What can I do about this audio problem on set?

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harmonica44

My next shoot is tomorrow for someone else's short film. The location he chose has a sealing that is too low to fit my blimp in, which I use for wind protection. There's no wind indoors but when I boom the mic and swing it from actor to actor, wind gets in and causes static or interference. I use the AT4053b mic. Although the interference is only there when I swing in between dialogue, there is a chance someone will start talking before the interference is over.

So since I cannot use the blimp, does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do? Can I make a DIY device for tomorrow? I tried ordering a ball gag, since they take up less space, but it did not come in in time, and the shoot is next morning, if anyone has any advice in time. Thanks for the help :).
 
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I got lots of wilds. Some of the locations were noisy, but in the wilds I was able to get the mic much closer of course, which seemed to help. However, wilds I find, do not often match the dialogue spoken on the camera. It could be slower, faster, or just different. So I hope they match.
 
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Okay thanks. In my experience if you recut the dialog to be faster or slower, it starts to sound kind of robotic or unnatural, but I could just be doing it wrong. It sounds like audio 'jump cuts'. But I have learned a lot more about capturing dialog on set, than I have about audio in post so far, and I will advise them to get someone else to do the audio post.
 
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