Sunset shoot on the beach

[slimchrisp]

So I just got my dvx100b a few weeks ago. I am so stoked. My focus is going to be primarily independent film making/documentaries, but I have to pay the bills some how. Translation: weddings. I can deal with anything as long as it means I'm using my dvx. I'm on Oahu, and I have a gig lined up for the end of June shooting a wedding on the beach. The shoot will be at 5pm. The first few things that jump out at me are

1) the light changing drastically during the shoot
2) the wind blowing like mad and big time effecting the camera's audio

This is an audio thread, so of course that's what I'm asking here. Feel free to make comments on the lighting though! Anyway, I have a few ideas for approaching these things, but just wanted to hear what everyone else out there thinks, and how you have handled similar situations.


Thanks!

 

[timapter]

what specifically are you trying to capture in terms of audio?

what microphones do you have at your disposal? only the on camera mic, or do you have radio lavs, shotguns or anything similar?

if you know what you need to capture in terms of audio, then we can tell you whether you can do it with what you have, or what some solutions are.

 

[SMuir]

1) the light changing drastically during the shoot

While there's not much that you can do about wind bashing against the on-camera mic, there's plenty of solutions for wind noise on external mics (including those mounted on the accessory shoe). K-Tek, Rycote, Lightwave, Remote Audo and DPA all make wind-shield/shockmount combinations for various shotgun mics in various price ranges. For handheld reporter-style mics (which often have built-in light breeze protection) Remote Audio has a line of "Fat-Cat" dead-cat style wind jammers.

Beyond that, try rolling off the frequencies below 120Hz.