Video 2 - Sound - Pacific Tree Frogs
The Prompt:
For this video, discuss:
1. I recorded my sound using a Yeti Blue Nano microphone and my phone's microphone for the second piece. My phone's microphone is incredibly complicated because it seems to be taking good audio... until you put headphones on and you can really hear all the noise of it moving.
2. I sound checked by recording a test video before I started recording in the room - then listened with headphones to make sure that the sound is okay. There was wind-noise in from the phone mic that I tried to abate but was only medium successful at.
3. I had a really difficult time getting audio for the "narrated" portion (which ended up just being me attempting to get audio of frogs croaking-sorry!). The slightest breeze created a really low-frequency noise that was totally inaudible from my phone - so despite my best attempts to avoid any air movement, I still got some. I was able to get rid of some of it by editing the audio in adobe audition, but there's still some there. For the in-camera audio, I was able to get that easily - the nano takes great audio- but having a quiet room without any noise from my chair was important. I'm also not thrilled with my tone in the video, when I'm not working on a script, I realize that I am thinking a lot. I need to break out my teacher's voice for the next video.
4. I need a script, and when recording outside, I need to figure out a way to get a wind-sock on my phone or a mic designed for outdoor recording. I was hoping to avoid the warning given in the video where the woman was at the beach, and feel like I was able to abate some of it by being cognizant of where the wind was and protecting the phone mic. I do want to get good at getting good audio outdoors- there are just so many good sounds out there!
For this video, discuss:
- How did you record your sound?
- How did you perform a sound check?
- Did you have more difficulty getting good audio for the "in camera" portion or for the narration?
- What have you learned about getting good audio/your process?
1. I recorded my sound using a Yeti Blue Nano microphone and my phone's microphone for the second piece. My phone's microphone is incredibly complicated because it seems to be taking good audio... until you put headphones on and you can really hear all the noise of it moving.
2. I sound checked by recording a test video before I started recording in the room - then listened with headphones to make sure that the sound is okay. There was wind-noise in from the phone mic that I tried to abate but was only medium successful at.
3. I had a really difficult time getting audio for the "narrated" portion (which ended up just being me attempting to get audio of frogs croaking-sorry!). The slightest breeze created a really low-frequency noise that was totally inaudible from my phone - so despite my best attempts to avoid any air movement, I still got some. I was able to get rid of some of it by editing the audio in adobe audition, but there's still some there. For the in-camera audio, I was able to get that easily - the nano takes great audio- but having a quiet room without any noise from my chair was important. I'm also not thrilled with my tone in the video, when I'm not working on a script, I realize that I am thinking a lot. I need to break out my teacher's voice for the next video.
4. I need a script, and when recording outside, I need to figure out a way to get a wind-sock on my phone or a mic designed for outdoor recording. I was hoping to avoid the warning given in the video where the woman was at the beach, and feel like I was able to abate some of it by being cognizant of where the wind was and protecting the phone mic. I do want to get good at getting good audio outdoors- there are just so many good sounds out there!
