Filmmaking Tips: Making The Most of a Boom Mic - SMAPP Series

A tutorial covering the basic boom mic set up-when to boom, how to boom, where to boom.
0:10 Working with a boom
0:22 On camera shotgun mic
0:31 Boom mic set ups
0:45 Recording sounds with moving objects
1:04 Capturing visuals and audio
1:13 Building a boom mic kit
1:15 Boom pole types (carbon fiber vs aluminum boom pole)
1:38 Telescoping length
1:53 Cabled boom poles
2:16 Shockmounts
2:54 Windscreens
3:21 Blimp windscreen
3:32 Furry windshield or windmuff
3:52 Techniques for operating a boom mic
5:36 Boom mic tips
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[@TheBrandonLeeCook]

Great job!

[@TheBrandonLeeCook]

This was great!

[@Iwanaplayonline]

Down to the point and no unnecessary bs. Thanks a lot for this video !

[@directorhafiz]

This is my best boom mic video on YT. Hello from Ghana

[@glennsak]

This is an excellent series. Thank you so much for posting.

[@yannickp3085]

very ubiquitous, but often overlooked when starting out. thank you.

[@GrantGiszewski]

Thank you for this! Great info.

[@ards1941]

So informative. Thank you for the video

[@adrianmechelle3784]

Great video!!

[@MathsfromScratch]

Nice, thanks man

[@Filmmaker809]

Great video. Any kit you could list please would be amazing. Looking for a small profile boom mic stand etc.

[@YoungBlaze]

Can you please tell me what is that called on top of the stand thats holdin the boom pole, i have a stand like that but i need to know whats the thing that sits on top and can you link me to it on amazon

[@EMRusto]

Thank you!

[@StarvingArtistsCourses]

Thank you for this informative vid! Can you post the links of the Boom Stand and pole used in this video?

[@pawechrustek9952]

Hi, Thanks for valuable video! have one question - what mic you used for this video? it sounds very nice.

[@boommore7034]

Nice

[@CliffFennell]

wow learned things that made me think twice how to conduct audio. Who would give this a thumbs down!?

[@omarsomo2309]

thank you

[@imstevenandrei]

i'm here because of my modules from ict. LOL.

[@alsananick]

What's the point of shot gun mics in movie sets if all sounds are to be created in post production? Is it for a reference?

[@rosspeterson2658]

is there an ideal distance if you could have any distance?

[@AdamKeithMedia]

ideal would be within 12 inches, but it isn’t always possible.

[@Masco_Ke]

What about the intro part the Lady was talking and the mic is in the frame

[@Masco_Ke]

wau its working

[@DominicChase]

Your sound a little out of sync... ;)