studiomprd Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 " Transmitters that they can turn off and on easily during a game. Not an SMV. " err... NOPE... Actually the TX stays on all the time, the mic is switched, and "SM's" are fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trat Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 " Transmitters that they can turn off and on easily during a game. Not an SMV. " err... NOPE... Actually the TX stays on all the time, the mic is switched, and "SM's" are fine! Hmmmm, looks awfully like a um style Tx they reach for. In either case, I wasn't buying it. Refs don't wear cans. That aside, loved the movie. Especially seeing it at the Pacific Science Center with the 70mm projector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 The referees use this: "The Electro-Voice/Telex RSB-2 toggle mute switch is the football standard for referee wireless systems. The RSB-2 plugs in between the lavalier or headworn microphone and the bodypack transmitter to provide a noiseless mute." Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atheisticmystic Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 I remember reading somewhere that test audiences couldn't understand Bane's dialogue, and Warner Bro's were pushing to get it dubbed, while Nolan was pushing for it to be left the way it was, just tweaked. I'd say they went somewhere in between, but there's definitely a lot of processing done to the voice, and it's much 'wider' than the rest of the dialogue... I found it a little odd, to be honest. I couldn't understand 40-50% of Bane's dialogue. The "wider" mix of Bane's dialogue was an interesting device though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 We just saw Dark Night Returns at the Universal Imax yesterday, and I think I could understand maybe 75% (at best) of Bane's dialog. The thick accent and killer EQ did not help. Liked the beginning, loved the Imax footage, loved the photography, loved the end... hated the middle. And it's a long, long middle. This is one of those 160-minute films that had me glancing at my watch two or three times, which is never a good sign. But I liked the film overall quite a bit. We were the only people who laughed at the Lectro SM close-up! (I hope Larry got a special "thank you" credit.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 I wonder if it was a setup thing in some theaters. I understood Bane's dialog fine. Maybe those laser calibrated digital speakers need a tuneup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 " The Electro-Voice/Telex RSB-2 toggle mute switch " Lectrosonics' switch is extremely similar, but wired for Lectro's, of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlw Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 " Transmitters that they can turn off and on easily during a game. Not an SMV. " err... NOPE... Actually the TX stays on all the time, the mic is switched, and "SM's" are fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbiesodd Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 I thought the SM was a non-working prop because it didn't appear to be turned on. I didn't notice any activated LEDs while Bain spoke... But, I didn't see it in IMAX so I could be wrong. Also, If I was trying to pay attention to a prop it says a lot about my attention span during the film... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPitot Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 The led's flashed a fair bit I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 " The Electro-Voice/Telex RSB-2 toggle mute switch " Lectrosonics' switch is extremely similar, but wired for Lectro's, of course As can the RSB-2 but you knew that didn't you? Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Denton Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 The LEDs definitely flashed in time with his speech so it was a working transmitter. But I doubt they would've been recording with that mic. The way he was holding the mic/headset it would've rustled a heap. Aren't we a bunch of nerds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldmixer Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Curious, why does the NFL referee in the picture have three transmitters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Department of Redundancy Department? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I can only provide these two comments: NFL Films uses SM TX's At the NFL Pro Bowl, the referee wore only one TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I thought the SM was a non-working prop because it didn't appear to be turned on. I didn't notice any activated LEDs while Bain spoke... But, I didn't see it in IMAX so I could be wrong. Also, If I was trying to pay attention to a prop it says a lot about my attention span during the film... I saw it in IMAX and I could see the LEDs go green and even red (quite a bit of red actually), the LCD said "Audio" on it. I definitely pay attention to certain props in films. That film had a lot to look at. The IMAX shot scenes were kind of amazing looking. In this case, the SM is so distinct, and it was so huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaAudio Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Curious, why does the NFL referee in the picture have three transmitters? Stereo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Clark Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 All I can see is the score! Where are the Tx's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 On his belt about 10-12" below #66. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Clark Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Yeah, still can't see them. Go Pack Go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Wally Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 I was the only person in the theater going, "LECTRO SM!!!!!!"" in my head...I got excited that he was using one as a prop. I wish I had one :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Here's a different shot of Bane, using a different wireless microphone (a Shure, I believe): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundslikejustin Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Here's a different shot of Bane, using a different wireless microphone (a Shure, I believe): Greeting the crowd? Before the makeup was done, at least... Edit: Never mind, he was wearing the jacket and wouldn't have had to have the tats hidden... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 I think the boom op wasn't in the movie, either! Can't find a close-up of the Lectro SM yet on the net, but we do have this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Is he holding a raffle ticket in his other hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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