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Jesse Flaitz

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  1. TBH, you probably won't have much luck asking to sit in on sessions unless you know someone who knows someone, or the post house sees it as beneficial to them in any way (like you being able to bring them work). If you have the ability to put in 1-2 days a week as an intern that's really the best way to go about it.
  2. People use the term "award winning" rather loosely in Mandy/CL adds.
  3. I had to do some of this at MTV summarizing interviews with people. About half the time they never recorded the mic the interviewer was speaking into... Made for some annoying google searches and lots of guesses.
  4. I have the KE144CC because it was $250. It's noticeably heavier, but it works great and at the moment I need that extra $400 for other things.
  5. I'm curious as to how much of our location extras (wild tracks, AMBs etc.) actually get used. When I'm working post we usually get the OMFs and spot/edit accordingly. It's not always easy to get the production sound files and even if I did, I wouldn't know what is what without also getting a copy of a production sound report (which I never have). I'm sure it's different on big budget projects, but it seems very rare to see a full AMB track in an OMF, and only a few added FX stuff that often doesn't sound like it's from location. This is just based from my very-ultra low budget experience, I'm just wondering if more professional projects incorporate more production sound extras. Thanks!
  6. Works fine now, I don't know why it turned up 0 last time, whatevs. The gear is working great Steve thanks again. I'm slowly building the kit, I got two COS-11s in my sights next. EDIT: Ah, it's the www causing the problem. Makes sense.
  7. I guess I'm doing it wrong, but I put in google search "pelican case site:www.jwsoundgroup.net" and I got a no documents found search result.
  8. I did a quick scan and I didn't see anything on this. Would it be possible to set up a newbie questions section on the forum? I seem to have a million questions and I don't really want to make several threads in general or equipment discussion. Just a thought. Thanks!
  9. Unfortunately I don't think there is a Credit Union in the city. I'm part of a HVFCU, a credit union upstate in the Hudson Valley area. I opened a Chase account for convenience, but I'll keep my CU accounts open for a long time.
  10. Thanks to Jeff and everyone else on this site, I've learned more here than I could have imagined. JWsound is my homepage .
  11. Punctuation FTW!! Although Stalin and tassels make an interesting mix...
  12. Of course I see this thread at the begging of June :'( , I still might get one lol. There have been way to many times when I hear "Let's just do it MOS", and I have to say something (once they wanted to do an MOS shot of an actor walking down the street...), would be nice to just have a hat, maybe shirt that says it for me.
  13. I figured it would be a good idea for this particular instance because we had already gotten the other actors dialogue in a single, and the guy reading the lines with the actress wasn't even the same actor who said them. I'll definitely keep the "pick your battles" thing in mind though. I sometimes get carried away trying to get good sound, and forget there are other departments =P.
  14. Definitely better than Herman Cain quoting the pokemon soundtrack.
  15. I did this short film a few weeks back and there was a scene with the on camera actress was wearing a very unique/noisey necklace. The guy OC was reading his lines with her and in one spot she did a drastric necklace movement at the same time the OC guy is supposed to be saying something. It was low budget of course so I didn't want them to have to foley it. I asked the director if the OC guy could just mouth the one line so I could get good necklace movement sound and not worry about foley or sync later. Everyone was cool about it, I got great sound and all was good. My question is, on bigger productions where I don't know everyone as well, is it OK for me to ask for this? Or is it more important for the actors to do their thing and maybe I should just wild track it. Thanks!
  16. Definitely sharing this one around.
  17. This has been the advice of many people in many fields (I heard this countless times when I started working at a Toyota dealership as a mechanic), but my view as a newcomer into this industry is slightly different. Yes, I could have become a banker or something and get a lot more money, but I chose this path because it's something I genuinely want to do. Simply telling someone to go to another profession because they will make a better living discounts the reason they wanted to be a sound guy in the first place. I want a life that I can truly enjoy and be proud of, and bar sleeping, what I do for a living will be what takes up roughly half of my waking moments. The thought of spending that much time doing something I hate or am indifferent to gives me a sinking feeling in my stomach that I can't and shouldn't ignore. It's hard to really put into words what drives me to do sound work, but I know it's what I want to do and I'll continue to do my very best to be successful at it. There is a sense of accomplishment I get from completing a project. From looking back at something I helped create and being able to say to someone "Look what I was a part of." There aren't many professions where what you do can outlast you as a legacy, as evidence of existence. For me that's worth a struggle, I wish everyone could experience that feeling, but not everyone will. I'm grateful that I do. That being said, there is no excuse for abuse of labor for the sake of "creativity" and I will not subject myself to that. I'll pick the jobs I think are a good fit, and if some don't call back because I won't work for pittance then so be it. More time for me to browse forums and read books. I will take in the vast amount of information and insight available on this site from the people I know in real life. I'm grateful for all the answers to my silly questions, but I will not be dissuaded from having a career I can be proud of.
  18. Shooting a web series that day =(. Have fun!!
  19. Is there a DVD that goes deep into lav micing techniques? Youtube has much fewer videos on it than I was hoping.
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