I was shooting in ultra-minimal mode: using my tiny Canon TX1 to record the video and my Microtrack w/ an Electro-Voice RE50 microphone to record the audio (double-system sound). I then synced up the video and the audio in Final Cut Pro. Unlike most DV camcorders which are crystal sync, the TX1 drifts so I had to fix the sync at every cut.

But using a super tiny camera, while it makes for very grainy/noisy video, allows for spontaneous quick-and-dirty interviews like this since I can carry it wherever I go without feeling encumbered. Of course, when I put on my documentary filmmaker’s hat and am able to lug around more gear, I prefer to shoot interviews with a “real” camcorder.

And to be complete w/ my answer, in the spirit of quick and dirty, I processed the dialog track with Levelator which is a wonderful tool that saves time by not having to do a mix on the dialog (riding levels, adding just the right level of compression, etc.) instead with drag-and-drop simplicity it evens out the dialog levels and adds audio compression to the dialog.

Just curious, what kind of camera did you use to shoot the interview with Slava?

George A