So today we started to film, we set up the radio mics onto the actors making sure there was easy access to change batteries and switch the packs to standby while they weren’t being used, this was to cause as little distraction as possible to the actors.
we filmed all day, trying different methods of taping the microphones to the actors to cause the least amount of rustle, using different tapes and attachment techniques. By the end of the day we had some very usable sounds but were still not happy with the final products, we knew we could get better results so once we were back home I researched into the types of tape that sound recordists usually used and found through multiple forums that medical tape was the generally accepted standard within the industry. This blog taught me the technique of “adhesive sandwiching” which means to make two rings out of tape and suspend the mic between them, this creates a hollow chamber in which the microphone is not rustling against anything causing unwanted noise.
we recorded some more foley such as dancing steps for future use because of the unique sound of the rooms that the actors were using. we did this because there was music being played at the time of actual filming so we wouldn’t be able to use any microphone recordings from the actual shoot.