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Thanks for the advice Alcove. Those are all things I will consider. What do you mean when you say "more forgiving"? Are you referring to the direction I'm pointing the mic, as shotgun mics are highly directional, I may miss the optimal vocal pickup area? Also, I've seen some shotgun mics...

Cool, I like it! I'm gonna get one, thanks. :-)

Thanks for the tip on the wide angle and the heads up on the used gear. I hadn't thought of that. Where are some good places to keep an eye out for high-end used gear? As far as the 10SG are you referring to their noise-isolation arm? -Loxley

Thanks for your interest in clarification Sweetie. The quality I'm aiming for at this stage is higher than 3.5mm shotgun mics plugged into the DSLR's onboard pre-amps, and not as high as the $400 and up shotgun mic price range. -Loxley

Hey fellow filmmakers, I'd like some advice from the experienced run-and-gun field news/documentary folks among you... In most of my run-and-gun field cases, I have had time to or use a handheld or get a lav on my interviewee. But I've also been in situations when I don't have the time or the...

Hi everyone. I'm very new to the film making world. My partner and I only just started creating and producing work in January of this year. I have a background in teaching and liberal arts, so getting into film making has really been quite the crash course in video and audio engineering as well...