Posted by Bill Farnsworth on 09/03/06 15:48

<edwardchick@mac.com> wrote
> If you read the original post he was asking about STUDIO interview
> miking techniques. Obviously a "big assed piece of gear" would not
> be
> practical for ENG or EFP situations. I am a soundman by trade as
> well.
> Yes, Jay does conduct man on the street interviews and of course he
> would be wired with a wireless lav and use a stick mic as well. I
> have
> and do employ c stands to hold my boompole during portrait
> interviews,
> it saves my arms:)
> Occasionally on an extreme wide shot when talk shows go to break,
> you
> can see shotgun mics hanging down. But what do I know, judging by
> all
> the experts that post here, my sixteen years experience doesn't
> count
> for anything.
>

First off, your experience does count. Never doubt that.
Now, that having been said.........
Here is the original post.
On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 16:25:42 GMT, "peter" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:
>I was watching "the tonight show" (nbc) where the host interviews
>people on
>the street.

>There is very little change in volume when he accidentally talks
>while
>moving the mic towards the inteviewee or vice versa. There is no
>noticeable
>change in background noise, so it doesn't sound like they adjusted
>the
>volume in post.


>How is this done? Do they have a shotgun on-camera mic as the backup?

Please point out the part where "he was asking about STUDIO interview
miking techniques"



Bill F

www.billfarnsworthvideo.com

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