Recent content by scotty_b_goode

I get what you're saying about using a cardioid instead of a shotgun, particularly since this is dialogue (though half will be shot indoors half will be shot outside). So what do you recommend is the best way to do this - Should I frame the shot, hit record and hold an actual boompole? Or...

I have a short I am filming and struggled enough to get my 3 actors on board for the project, and am trying to figure out the best way to do the audio. I have a shotgun mic mounted on top of the camera but don't want to rely on that as I have a Rode NTG-1 I want to use as a boom mic, but don't...

an example of one - The Sunset Limited Cormac McCarthy wrote a play that takes place in a single room with two characters, which was later made into a tv movie with Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L Jackson. I liked the way it was done and it kept my attention but I wouldn't call it an exciting...

Why videomic instead of mounted shotgun mic? Just curious - why do you say that mounting a shotgun mic is the worst option? Rode's NTG series shotguns are pretty small for shotgun mics, but I'm not sure if you just mean the weight or what.