AllanH Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Hlp needed. Next week ill be recording a lot of cars, In a car-chase/stunt scene. When speed are more than 30-40 kmh, mikes In ordinary rycote pick up more wind than sound. Anyone who has some advice regarding equipment, or practises. Thanx. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 perhaps more information would help, but my first thought is that the SFX will be dealt with in post, or are you recording them for post ? Will you be attempting to record dialog ? perhaps that sould be left for post, as well... during stunts (and car chases are stunts!) SAFETY is the top priority for everyone. images come in a distant second, and sound "also ran" (pretty low!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atheisticmystic Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Perhaps he's only interested in the drive-thru internet advice service ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim M Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I've seen them put cars on roller ramp type deals where they stay in one place and you can basically drive them like a treadmill for a car. Unfortunately it was this studios first time doing it so they blew the engine on the first mustang they used lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewFreedAudio Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Additional information is definitely helpful. I frequently record the sound of loud and fast cars for the show I work on. I'll typically use some Zaxcom recorders with Sanken lavs and Rycote wind screens placed at key points around the car. Exhaust, engine bay, air ride if its there, etc. For the drive-bys I'll use a few different cardioid and shotgun mics. If dialogue is to be recorded I'll also have either plant mics or lavs on the people all going to a separate multi-track. Production Sound Mixing for Television, Film, and Commercials. www.matthewfreed.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfisk Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I've done LOTS of car recordings for EA in their Need For Speed car racing franchise. If these are stunts..are you trying to hide the mics, or can they be seen? Is this happening on production? Is there budget in post to record the cars after the fact? Answers to these questions will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 On one shoot I was on, they had built a kind of cage around and on the car, so they could mount cameras/lights there. I also used this for a stereo mic which I mounted on the roof in a full Rycote. Rycote also have the windsock, which I believe they call the Hi-wind cover. I used that with the furry thing and there was no problem. The car went as fast as 80km/h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanH Posted August 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 First of all thanx for your kind replies, and second, i have to improve my english, obviously....... I think i was hoping to discover some new ways, or maybe get aware of some kind of rycote´s that would enable me to record the sound of cars, travelling in hi-speed, with a bit more "real/perspective???" and fuller sound, than with lavs added to keypoints on the car...... Yes we are doing a car chase, and some stunt-scenes, and the budget on danish films are what US would call; very low-budget, so we try to get as much sound as we can during the shoot, so the post has something to work with. I am aware of the way with the lavs, (thanx for reminding me, Mr. Matthew Freed, it has been some time since i last did that......), and that will be the way i do it this time too, since my research these few days did'nt bring any new cool gadgets or methods to use this time....... Thanx alot for your replies and have fun...... Allan Holmberg www.imdb.com/name/nm0391655/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeKai Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 See if you can try and get your hands on the DPA windpac. It can be great in some high wind situations. Certainly worth investigating if you want to boom anything at high speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Pert Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 I've had success hard wiring dynamic mics in the engine and taped to the muffler with a recorder in the car for SFX. The main sound making parts of a car are the engine compartment and exhaust. The wheels can also be of interest too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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