In an ideal world we would all have a ninja-class boom operator with us on all of our documentary shoots, but short of that we often place a …
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Sound for Documentary, Part 2: What is it and why is it so important?
What are the basics we need to understand as documentary media makers in order to become better sound recordists, editors, and designers? To put it in one sentence, sound is vibrations in air that touch us. I believe the intimacy of touch has something to do with why there’s such a strong connection between our emotions and sound.[Read more...] about Sound for Documentary, Part 2: What is it and why is it so important?
Sound for documentary, Part 1: Eight fundamental concepts
The first in a series of posts presenting practical techniques and a guide to the tools for recording and editing sound for video documentary that will help you improve your work whether you are a beginning or intermediate video documentary maker. [Read more...] about Sound for documentary, Part 1: Eight fundamental concepts
Spaces Speak, Are you listening?
In their book, Spaces Speak, Are You Listening?: Experiencing Aural Architecture
(MIT Press, 2007) Barry Blesser and Linda-Ruth Salter …
provocative.objects: the extradition (Fri., Nov. 12, 2010)
You are cordially invited to attend Provocative.Objects: the extradition, a cybersurreal exhibition + event on Friday, November 12th at MassArt in the Patricia Doran Gallery. [Read more...] about provocative.objects: the extradition (Fri., Nov. 12, 2010)
Four under $300 audio recorders for double-system sound
With the rising tide of small cameras shooting spectacular HD video suitable for documentary work, along with D-SLRs like the Canon 5D Mark …
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