Weeks reel by – picture the sun flashing across the sky in a hi speed time lapse. Regardless, when the sun beating down each moment seems to last an eternity. I’ve been busy, focusing on the job, dialingin our wiring technique & even booming most days. Most of the time I’m too focused (to use that word loosely) on the job & for better or worse that means less time/mind focused on documenting my day. Anyway, the good news is that some of the issues we had been having with wires (radio mic’s) are disappearing & the sound is really sounding top notch. Mostly it was scratchy, clothing noise on the mic, which is an eternal issue on set because the sound crew almost never has an idea what the actors are wearing until right before the shot. Of course, the mic cannot be seen so burying it in the clothes is pertinent. Unfortunately, clothing (especially certain fibers) rubbing on the mic makes <i>noise</i>. We have all kinds of stuff to accommodate different wardrobe challenges. The standard is medical tape. Then there are little “bumpers” to hold the mic (which provide some degree of insulation from the clothing). Moleskin is something I just turned on to & I’m finding it useful much of the time. Also, a company called Rycote makes little sticky things that you can attach to some furry windscreen material & stick on the clothes. Still, with all this, each & every time I do it I am uncertain & always seem to be struggling to figure out what is appropriate. But, I’m learning. Oftentimes, the best bet is <i>on the skin</i>, somewhere recessed where clothing won’t rub. Something must be working though because this week has gone by so far without a single scratch. That, combined with a complete lack of booms dipping into frame is putting the sound crew comfortably safe in holding onto their jobs.
Other than that, at home we are still going through season 2 of the show and I’m beginning to see things link up. Still, its a very strange nonlinear narrative I’m following which might make the rest of this year go by faster (or slower) or might make it seem like its over before it began…
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