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Meeting w/ Grant Bridgeman + Location Research

March 8, 2013 by Andrew Kettle   

Today we had a meeting with Grant Bridgeman to discuss recording location sound with regards to, do’s and don’ts for getting the best sound and how to use certain equipment correctly so we can obtain a good sound recording. After this meeting we had learnt the correct levels for dialogue recording so that there was plenty of headroom to edit during the post production stages. Using alternate pre amps and mixers with the Marantz recorder to improve sound quality and get a consistent, correct recording level. Grant explained to us about using a 5 channel SQN location mixer. The full epcification can be found here – http://www.sqn.co.uk/5Sspec.html

This equipment belongs to Ronald Fowler, a Media Production lecturer at Lincoln University. He has agreed for us to borrow it to use for our location recording. Over the weekend i will be reading on how to use this equipment correctly so that when we record location sound (which commences Monday) we will obtain a better sound. Due to this mixer using PPM meters, Grant advised us to research into PPM meters to gather a better understanding on how to level the sound correctly using these meters. Going to be a busy weekend of researching but all should be good for Monday.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun00/articles/metring.htm – In this sound on sound article it explains all the types of metering and how to use them correctly. I will use this to learn and understand how to use PPM meters correctly.

 

In a blog sourced from online, some vital tips which i can act upon when location recording are; (http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/recording/how-to-record-high-quality-audio-for-film-tv/)

 

  1. Make sure the director and crew know not to shout “cut” or anything else until the scene is properly over. You need a little gap after the last line to make the edit easier.
  2. Make everyone on set turn their mobile phone off.
  3. Check the set for squeaky chairs and floorboards – deal with them before you start shooting.
  4. Capture at least one minute of room tone before or after you’ve finished the scene. Room tone is the noise of the set without any dialogue. It comes in really handy during the edit for patching takes together.
  5. Do a site visit to any outdoor sets. Traffic noise, building sites and other odd noises can make a set unusable

As well as this, this site also includes some good information about which equipment is correct to use to obtain the best sound.


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