Which Mic

[sodotoguwangus]

New to audio. Looking for some quick, educated answers.

I'm making a short film with several "dialogue scenes", and am wondering what kind of mic I need. I've heard that shotgun mics are the best for this kind of scene. Is that true?

Also, do I need two mics for my dialogue scene (one for each actor) or do I just use one and stick it on a boom pole?

Final question: What's a good mic for my purposes -- under $300

 

[Blaine]

If you haven't read the stickies at the top of this forum I'd highly recommend it as they contain a huge amount of information about mics and audio:

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=47504
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=27879

 

[timapter]

do some research on this forum, there are tons of threads that have the same questions you have just asked. start with the stickies, then use the search.

 

[wabbit]

Out of curiosity, how did you arrive at a mic budget of $300? This seems to be a pretty standard figure people who want cheap audio come up with.

Cheers

 

[timapter]

Yeah, weird... Conspiracy.

 

[Oleg 2]

Out of curiosity, how did you arrive at a mic budget of $300? Cheers

thats half what the soundman asked to do the job or the monthly drinking account

 

[Jeremy Ordan]

Start with the stickies, because this question has been answered again and again and again.

-Jeremy