Posted by PTravel on 12/02/07 07:43

"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote in message
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> "PTravel" wrote ...
>> I'm also not sure why 8' ceilings preclude boom mikes. The boom can come
>> from the bottom or the sides -- back in my professional acting days, that
>> was done all the time, particularly on location shoots. All that is
>> required is that the mike and boom be kept out of the frame - it doesn't
>> matter what direction it comes from.
>
> I suspect that there was an experienced boom operator
> at the other end of the pole from those microphones.
> I further suspect that they had several different mics
> to select from to get best results in the particular location
> (i.e. how reflective the floor and ceiling were, how many
> actors had speaking parts, how much ambient noise, etc.
> etc. etc.
>
> What kinds of projects were you involved in as talent?

Do you mean where I saw this kind of boom work? Episodics, like Cagney and
Lacey, Starman, Amazing Stories, the odd MOW. I also did sitcoms and soaps,
but they used traditional boom stands.


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