WEBVTT 00:00.720 --> 00:05.910 Everyone welcome to a new section in the course this section is all about are you choosing the right 00:05.910 --> 00:11.540 microphone and how to use that microphone for your shoot first Remember what are microphone options 00:11.570 --> 00:11.850 are. 00:11.880 --> 00:19.110 We have lavalier microphones shotgun microphones on board shotgun microphones internal microphones or 00:19.110 --> 00:21.600 studio or US beat microphones. 00:21.600 --> 00:25.580 So one of the first things you have to think about is who is going to be recorded. 00:25.590 --> 00:30.840 Do you have one person speaking do you have multiples people speaking if you're shooting a talking head 00:30.840 --> 00:37.350 video or an interview of just one person you can really use any type of microphone lavalier microphone 00:37.500 --> 00:42.600 can be a great option if they're just sitting down or even if they're moving around a shotgun microphone 00:42.600 --> 00:47.160 is also a great option if they're just sitting in one location or if they're moving around you could 00:47.160 --> 00:49.300 get away with using a boom operator. 00:49.500 --> 00:55.140 If you're just in front of your computer a USP microphone or a studio microphone is a great option for 00:55.140 --> 01:00.950 projects where you're shooting multiple people in the same shot you might have to get to lavalier microphones 01:00.950 --> 01:04.310 so that you can record high quality sound for each person. 01:04.470 --> 01:10.950 If you are using a boom microphone you might need a boom operator to be able to move the mic between 01:10.950 --> 01:12.720 the people when they're talking. 01:12.720 --> 01:18.210 The other thing you have to think about is where your camera is going to be and what your camera composition 01:18.210 --> 01:24.090 is going to look like if you're shooting a big wide scene of sewing outdoors or just a scene where a 01:24.090 --> 01:29.580 person is smaller in frame you might not be able to use a shotgun microphone because it's going to be 01:29.820 --> 01:32.130 have to be in frame to get great audio. 01:32.250 --> 01:38.400 So in that case a lot of Llyr might be a great option but if your composition is closer and you're tighter 01:38.400 --> 01:45.750 in on your subject lavalier or shotgun might work even if you're shooting in a quiet location with your 01:45.750 --> 01:51.070 camera not too far away from your subject the internal microphone could be a viable option. 01:51.150 --> 01:56.730 Here's an example of recording in a quiet room with the smartphones internal microphone sounds pretty 01:56.730 --> 01:57.160 good. 01:57.270 --> 02:03.120 So if you are shooting video and using the internal microphone on either on your DSL or camera or your 02:03.120 --> 02:07.560 smartphone you might be wondering why doesn't my audio sound good. 02:07.560 --> 02:10.990 You have to understand AGC or auto gain control. 02:11.010 --> 02:17.300 This is how your camera or your phone monitors and sets levels for recording the audio. 02:17.310 --> 02:23.100 If I'm in a quiet room and I'm the only one talking then it's going to set levels for however loud my 02:23.100 --> 02:23.830 voice is. 02:23.840 --> 02:29.610 And it might actually sound fairly decent but recording audio with the internal microphone of your Smartphone 02:29.610 --> 02:35.580 won't sound great when you're in a loud location but if I'm outside and I'm speaking and something louder 02:35.580 --> 02:42.750 than my voice happens a thunderstorm or a car drives by then the camera will automatically set its levels 02:42.810 --> 02:51.390 to that loud sound making my vocal sound my voice at a lower level and that's why when you're outside 02:51.390 --> 02:54.900 you might not get that great sound with your internal microphone. 02:55.020 --> 03:01.800 So we really only recommend using the camera's internal microphone if you're inside an environment that's 03:01.800 --> 03:07.920 quiet and you can control the sound or if you're just trying to capture the sounds of your environment. 03:07.920 --> 03:12.320 So hopefully by now you know how to pick the right microphone for your video shoot. 03:12.450 --> 03:17.580 If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to us with your specific case and we'll recommend 03:17.580 --> 03:19.050 the right microphone for you.