I don't use a good camera nor do I actually have a boom mic. But when using a boom do you plug it into the camera or an recorder?
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Not a stupid question. You can plug it in to either, depending on your needs/availability.
Plugging directly into the camera will mean that your audio is already synced with your video. Using an alternate recorder means you will need to manually sync the sound in your editing software.
Just to clarify: Some people are confused about a "boom mic". The
"boom" is a piece of equipment - most often a pole of some kind -
that the microphone is attached to.
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.
"boom" is a piece of equipment - most often a pole of some kind -
that the microphone is attached to.
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.
You may want to check out my blogs on production sound here on IndieTalk. They cover the raw basics and you can expand from there.