Teaming up w/ audio tech... what eqpmnt for him?

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mrWr0ng

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I'm starting some freelance work w/ my HVX200, and some of the firms I've been talking to about videography are looking for two-man teams - a video guy with his own gear, and an audio guy with his own gear.

I've been talking to a friend of mine who just graduated with his Master's in Music Theory (and a BA in electronic music production) who said he's interested in going as an audio tech, but needs to know what equipment to buy.

He's got an iBook and mixers right now, so what else might he need? I'm figuring some Sennheiser wireless mics, a shotgun/super shotgun, and a boom for starters, but is there anything else he might need to throw in on to get properly started?
 
whats the gig?

if its just corporate interviews or something you'll need lees experience and less kit than, say, a doco crew
 
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=47504

http://www.dplay.com/book/pgs2e/index.html

That he already has a understand of music and sound will be a huge help. Have him read the book, educate himself thru other readings and on-line forum, and practice, practice, practice.

After he reads the book and does a little bit of reading on-line he will know what equipment he needs. At that point you two can start budgeting and picking brands. Of course it's always best to rent the gear first to see if works for you but most skip this route. Some regret it, others do not.

Good luck
 
Thanks for the replies. His familiarity with music and equipment and my working with him on other projects is what led me to trust him on doing audio with me.

I've worked with a lot of audio equipment myself, which typically was the Sennheiser setup - a super shotgun, 2 lapel mics, two wireless senders and a receiver.

The films I've worked on included working some audio, and I noticed the audio techs usually have the boom pole (I've worked this on a feature myself, so no worries there), the shotgun in the boom, a mixer, a DAT backup, batteries and cables, cables, cables.

I sent him an email with the other thread and the book suggestion, so we'll see what he says when he gets back to me.

Most of the work I imagine will be corporate-style interviews. I'm talking with a couple of assignment outfits and compiling my gear list for them, so I imagine most of what they will have for me are more corporate-directed projects. That said, I also do my own short films and am working for nonprofits doing footage with them, which includes traveling with their crews and filming them in action.
 
for corporates you really odn't need a lot of sound gear.. a mixer, headphones, hyper, boom, leads to camera, and two wired lav mics. if he can't be arsed holding the boom you could take a c-stand and a boom grip. this way you can also easily include sunglasses in the kit so he can leave it all running and they won't even know he's having a snooze! ..unless he snores.
:)
 
just be sure to do all the research and practice work before you shoot mission critical stuff.

unfortunately, while Masters in Music Theory is a great qualification, it's for a different job! :) There will be some overlaps, naturally, but that qualification isnt a qualification in location sound, its just a great indicator that he/she could be good with practice and research.

Good luck
 
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