Question about Interview Setup (7d, Fostex, Rode)

[etrust]

Hi Guys,

I was asked to make a 10 Minutes Making Of Short for a upcoming Album for a Rock Band.

I would like to ask you 2 qustions:

1) Which strategy should I use to sync after 30 videos and 30 Audio Files. I mean I have to search allways the right one for the footage
2) Will my Equipments work ok with 2 Guys talking?


My Equipments:

Cam: Canon 7D
Audio recorder: Fostex FR-2LE
Mics: 2x Rode-NTg2 Mics.

 

[gpforet]

For syncing, slate each shot with the proper information written on the slate for each take, make sure the slate is fully in the camera frame and in focus, and roll audio prior to calling the shot. Keep a shot log with audio file information for each take. Do these things and syncing will be easy.

For dialog of two people in a room that's not overly reflective, your kit should work fine. If the room is very reflective, you will get better results using hyper cardioid or even cardioid mics.

Hi Guys,

I was asked to make a 10 Minutes Making Of Short for a upcoming Album for a Rock Band.

I would like to ask you 2 qustions:

1) Which strategy should I use to sync after 30 videos and 30 Audio Files. I mean I have to search allways the right one for the footage
2) Will my Equipments work ok with 2 Guys talking?


My Equipments:

Cam: Canon 7D
Audio recorder: Fostex FR-2LE
Mics: 2x Rode-NTg2 Mics.

 

[unclebob6958]

You can also use the on-camera audio as a guide/sync track.

I second the "use a hypercardioid" sentiment. The band may have a few?....

 

[etrust]

Hi guys,

thanks!

gpforet: what you mean with "slate"

uncle: what you mean with "guide/sync track.
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[gpforet]

Use a slate to mark each shot. Since the camera and sound are not being recorded to the same device you need a way of insuring that the takes for video and the takes for sound can be matched up during editing.

The Slate will be marked for the scene and take and held in front of the camera so it can be read by the editor. Once camera and sound are rolling, with the slate in the camera frame, the shot is called so the audio recorder can hear "Scene 1 take 2" and then the slate is clapped (again, so the camera can see it).

As a sound guy, once we are done with shooting, I playback the beginning of each audio take and rename the file to match and then hand them to the editor. The editor loads the content in the editing software, and for the video where the slate says scene 1 take 1, he can easily grab the audio file with the same name, loads it in the sound layer of the timeline, and looks for the sharp peak in the waveform and aligns that with the video where the slate stick closes and hits. Most people shooting on DSLRs also grab the audio from the camera, using it as a scratch track, and by line up the sharp spike in the waveform of the external sound with the internal sound file, the external sound file is now synced with the video. Even without the camera scratch track, it's very quick (provided files are named properly) to sync each take. I also use a sound log during shooting to make specific notes about each take (dialog good, clothing noise, airplane at end of take, cough during line, etc.)

Hi guys,

thanks!

gpforet: what you mean with "slate"

uncle: what you mean with "guide/sync track.
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