DIY Boom pole, blimp, muff, shock mount

[thealmost]

Hi All,

I just finished all the boom stuff. Check it out if you're looking to save some money.

www.wiremonkey.com

The site looks lame at the moment, but I'll improve on it in the near future.

Cheers,

Tyler

[naeem]

Dude..

Looks lie you did a terrific job! And it does look like pro equipment! Love the boom pole - think I will try to do this as well!

Of course, I think you need to re-do the wind-sock... let us know what material you finalize with - what works!

Next - a good steadicam!! (that actually works)!

[limehouse]

Never heard of that idea for a boom pole before. In my efforts I've used cheapy extendable paint roller poles which aren't very durable. Thanks for the tip.

[bokser]

I've been using the pole from a mic stand which seems to actually work well... and can adjust to different heights... and it isn't that heavy (although its made out of aluminum I think).

[Hectorxd]

The pole looks nice.. the guy on your website annoys me though. Thanks for posting the project and a how to.
Brian

[CineMark]

The boom pole is the best of the ideas. The others honestly look a little too rough.

[Mark shapiro]

hello,

I am looking for a blimp for my F5 & D2X. It should adapt to a 800mm f5.6, 300mm f2.8 and the usual range of small lens. Any suggestions???

kindest regards

Mark Shapiro
mark.shapiro@verbier.ch

[Robert Pottorff]

You might start a new thread with that :)

For the boom pole - if you drilled a hole in the outside telescoping rod, and glued/welded a nut to the outside (careful not to drill through both rods) couldnt you use a wingnut and then tighten everything down - that would give you some solid hold - more than gaffers tape anyway

just an idea


robert

[DerrickTempleton]

hahaha that godzilla thing is priceless. I wonder how the parents of that kid who got stepped on felt when they watched it.

[thealmost]

hahaha that godzilla thing is priceless. I wonder how the parents of that kid who got stepped on felt when they watched it.
Robert,

The wing nut idea sounds great, but the pole is carbon fiber and I doubt it would stand very many tightenings before giving way. If you used aluminum you would probably be fat city.

Derrick, glad you liked the Godzilla short. I'll post the full version soon. The parents were very supportive of my stomping of their children. It really motivated them to learn filmmaking and be creative.

Cheers,

Tyler

[novelt]

looking at the muff and blimp...it's not the fabric cutting out your highs, that foam looks too thick. IMHO. granted even with a pro zeppelin and muff you'll lose some highs...i just think that foam is too thick. did they have anything thinner where you bought it?

[egendron]

has this happened to anyone else?
I made a shock mount out of 4 rubber bands and PVC pipe...standard design but perhaps a bit small. Inner diameter is 2 & 1/4 inches. Attached that to a ball head which is rigged to a pole I bought at Lowes. Pole is 16 feet long aluminum. (fully extended.) This is the first boom pole I have used. (never owned o even touched a pro boom pole but i understand they also have some degree of handling noise?)
In the past it was always radio mics and lavaliers. worked ok but i want to take it to the next level and I have a wonderful sennheiser me66 shotgun mic mounted in it now.

ok so everything seems to be working but I do get a LOT of handling noise (bumpy sounds) in bkgrnd of my otherwise crisp and stunning test recordings. It's driving me nuts and I'm not sure where to begin looking for the problem?

has this happened to any one else?
can you offer any advice on fixing it? can you tell me what I would expect from a Pro boom pole? this is all very new and as I said, I'm not sure where to begin.

[btownproductions]

has this happened to anyone else?
I made a shock mount out of 4 rubber bands and PVC pipe...standard design but perhaps a bit small. Inner diameter is 2 & 1/4 inches. Attached that to a ball head which is rigged to a pole I bought at Lowes. Pole is 16 feet long aluminum. (fully extended.) This is the first boom pole I have used. (never owned o even touched a pro boom pole but i understand they also have some degree of handling noise?)
In the past it was always radio mics and lavaliers. worked ok but i want to take it to the next level and I have a wonderful sennheiser me66 shotgun mic mounted in it now.

ok so everything seems to be working but I do get a LOT of handling noise (bumpy sounds) in bkgrnd of my otherwise crisp and stunning test recordings. It's driving me nuts and I'm not sure where to begin looking for the problem?

has this happened to any one else?
can you offer any advice on fixing it? can you tell me what I would expect from a Pro boom pole? this is all very new and as I said, I'm not sure where to begin.


I just made a DIY boompole and shockmount and had the same problem. I've heard adding foam grips to it helps a lot, since It's made out of aluminum. Also, a larger diameter pvc tube may help. I found some nice foam grips on a cheap car windshield scraper that I'm going to use.

[NoNoob]

Robert,

The wing nut idea sounds great, but the pole is carbon fiber and I doubt it would stand very many tightenings before giving way. If you used aluminum you would probably be fat city.

Derrick, glad you liked the Godzilla short. I'll post the full version soon. The parents were very supportive of my stomping of their children. It really motivated them to learn filmmaking and be creative.

Cheers,

Tyler

Thanks for sharing your handiwork. Gives one pause to consider taking up the sport of angling- or just hanging around bait shops to find cool stuff.

As for teaching a class about filmmaking:
About twenty years ago I did a six week course for children at the local Art Center.
I think I had eleven kids, ranging from 11 to 16 years of age.
Today- three of them are in the 'biz'; one doing very high end sound in LA, another is a DP in LA, and the third has gone through the DGA program and directs or AD's two prime time dramas for TV presently.

In that six week course we did everything- in cam edits, animation, live action still frame, editing (on reels!), lighting, sound, and special effects. Jammed it full of all the tricks. Was a lot of fun and we ended up with a 22 minute mini feature to show the families. (at the premiere we also showed the "5,000 Fingers of Doctor T"!

It's good to give back and share.