the micing, good luck! -
Hilarious!
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Looks sweet!
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Love it!!
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I've done a lot of DSLR short films on 5D and 7D and simply let the camera roll it intern mic just for reference to dialogue when they're listening back. To me, the pumping and breathing on the audio levels, and the fact that you can't monitor levels kills me. I would be extremely hesitant to even send wireless to the camera, because even if it's fine moosttt of the time, they're not going to go to the iso's when there a small clip, or the room tone just punched up through silence from the 'auto' level compression. I've heard from other people that too often the iso's aren't used and the mix to camera is, so if the DSRL audio test for the setup weren't useable to my hears (Enough so that I would put my name on it) then I would fight tooth and nail to get them to see that it's not an option. I'd even offer to sync the audio myself if there issue to budget!
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I agree 100% with you guys, especially when referring to Camera AC's. I think a good way to argue is to say "Okay, so is the DOP pulling focus?" Or even "Is the focus puller doing all the slating/ lens fetching?". "No" would be the rsponse. No, because those jobs all have duties that 'fill up' one person! I think we need to collectively support each other by always arguing for a boom operator: not just to make the work efficient/get the job done correctly, but to keep our fellow soundmen working. On a related note: I did a 2 month gig on a Union TV show as a sound assistant, the 4th in the sound team (Mixer, Boom 1, Boom 2, Assistant), and from working my butt off to make sure everything went as smooth as it could, the exec producer and production manager (among others) were convinced that a 4th Sound Person is the way to go.
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I would enjoy a post production category, especially if it means that I'd be able to talk post production to a lot of people who have actually been out in the field and know the whole workflow from Location Mic to Home Speaker
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Looks cool! But audiences are driven by what people say and how they tell then story, so Gimmick it is!
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Thanks Jim. And thanks Phil, that defiantly sounds like a really fun day! -Den
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Have heard about fisher booms and have googled them a bit, you guys have any links to manufactures pages or something like that? -Den
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NFS: Can't see anything wrong with Not For Sale?
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Just shot a feature with one and was rolling reference audio from it's on board mic, will let you know how it sounds when I get the files
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I went to OIART (Ontario Institue of Audio Recording Technology) and would definitely do it again. Sure I could have just gone out into the world knowing things I read on the internet, which have a high likelihood of being wrong or impractical, but the experience of school and the knowledge you gain,especially in the fields you didn't even think you'd be into, were definitely worth it. I went out to get a job confident in my skills and knowledge and couldn't be happier with my descision. Hope that helps!
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Boom Op needed in L.A. this Monday 11/28
Den Nic replied to Michael Miramontes's topic in Work Available - Available for Work
Let us know how it goes! Good luck -
Thought you guys would enjoy this! http://5secondfilms.com/watch/film_permit
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Glen Gauthier mixed Total Recall but that's besides the point. Good to know that Canada based productions are using Canadian talent (or at least a mix)
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I'm curious as to what you guys opinion are of the Canadian share of American Hollywood, mostly talking (This year in Toronto) about Total Recall and Resident Evil 5 (I don't know if the sound crew was local or not).
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They operate as a hiring hall, the union makes calls to fill up positions
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Thanks for advice guys. And for them calling in availability each day is how it works, you call in and confirm you're available for the next day, only way to do it. Also, 'hiring hall'? Could you elaborate?
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Cannot get enough of the pendulum video, makes me think about tuning pitches and beat frequencies. Also The Simpsons vid was awesome, didn't see that episode!
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Just joined Toronto's IATSE 873 Union and am now calling in my availability everyday via their automated phone system. I'm wondering what else I can do to get that 'first call' happen sooner? (Other than general Toronto FIlm Industry networking on Indie sets). Should I be calling up people from current shows seeing if there's a spot or just keep calling in my status and pray for rain? Thanks. Dennis Nicholson
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http://www.boomaudio...-kit-cool-6165/ Just found this through my internet wandering, looks like it'd be pretty fun to try out but might look kinda, for lack of a better term, like a wimp. lol Thoughts?