We spent 4 years of our lives in film school, and we learned a lot about telling stories. But the biggest thing film school never told us was the real…
The Scene Picture this: it’s a dreamy day with rolling grey-blue clouds and a subtle rain in the background. Your two protagonists are on a beach lying in repose. You’re…
In this article I'm going to drop 10 good reasons for using a dynamic microphone on you. There's a lot more than these, but these reflect the best reasons to…
Shotgun mics or "hyper/super/ultra cardioids" really reveal the nature of "you get what you pay for." In every other kind of microphone, technology and manufacturing has gotten so good, that…
Folks say that sight is our most precious sense as human beings. While that may be true in every day life, I'd argue that unless you're making silent films, the…
In this exclusive Cinema Sound interview, we have Hollywood Sound Recordist Lellan Thomas. I actually met Lellan on the set of Blade of Honor in 2016, and he was one…
If you're into physics, you understand the similarity sound waves have with other electromagnetic concepts like gamma waves or even certain states of light. But if you're like most of…
I've had several people ask me, "Exactly how does the ADC/DAC process work?" Sure. I'll just vomit forth 45 years of integrated circuit and coding advancements. Brutal. Instead, let's answer…
When we think of Voice Overs (VOs) we generally think of recording them with a nice cardioid condenser microphone - in mono. Why? Because generally voice overs are always a…
In an attempt to collate a gigantic and useful library of microphone tests, I've begun recording every microphone I can get my hands on and posting the results. Why? So…
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