David,Richard, Thanks for all the advice.
Yes, it's only me doing all the filming and sound. And yes, I do have a wireless mic system (German brand). It's omnidirectional so I don't think it's suitable for filming outside. That's why I need a boom pole to somehow solve the outside filming situations. Is the wind screen (fluffy one) needed any time during filming outside or more when it's really windy? My mic has a black standard one that came with it so wonder if it's not going to be enough. It's usually not windy where I live :) Thanks again. Loreta --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Amirault" <ramira...@...> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Loreta_Vaidas" > > Can anybody please recommend a good quality (not too pricey please) boom > > pole for a one person team? > > I don't understand what a "one person team" is. A "team", by definition > seems to be a minimum of two. > > > I have an Audio-Technica AT875R shot gun mic which I'll be using for my > > videofilmings and would like a boom pole to go with it. Holding a pole > > myself is not an option. > > > A "boom pole holder" may work. > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=boom+pole+holder&N=0&InitialSearch=yes > but only for a subject that is not moving about. > > > Please give me some guidance what features to look for in a pole, where > > and what best to purchase, etc. > > > Some poles have the mic cable built-in, and of course the length varies. > > You can always go with the Home Depot / Lowes extendable paint pole. But you > will need to purchase an attachment to convert the end to hold the mic. > http://cgi.ebay.com/Make-mic-boom-pole-w-adapter-4-rode-other-microphones_W0QQitemZ220557427871QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item335a3f449f > and, of course, this also requires you to run the mic cable the length of > the pole. > > If you are shooting outdoors you will definitely need a windscreen. The foam > type may work well enough, or it may not. Better is the "furry" or "dead > cat" type of windscreen. Even better is a "blimp" type with a furry cover. > > If you have a person to hold the mic/boom pole be sure that they have > headphones and can actually *hear* the audio from the mic. Otherwise they > won't know if they are holding the mic / pole properly. This may be a long > cable running out of the camcorder to the person, or .. you can do "double > system sound" and record to a high quality digital recorder. In that case > the recorder can be carried by the boom pole operator and and there is less > chance of someone tripping on a long cable from the camera. You will need to > sync-up the sound in editing, but it's not as hard as you might think. > > Richard Amirault > N1JDU > http://bostonfandom.org >
