studiomprd Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Hi, and welcome... " I NEVER set up sound until lighting is 100%. " I do not think you will find much agreement with that concept here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaAudio Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 just about every time I'm working at a public/news event (usually for network news ) someone walks up to me (the only person with headphones on in the group) and ask "what station you guys with?" Find out the channel of the local Fox station and the next time it happens say, "I'm with Channel 6, now f**k off." You'll probably get a response like, "Well! I'm never going to watch YOUR station ever again!"... Mission accomplished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattinSTL Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Hi, and welcome... " I NEVER set up sound until lighting is 100%. " I do not think you will find much agreement with that concept here... Maybe I should rephrase... I never set up my boom until lights are 100%. I set it up with a knuckle holding it down against the stand... out of the way... and wait until the cam op confirms the key is where it's going to stay. In the past... setting up a boom in it's expected position was a guarantee that they'd decide to key from that side. (I didn't mean I start at ZERO 2 minutes before it's time to shoot... although I've usually been an ENG guy... so I've had to do that too.) And thanks for the welcome... I'm very happy I found this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted October 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 I read the whole thread to see if anybody missed this obvious one... I NEVER set up sound until lighting is 100%... and I still find the best spot to key. That's a wonderful concept, but for some reason, it doesn't work on most of the shoots I'm at. One reason is: they constantly change their mind as to where the camera's going to be and what the framing will be. Directors are like that. And many times, I've been the victim of, "oh, on this next take, we're going to add another light." Who was it that wanted to put a sign on the boom mic that said "place light here?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atheisticmystic Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Steven Deichen and I came up with a good one (inspired by Senator Michaels' advice): Sound Man's Advice to Producers: Don't Have Unrealistic Expectations! Marc and I also came up with this one this week when the Director came up to us and said "So here's the problem..." Your problem is just a solution before Sound gets it. Best, Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene Drake Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Got this one from Cafe Press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjacomb Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I am the lucky owner of an SQN "been everywhere, heard everything" t-shirt. Joseph Parys at SQN was nice enough to send me one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmfsnd Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 It says "I Listen" in japanese. Try not to wear it on a Japanese-speaking set, the grammar is wrong. (sorry, had to) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmixersf Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Two useful mottos that could be T-shirt material: "If the Sound Matters...Hire a Sound Person" "I Need Income...Not Deductions!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesper Magnusson Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 An adaption of a comment I've seen a few times that I like: The traffic noise? It will be recorded perfectly! Also, when I was in film school everyone got a T-shirt with their department written on it, "photographer", "director" etc. Mine: Sound Sadist. I kinda like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael McQueen Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 here's my shirt if you're interested i sell them for $12 shipped in the US. they are printed on american apparel triblend. sizes small-xlarge right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmus Wedin Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 here's my shirt if you're interested i sell them for $12 shipped in the US. they are printed on american apparel triblend. sizes small-xlarge right now. How did you get the transparency between the letters and around the skull? Is there a way of saving "transparency"-information in a jpeg or are there only certain T-shirt printers that can do that? I just can't seem to figure out how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmus Wedin Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Ok, I just figured it out. Face palm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted November 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Two useful mottos that could be T-shirt material: "If the Sound Matters...Hire a Sound Person" Hey, how about: I AM OF SOUND MIND (which may not be true in my case.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmixersf Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Or, as Col. Kurtz says to Capt.Willard in "Apocalypse," Are my methods...unsound??" To which Willard replies "I don't see any method at all, sir." I'm not sure if this would fit on a T-shirt, but I've long used "I take the best equipment I can afford and use it under the worst conditions I can find" as my one sentence job description for those who wanted to know what being a production mixer is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmus Wedin Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 "I take the best equipment I can afford and use it under the worst conditions I can find" Thats a good one Or, talkning to a producer, it could be: I take the best equipment you can afford and use it under the worst conditions you can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomsound Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 SOUND - The only department working for itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 "Sound mixers are the best partners. They listen for real" Or just "Sound. We listen for real" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Weaver Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 This is my new design for our tshirts. Hopefully everyone will get one for Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gilbert Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Like it Todd, I'll take an XXL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audio911 Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 "Looks like it sounds good..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted December 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I think in Latin, that would be: Si sonat bonum, is vultus melius. (If it sounds good, it looks better -- courtesy of Frank Sciabella!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 "I record and invoice" "It's broadcastable" "Running regardless" "It's only sound" "Hate me now - love me later" mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldmixer Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 "what you are hearing is the sound of me ignoring you" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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