Im Scared, they say my audio will suck if I dont get a LAV!!!

timapter said:
Something no one has mentioned is that you should put A LOT of effort into getting your locations sounding good too - thats more than half the battle. a quiet, nonreverberant/dead environment makes recording with any boom based mic a lot easier. so get a lot of blankets and stuff to absorb echoes, and go crazy with your locations.
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This can easily be helped by choosing the right location as well. On a recent shoot I suffered echo, and little that could be done about it - no other location for that shoot. On the upside the sound I did get (which has some echo) is very strong on all other fronts, so it isnt too bad. If there had been even a slight level issue it would be trash. So start the easy way, get a good location.
 
Honestly... just go ahead and do it whatever the hell way you think is gonna work. I don't really know why you're trying to make a feature and not a short if you literally have no money. Why not use whatever money you're wasting to make a half-assed feature and make a really solid short and then maybe you can actually show it to someone... maybe even get someone to like it enough so that they give you some of their money to make another film. Then repeat the process ad nauseum and then maybe in 5 years you'll be on your way to making real films.

Sorry to be way harsh but I can sense the frustration in the forum members here who actually have a clue about sound and take it seriously. Some of us here treat it as a professional craft. They're trying to help you and that's very commendable, but I'm afraid it's wasted effort. And the last time I worked with a boom op who's prior experience was in "beats and stuff" I watched in horror as he "cued" a dramatic dialouge scene from 15 feet across the room. The whole scene would have to be looped. And with out of town actors playing the scene that had to hurt their wallet.
 
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