breambo25 1 Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Hi guys as some of you may know, Twitch Twitch and I are making a little fishing show. :woohoo: Just wondering whether anyone knows of a type of camera/microphone that will be able to block out the noise made by the wind whilst picking up our voices? Help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers breambo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Woody 0 Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Use some thin foam and wrap it around the mic. All depends though what camera you're using. Are you using an external mic (radio mic) ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Station49 33 Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 If using an external mic, get a 'dead cat' for it.Its a sock shape, made out of artificial fur that slips over to block out wind noise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
breambo25 1 Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Yeah thanks guys. Was looking at using an external mic. Just wondering whether a basic video camera would be good enough to use for the actual filming or whether a specialised type of camera is a necessity??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Woody 0 Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Depends on your budget and what you can do post-production.If you have great post-production software you can stylize a fair bit of 'fair quality' video. If you're using a HD camera, no matter the size, it won't need to much filtering etc to make it look good. Best bet either way is to make sure you film on a bright, sunny day. Digital V Cameras don't like overcast days much, (unless you have a prosumer type cam handy) so a good sunny day is your best bet. If you're filming inside, you need tonnes of light. You can use lamps, table lamps and work lights, but don't have them too close to the 'target' as you can end up tinting everything yellow. Worklights are great set up behind the camera and pointed at the roof to act as rear fill lights, but not great straight onto a target as you don't want them squinting at the camera Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Woody 0 Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Oh and as for the sound, you can record on a separate recording device to the camera, and then sync the sound to video post-production. Really need to use a 'clapper' or something similar to help you start the sync points. Whatever you do with film, try keeping the camera and the audio recorder rolling as you want the least amount of sync points you can.If you're using an external mic on a camera, then sync isn't an issue, but wind factor most definitely is. Outdoor footage is better used by recording on a remote audio device like a radio mic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
breambo25 1 Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Thanks for all the help guys. Hopefully we can arrange something so the show turns out half good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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