I'm thinking of recording a few of my sketches and a few of some other peoples. I'll only be using a fairly decent digital camera or hopefully two and I should imagine sound will be my biggest problem, can anybody give me some tips or advice from their own experience. I'm not looking for amazing production quality it's an experience thing more than anything else.
Pete
P.S If anybody else wants to get involved pm me and let me know. I'm near Southampton.
Try to get a camera with an xlr output which you can attach a boom and a gun mic to. Or, perhaps, collaborate with someone who's interested in directing/ filming comedy.
I used a digital camera but had problems with the sound, try and get a camcorder
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The above sketches were filmed on a digital camera and straight away you can
hear way to much background noise.
ALso try to avoid Windows Movie Maker
Quote: Simon B @ May 12 2009, 4:08 PM BSTTry to get a camera with an xlr output which you can attach a boom and a gun mic to. Or, perhaps, collaborate with someone who's interested in directing/ filming comedy.
Thanks for the advice Simon, I've been taking a look at hiring a decent camera so I can get the sound right. Think it'll be worth it as I'm confident in the sketches I want to film.
Quote: pedros @ May 13 2009, 12:18 PM BSTThanks for the advice Simon, I've been taking a look at hiring a decent camera so I can get the sound right. Think it'll be worth it as I'm confident in the sketches I want to film.
Re the hire route, you'll need someone who knows how to operate that camera. You can hire a Sony Z1, tripod, gun mic etc for around £50/ 60 for the day. Perhaps buy a couple of work top lights - £20. Or hire a set of dado lights at around £40 for the day. But, again, you need someone who understands how to light/ shoot. Maybe put an advert on shooting people? Much better laugh working with like minded souls. Offer £100 for the day. And say you appreciate it's a small amount but........then use it as a lesson in how to film/ use the camera. Good luck! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Hi,
I've been recording sound for ages for use on our podcast. I'd recomend you have a separate sound recorder from the camera. I use an edirol 09, awsome little piece of kit. About £260.
Donn't try and record sound outside, you'll get terrible trouble with wind, not the sort of wind you get with eating beans the other stuff shakes flags about and makes noise on mics outside. You need expensive kit to get that right. so avoid it.
regards
John
purple Comedy http://standupcomedy.podomatic.com/
Echo Simon. And yes, your suspicions are right, Pedros, paradoxically, it's often said that bad sound on a vid is more an indication of amateur than video quality. The Slaggs have learned that the hard way.
Echo John too. We're looking at a Zoom H4 (xlr steady state) or an Edirol for recording the sound separate to the video. I remove the camera mic sound track then synchronise the off-board sound capture during edit.
A pretty effective muffler for outdoors can be made for a few pounds. I'll be making one when the Blue Peter instruction vid arrives.