Hello all.
I've been pretty serious about making short films for years now. I've made a few that could only be regarded to as "trial runs", but now I'm ready for the real thing. My productions will all be no-budgets (as in, under 100 for each film). My work is being made with youtube/megavideo in mind, so my crappy archaic Sony Handycam shall do the trick. But as all consumer camcorders, it does not have an XLR input. One thing I've learned from my "trial runs", is that sound is as important as video, and the onboard microphone will never cut it. I've been doing a lot of research on microphones this past month, and I really need the help of someone who uses consumer/prosumer equipment.
-XLR vs 3.5mm mini inputs. I don't have XLR, as I mentioned. I could get a microphone with a mini jack, or I can get an XLR microphone with 3.5mm to XLR converter (adapters are too expensive for me). Which is the better way to go?
-If I get a semi-decent shotgun mic, that CLAIMS to operate well at distances of 20 feet, would mounting it on top of my camera be enough? (I don't actually plan to stand 20 feet away for my dialogue scenes). Or will I have to resort to the good ol' boompole? CAN I use a boom pole with a 3.5mm mini jack microphone? Or will the interference of a long cable be too much?
I've narrowed it down to two microphones. One mini stereo jack, and the other an XLR. Help me choose:
http://www.amazon.com/Rode-VideoMic...hone/dp/B0007U9SOC/ref=tag_dpp_lp_edpp_img_in
http://www.amazon.com/Azden-Sgm-2x-...8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1227638241&sr=1-1
I've been pretty serious about making short films for years now. I've made a few that could only be regarded to as "trial runs", but now I'm ready for the real thing. My productions will all be no-budgets (as in, under 100 for each film). My work is being made with youtube/megavideo in mind, so my crappy archaic Sony Handycam shall do the trick. But as all consumer camcorders, it does not have an XLR input. One thing I've learned from my "trial runs", is that sound is as important as video, and the onboard microphone will never cut it. I've been doing a lot of research on microphones this past month, and I really need the help of someone who uses consumer/prosumer equipment.
-XLR vs 3.5mm mini inputs. I don't have XLR, as I mentioned. I could get a microphone with a mini jack, or I can get an XLR microphone with 3.5mm to XLR converter (adapters are too expensive for me). Which is the better way to go?
-If I get a semi-decent shotgun mic, that CLAIMS to operate well at distances of 20 feet, would mounting it on top of my camera be enough? (I don't actually plan to stand 20 feet away for my dialogue scenes). Or will I have to resort to the good ol' boompole? CAN I use a boom pole with a 3.5mm mini jack microphone? Or will the interference of a long cable be too much?
I've narrowed it down to two microphones. One mini stereo jack, and the other an XLR. Help me choose:
http://www.amazon.com/Rode-VideoMic...hone/dp/B0007U9SOC/ref=tag_dpp_lp_edpp_img_in
http://www.amazon.com/Azden-Sgm-2x-...8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1227638241&sr=1-1