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Here’s What You Get

PRODUCTION SOUND FUNDAMENTALS FOR VIDEO AND FILM
INTRODUCTION

Introduction (6:02)

Before We Get Started (0:37)

What is Sound? (2:11)

Digital Sound Settings (3:21)

Audio Signal Chain (4:37)

Digital Clipping (1:37)

MICROPHONES

Types of Microphones (4:20)

Microphone Pickup Patterns (4:51)

Shotgun Microphones (12:24)

Cardioid Mircophones (6:04)

Lavalier Microphones (6:21)

AUDIO RECORDERS

Camera or Dedicated Audio Recorder? (6:07)

Audio Recorders: Specs to Look For (5:57)

Audio Recorders: Other Features and Connectors (6:24)

Audio Recorders: Entry Through High-End Recorders (3:43)

Setup Your Recorder (9:56)

Zoom F8/F8n: Setup Basics (12:27)

Sound Devices MixPre-6 and MixPre-3 Setup (37:03)

Wireless Headphone Feed from Your Recorder/Mixer (6:07)

RECORDING TECHNIQUE

Setting Gain (4:08)

Microphone Placement (3:56)

Managing Echo and Reverb (4:05)

Managing Reverb 2 – A Better Example (4:51)

Boom Poles and Techniques (8:58)

Shotgun Microphones in the Wind: Covers (6:08)

Room Tone: What and Why? (6:31)

Boom a Camera-top Shotgun Microphone for Better Sound (2:25)

Hiding Lavalier Microphones (26:16)

Hiding a Lavalier Microphone in Hair (4:03)

Hiding a Lavalier Microphone On/Under a Shirt (10:57)

Hiding a Lavalier Microphone Under a Hat (1:55)

Timecode: Simplify Syncing of Audio to Video (19:49)

Mike 2+ People: Microphone Placement (5:02)

Mixing Sound for 2+ People (5:54)

Setting Levels from Recorder to Camera with Tone (6:27)

POST PRODUCTION BASICS

Syncing Sound (5:05)

Dialogue Sound Post Production Workflow Example (9:19)

BONUS MATERIAL (CONTINUALLY UPDATED)

Tascam DR-60DmkII: My Favorite Affordable XLR Input Recorder (14:45)

Audio Technica AT4053b: My Favorite Indoor Dialogue Microphone (11:02)

RØDELink: My Current Digital Wireless Lavalier System (9:44)

Sennheiser MKH50 Supercardioid Microphone: Great for Indoor Dialogue (6:20)

Five Cardioid Boom Microphones for Indoor Dialogue Compared (11:36)

Countryman B6 and How to Hide a Lavalier Under a Shirt (8:32)

Sound Devices 633 Audio Recorder Mixer Setup Basics (22:50)

Recording Live Sound – Concerts and Events (51:12)

Recording Live Sound at an Event from a Mixing Board (7:41)

Mixer Routing Settings: Outputs and Headphones (11:38)

WHAT TO DO NEXT

Student and Instructor Room