Question about Sound for Motion Capture

[Brian C]

Hello, I am a film student doing research on sound equipment and I was curious about the kinds of microphones used in motion capture. From what I've gathered, lavs are the most typical method of capturing dialogue in this setting because they can be incorporated into the actors' mo-cap suits. But I was curious if a shotgun microphone was also usable in these types of environments because the actors are surrounded by hundreds of cameras. Does a boom mic interfere with the motion capture process since it is bound to be visible by at least one of these still cameras, or is it still the same principle as a typical film shoot where it just has to stay away from the primary camera? Thank you!

[JesseF]

Lavs only as far as I know.  

[BAB414]

Here's a boom mic on some low budget indie movie doing motion capture. He is also lav'd.

 

[JesseF]

Oh cool, I just assumed the lav would be more consistent in most cases given placement, and since there's no hiding the mic there's no worry about clothing noise.  Nice for a boom op to have a job tho!