If I'm filming for TV instead of a movie theatre...
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Canon R30 - $374
Canon R32 - $449
Panasonic HC-V700 - $467
Sony HDR-CX160 - $448
Check out the Canon R30, Canon R32, Panasonic HC-V700
and the Sony HDR-CX160
You will still need a good shotgun mic and boom kit so make
sure you have the budget for that. In general the equipment
needed for a TV series and a feature film is the same.
That depends, are you talking about a movie theatre in terms of film festivals or in terms of wide commercial distribution? It also depends on what you mean by TV, are you talking about a local community TV station or a more major TV broadcaster, a news article or a drama or documentary? There can be significantly different workflows and equipment/skills needed in terms of meeting audio delivery requirements, even to the point of it affecting what happens in the production phase.
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Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check them out.
If I have a good shotgun mic attached to the camera, why do I need a boom kit? When you say boom kit, I'm presuming you're referring to where there is a seperate person who holds up the mic above the actor's heads.
It's not to be on network/major TV, but at the same time it's not some small local community station.
The genre is hard to explain. It will feel kind of like a documentary but it is fiction...dark comedy might be a way to describe it. When I say documentary, I don't mean like blurry home video or Blair Witch Project.
The further away the mic is from the actors, the higher the volume
needs to be. The higher the volume, the more “noise” you get. Your
goal is to have a very high signal to noise ratio - more signal
(the dialogue) less noise (the background). Even a very good,
expensive Sennheiser mounted on the camera will pick up a lot of
background ambiance because it’s far away from the actors.
As of the 1st Sept 2012 Canada has adopted the ATSC A/85 specifications for broadcast sound. To comply with these specs you will need some special equipment, including a calibrated mix room and tools such as ATSC A/85 compliant meters and probably a True Peak limiter.
Small, local community stations usually have very simple audio delivery requirements, although they still have to comply with the ATSC A/85 audio specs. All the major/network TV stations will almost definitely also demand a full compliment of stem and M&E mixes. In which case you are going to need to record very good quality production sound or everything will have to be ADR'ed. Before you even start, the first thing you need to do is get a copy of the most recent delivery specifications for your broadcaster. Without these, you don't know what you need to create and therefore how much it is going to cost to create it!
To be honest, even with quite simple delivery specs, it's going to be very difficult (probably impossible), for you to meet the audio delivery requirements and specifications, unless you have both the equipment and experience to produce mixes of broadcast quality. Not meeting the required specifications will result in your film being rejected for broadcast and you would also be in breach of contract (if you have a contract to produce the film for the broadcaster). My advice is that it will be essential for you to budget for both a professional production sound mixer and for professional audio post.
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