Metadata for documentary / run-n-gun work

[docsound]

Hi folks,
I'm new to the forum and hope I'm right here with my question:
I'm a documentary filmmaker/director who is doing more and more his own sound. I've experiences with a 788T and a 633 and was using the sound report feature. But while shooting I always wanted to add a marker to the exact TC in that moment, so that I'm able to review this marker later – after a long shooting day with long takes – and add notes to all the markers. This notes would be very helpful for postproduction.
I guess I'm not using the full potential of todays mixers/recorders. But maybe some of you guys are owning mixers/recorders and have experiences with more detailed metadata in a doc/run-n-gun typ scenario.

Thanks!

[sonicfruit]

Try hitting the <Record> button on the fly, while recording. I think that drops markers or creates a new file or cue point.

be well

kathryn k

[Trey LaCroix]

I recently did a doc where we rolled all the time unless we were traveling. I hit record every time we went to a new setup in order to create some kind of marker and the editor said it worked "fine" and "not to difficult." High praise from an editor!

[Mattias Larsen]

On the mixpres there is a marker option. It is a bit clunky to review and adjust. Not sure if it shows up on the sound report but shows up as named markers in some audio programs. So depending on workflow it could be something.

[Rick Reineke]

Makers and regions generally show in the DAW timeline.

[docsound]

Thanks everybody!

Maybe Ambient is currently developing what I was looking for:

https://logger.ambient.de

[Fred Salles]

On 7/12/2020 at 5:44 PM, docsound said:

Maybe Ambient is currently developing what I was looking for:

https://logger.ambient.de

I don't think that is creating several markers on a single take. I guess it is just using the "circle take" metadata, which is the only metadata you can add on the fly to mark a take as good one afaik. On the sound devices 6 series i used wingman app and press @ for marking a take. On the 7 series it was done in the FILE: view take list menu (you could even set it as bad take).

If you really need to mark during takes I guess you have to used some of the continuity orientated app working with TC and wifi, like the one by Ambient (but you need to use their Lockit): http://lockitnetwork.com/apps/

Otherwise, a Tentacle is cheaper and you can read the TC on your ipad via bluethooth, and I just read on their webpage that the app Movie slate is compatible. I do not know it but maybe check it out: https://www.movie-slate.com/

 

[IronFilm]

On 7/19/2020 at 10:13 AM, Fred Salles said:

Otherwise, a Tentacle is cheaper and you can read the TC on your ipad via bluethooth, and I just read on their webpage that the app Movie slate is compatible. I do not know it but maybe check it out: https://www.movie-slate.com/

 

I think the Movie Slate App has a Script Supervisor option which allows the timecode to automatically be noted next to the notes as you write them into the app.