Next month I'll be in production for a feature-length film, and want to supply my own equipment to the boom operators. While it will be pretty low budget, I want the audio to sound great. I've got two Røde NTG-2's and a JuicedLink CX211 to run them through, but don't yet have any boom poles. I'd rather not spend much money if I can avoid it (I would have no problem paying $100 per pole), but I would be wary against paying for something significantly more expensive unless there were a significant benefit in lowered handling noise.
When using an NTG-2, should I be worrying about the handling noise of the pole? I don't have very much boom pole knowledge, but I know that a shockmount is practically a necessity to keep handling noise down, so I plan on getting two of those — but do I need to be worrying as much as I am?
Aside from handling quality, I'd also prefer a collapsible boom pole over a painter's pole for ease of traveling, and an internally-cabled option would be quite nice (especially of the self-coiling variety, though I know those begin to get pricier). Does anyone have any insight or recommendations on what might be a good solution? Mostly I'm just wondering if when you use an NTG-2 how big of a difference is made in the quality of the boom pole.
Thanks so much.
When using an NTG-2, should I be worrying about the handling noise of the pole? I don't have very much boom pole knowledge, but I know that a shockmount is practically a necessity to keep handling noise down, so I plan on getting two of those — but do I need to be worrying as much as I am?
Aside from handling quality, I'd also prefer a collapsible boom pole over a painter's pole for ease of traveling, and an internally-cabled option would be quite nice (especially of the self-coiling variety, though I know those begin to get pricier). Does anyone have any insight or recommendations on what might be a good solution? Mostly I'm just wondering if when you use an NTG-2 how big of a difference is made in the quality of the boom pole.
Thanks so much.