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Posted by David McCall on 12/05/06 21:25
"Martin Heffels" <twentyfourthof@november.edu> wrote in message
news:m5lbn2d1h93q5jqe3bv797hgnr5i2mgc4u@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 09:28:25 -0800, "Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xp7rt.net>
> wrote:
>
>>The shotgun microphone windscreens commonly used look like
>>miniature "blimps" (zeppelins, dirigibles) to me, at least without
>>the "softie"/"dead-cat" fur covers.
>
> Zeppelin is how I know them.
>
> I'm not saying that Steven Weller is wrong, mind you. I just want to know
> how to say to an American soundo that his barney is in shot, and not
> confuse him by calling it a blimp :-))
>
> cheers
>
I wonder where the name "Barney" came from.
Aparently, in the early days the cameras were very noisey.
They used to put the camera in a little sound proofed room
when shooting sync sound. Might that be enough like putting
the camera "in the barn" to refer to the barn as a barney?
David
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