I recently shot a makeup tutorial for YouTube. It turned out rough, but eh, it was a learning experience. We had lavs on the artist and the model, which an assistant was recording on an H6. I wasn’t too happy with the result. There was a lot of background noise, hissing and rustling. I’ve already noted the areas to improve upon: more soundproofing in the room itself, better placement of the mics so that they don’t pick up noise, and more careful monitoring. Having said that, I want to make sure I’m doing it the right way from a hardware perspective, so I figured I’d ask for some advice.
We used lavs because both subjects were to be on camera at various points and that seemed like the most direct and sensible option. For our future videos, however, we’re going to be focused on only the model’s face, so we have more leeway with the equipment. Given this situation and a small budget for hiring equipment, would it be overkill to use a shotgun mic on a boom? Should I put a condenser mic in front of the model and… something else for the artist, since she’s moving? After all, we don’t necessarily need to create any specific room ambience; we just don’t want to make it sound like a radio voiceover when we’re recording the artist during the action.
I’m a little lost, as you can tell, so any help would be appreciated!
We used lavs because both subjects were to be on camera at various points and that seemed like the most direct and sensible option. For our future videos, however, we’re going to be focused on only the model’s face, so we have more leeway with the equipment. Given this situation and a small budget for hiring equipment, would it be overkill to use a shotgun mic on a boom? Should I put a condenser mic in front of the model and… something else for the artist, since she’s moving? After all, we don’t necessarily need to create any specific room ambience; we just don’t want to make it sound like a radio voiceover when we’re recording the artist during the action.
I’m a little lost, as you can tell, so any help would be appreciated!