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I was on a recent shoot with a full-blown steadicam rig with remote hdmi and remote focus shooting with a 5D. Granted, the steadicam operator had to load the sled with lead bags to get it to balance properly. No matter which stabilizer is used, the magic is in the operator. There's a reason...

Peace.

Dances with Wolves first cut was over 5 hours.

Behind the scenes of what? The making of what? What is the subject?

Spend much time on location as a production sound mixer? Spend much time in post stacking hundreds of tracks of which perhaps a dozen were recorded on location? Applying noise reduction? I will be the first to say that on a single track, with a quality microphone positioned correctly, that a...

Why do you need that audio at all? Can't you just drop in a track of the sound, align the beat with the scratch audio, and then drop the scratch audio to zero?

Thanks, and the next question is budget. Since your OP mentions "the best", I'd start with the Neumann U87 ($3,000), and perhaps the Focusrite ISA-ONE preamp ($400). Add a two channel interface (something like the Apogee Duet ($600), DAW software (protools 10, $600), monitors (geneloc 8050a...

What is the application? Voice-over recording? Location sound dialog recording? First and foremost is microphone selection. Give a little more information about what you are trying to do, and answers will become more specific.

At the very least, get a y-adapter for the headphone jack and let the actor listen as well. This is for playback of the source (original clip from your editing computer). Use the fostex to record the ADR. Play the clip and then have the actor repeat it. Do this several times, first focusing on...

I, too, am a Sonar used and recently upgraded to X1, and yea, it's a bit of a mess. Now that Protools is hardware independent, I'm thinking it's time to join the rest of the post-audio work. Geez, I hate learning a new DAW.

That would be a weird camera that only shoots 60 fps. Perhaps 30 as most consumer camcorders. However, if you're not getting enough light from a DSLR, a consumer video camera will be far worse.

Total Recall

Here's the thing. There is a reason why DPs are directors of PHOTOGRAPHY. Understanding the relationship between aperture and DOF is a very basic photography principle as are things like exposure, composition, and movement. Rather than chasing a particular look or "effect", learn the principles...

DOF is determined by aperture, focal length of lens, and distance to focal plane. In short, large aperture = shallow DOF. Typical lens of choice for this look is the Canon 50mm f1.4. If you're shooting outside you'll likely need an ND filter to keep your exposure in check with a 1/50 shutter...

Here's the thing, there is NOTHING that can be done to IMPROVE an actor's VOICE. An actor's voice is what it is, and should be cast accordingly. First and foremost is investing in quality production sound. Typically a combination of the right tools, being used by a skilled operator, in an...

You're on the right track. You've realized that the only way to get quality dialog is to get the mic closer to talent. Sound behaves just like light in that it responds to the inverse square law, which to put simply: By moved the mic closer to the talent the ratio of talent to unwanted sound...

Amazing what you can do with a camcorder and, uh, hmmm......

I see this a different way. Here's a guy who has a boat-load of experience using "pro" lighting instruments. He was then able to take that wealth of experience and translate it into techniques where his "home depot" approach could function. The other aspects which raise my eyebrow are...

That's where everyone starts. It's a stupid amount of work, for typically very little reward other than the motivation to strive for something better with the next one, but IMHO, it is the most creative, collaborative form of expression I've ever been involved with.

Welcome to the asylum :)