Audioslave74

Hey, I have a few questions concerning this license. Sorry if it's already been mentioned in this thread and I missed it. 1. If I come to the US as a foreigner, like for a news event, do I still need this license? We are looking at shooting for one day only. 2. If I rent the receivers and transmitters by a US company, is it me as an operator or them as owners that has the license? Thankful for any help! Best, Max

Hey, My company Pole Position Production, specialised in vehicle sound recordings, have a recording coming up around Houston, Texas, August 12-15, and our client has asked us to bring a camera man. To be more cost effective, I figured it's worth a try to find someone locally, rather than bringing one all the way from Sweden. Anyone know of a good professional camera person in this area? Thanks in advance! Best, Max

Thanks guys! Will check out link and book. I use Pro Tools already, so that's an easy decision. I think the picture editor wants to use Premiere. I heard that FCP can't make OMFs? What third party software is there to make up for this? I really appreciate all your help here!

Brandon, you are right, it was right there. But not being native English speaking, I rather ask twice when I don't understand. It was probably this sentence that made me a bit confused: "The Pro Tools editor would worry about conforming all the production tracks (and wild lines, music, SFX, etc.) at the very end of the project, once the show is locked."

Thanks Marc, this is exactly the info I need! Thanks alot! Are you saying that the Pro Tools editor re-syncs all audio tracks once the picture editor has locked the film? Or do they have the audio in there, cutting it too, only they don't listen to it? This would be my guess and the way I hope it works.

Now THAT is true and about to be seen. But learning the hard way is also learning.

Thanks Max2, then this is pretty much in line with what I thought. And yes, I am in way over my head, but that's all the fun, isn't it?

Hey guys, I have just come back from Costa Rica where we have been shooting a documentary. We are a very small team, and this is the very first film we are doing. We have a great story, fantastic footage from the Red Epic camera, and thanks to some people here, we also have good audio track with dialogue, ambiences and some sfx. Now we need to get started with the next phase, the picture and sound editing. Do you guys here have any do's and don'ts to share? Which software to use? Is Redcine to any use for this? Do we add all the footage and the eight audio tracks I have into the same software right away, or should we just add the A/B mix tracks from the 788 to start with? Or will that give us sync hell later on? My plan is to do the audio mixing in Pro Tools, but I would guess that my import into Pro Tools should come from the edited picture, but with not mixed down tracks, right? Any feedback is most appreciated! Thanks! Very best, Max

I have recorded explosions, snowmobiles, cars and wind in extreme cold. Cables gets very stiff, tie wraps break, and gaffer doesn't stick. Batteries runs out much faster, so try to keep the spare ones in a warm place (heated car or in doors), or bring portable heaters. You can also tuck the spare ones in your underwear. Some equipment can get iffy, like displays and touch screens. Dress warm, warm, warm, in layers, from top down. Better to take clothes off than freezing. Double gloves are good, one thinner pair without finger tips, and one thicker pair to pull over the thinner ones. The snow can make alot of sound when walking, in case you need to record with boom this can be good to know.

Thanks for the advice! Now looking into renting a Lockit, and for sure buying a clapper.

Thanks everyone for great replies and much useful info!

Yes, one boom and three lavs.

As I said, it's a low budget film, so I am post. I am just trying to gather as much info as I can to avoid any pitfalls. I am confident I can sync picture and audio even without both tc and clap, but I realise these tools will make my life easier. But I suspect that solving the tc part might be overkill for our small project, and that the old clap will do. Guess this is what I am trying to sort out here, among other things. Thanks for all replies!

Yes, one boom and two or three lavelliers. Will also have a stereo pair, either for ambiences or for whatever it gives.

No, we are just a three person team, so we pretty much decide ourselves. What would the big benefit be using timecode? You think a digital clapper will do the job? I am a bit worried the clap won't be loud enough. Thanks Vasileios!