Boom op

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is it a hard position? what to do other than just holding it up and trying not to get it in the frame?
 
Getting as close as possible to the actors without getting into frame is an art form that takes a lot of practice, an understanding of lenses and camera moves, and after 12 hours a decent amount of muscle.
 
widescreenweiss said:
Get the mic as close to your actors as you possibly can.
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I would amend this by saying, get your mic as close as the perspective
the camera warrants.

It's all about seamless sound between perspectives.
Don't be 3 ft out on the wide, and 3 inches on the tight.
You'll hear the difference too harshy.

This is just my own personal way of doing things of course.
 
If you weed through the results of a you tube search for 'boom operator' you come across video's like this that give a little idea what the boom op is doing during a single take.

And here is a totally random interview with a boom operator that google spat out for me that answers a few questions about the job.
 
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