Sound Test

To practice for the filming of the trailer as a team we shot two scenes to test our ability of being able to capture good quality sound in varying surroundings.  The first scene was shot in the atrium of the EAB,  we used a directional to pick up the conversation between the two characters. The second scene was outside the EAB, as this was outside we used a stereo mic to limit the surrounding noise that might cause interference. Throughout the filming we found it very challenging to get the boom pole and mic close enough to capture sound yet to not enter the frame.  There was one occasion in the first scene that the mic does come into frame.  This is something we will now be aware of to avoid when filming as it is easy to not realise.

The first scene was inside an atrium, this was very challenging as there was high levels of surround sound and a  slight echo created by others in the room.  We primarily did a two shot for this scene showing a conversation between two characters.

In the second scene, we filmed outside. on one hand, we found this easier as their was no vocal background noise, however our challenge instead was the wind.  This is picked up slightly, and therefore in future it would be good to film in an area protected from the wind to prevent interference.

EJ