Category: Sound

A Producers Guide to Timecode: The Who, What, and Why of Timecode and Framerates

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

Time code is one of those technical topics that is commonly misunderstood by many production industry professionals.  What is it? Why is it important?  Where does it come from?  What will happen if I don’t have it?  We’ll try to answer all those questions for you, and with any luck, help you avoid time code based pitfalls in the future.

Time code is an electronic means of determining an exact location in digital audio and video recording.  The current time code standard was developed in the 1960’s by the Society of Motion Picture …

Moving Picture Recent Work: One Direction’s Record Breaking Video “Best Song Ever”

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

B Unit Camera Operator Christoph Vitt during the shooting of One Direction – “Best Song Ever”. Photo Courtesy of Southeast Camera Cranes
 

Moving Picture was recently contracted by London production company Luti Media to provide Video Assist, Sound Playback, and Sound Mixer services for their music video production One Direction – “Best Song Ever”.

One Direction is a UK based boy band sensation that signed with Simon Cowell’s record label “Syco Records” after finishing 3rd in the 2010 “The X Factor” show. They stir quite a following wh …

The Sound Devices 744T

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

The Sound Devices 744T is a sleek and efficient four-track file based digital audio recorder that makes field recording fast and simple.  Capable of recording to and playing back from an internal hard drive, Compact Flash cards, and external firewire drives, the 744T is ideal for film or video productions that require an entirely separate system for audio recording.

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A more robust and proficient counterpart to the p …

The Zoom H4n Audio Recorder

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

The Zoom H4n makes recording audio simple.  While this portable device is not nearly as robust as professional recorders such as the Sound Devices 744T, it’s an ideal answer for those out there who don’t have the experience or budget to capture professional location sound.

Designed to be accessible and easy to navigate, the Zoom H4n brings a lot to the table without becoming overly complicated or confusing.  With two onboard X/Y stereo condenser mics, the H4n can capture solid audio right out of the box.  These mics, aligned on the same …

The Sanken CUB-01 Mini Cardioid Boundary Microphone

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The Sanken Mini Cardioid Boundary Mic is a huge step forward for audio devices of its kind.  Extremely small and inconspicuous, the CUB-01 can easily be concealed within a set, incorporated into the sound engineering of a broadcast news station, and much more.

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At a mere 45-gram weight, this boundary mic is more versatile than its predecessors.  This allows for placement in a broad range of areas – all you need is some double stick tape and the possibil …