On 22/4/05, Frantisek, discombobulated, unleashed: >It is a bit easier for us without bulky TV tripods and a dangling >audio cord back to the audio man with the monitor <g>
Oh dear oh dear oh dear :-) I haven't operated with a sound recordist since 1987!! 100% of UK TV news is shot single-person. I monitor sound either through cans (headphones) while on a tripod, or through a speaker in the side of the camera when handheld. Either way, a PPM (audio level meter) is observed in the viewfinder with a gain adjustment wheel (controlling the sound level input from one of the two microphones, one camera-mounted, one held by the reporter when conducting interviews). Even the reporter's mic is not tethered to me - I use a wireless Sennheiser system so I'm free of cables. The tripod is always a problem! What i tend to do is get a few on the sticks, then go handheld and get as close as possible and do some wacky angles and Theraultian blur. I'd love to shoot a fashion show with stills though...... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
