If wiring a woman who may be uncomfortable with a male micing her, you can ask her to step off set, and then ask a female crew member to help, or you can ask the talent to run the cable herself.Īs a general rule, placing the mic capsule over the talent's sternum will give you a nice balance of close proximity and natural sound reproduction. You may find yourself passing the cable wire under shirts and dresses or through tight-fitting clothing. When lavaliers need to be hidden, it can get a little tricky. Placing the mic capsule over the talent's sternum will give you a nice balance of close proximity and natural sound reproduction. Traditionally, lav clips are used for jackets and ties while vampire clips are used for t-shirts. Since a dress shirt is rigged differently than a loose t-shirt, you’ll want to choose the mount that fits your needs.
And when using a tie-clip mount, a windscreen can provide extra protection from plosives, or stops in speech. Schulz also recommends, if weather conditions are windy, you may need to apply a windscreen to your mic to prevent wind noise. If exposed, it will traditionally make things easier as you can use lavalier clips, vampire clips, rubber mounts or other tape-based mounts to secure the microphone.
One of the first things to consider when placing a lavalier is if it needs to be hidden or not. While lavaliers can be placed in many different areas, like inside a wig, hats, helmets, lined between fabric, used as plant mics, or one of my favorites–sewn into the hair of Chewbacca’s mask like they did in the latest Star Wars films–for the purpose of this article, we will focus on center chest.
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If possible, always hire a professional sound person.
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Sometimes a wire or transmitter could be pinching or rubbing against their skin that may distract them from their performance.