Until you step in to the scene of video or audio production, it may not be obvious how many decisions are being made by the director and the production staff. Making those decisions has been an important part of your job in this course. The more you know, the easier it is to make the correct decision and to do it quickly.
Microphones come in many shapes and sizes and serve many purposes. Do you want to hear one person out of a crowd of thousands? There’s a microphone for that. Do you want to hear the crowd of thousands? There’s a microphone for that. Do you want to hear each instrument of a band individually during a concert? There are microphones for that as well.
I would like you to read through three or more of of the articles listed below to research what you can about microphones. Then I would like you to visit our studio and determine what types of microphones we have based on the descriptions you read in the online articles. List the different microphones you find, draw a diagram (you do not need to turn in your art, but I'd be happy to have it :), and try to classify each one. You may wish to run sound tests through the soundboard to do this assignment. I will be available after school for this opportunity. Finally explain why you have classified each microphone the way you have. Journal Entry due on the day of our final.
Resources:
VideoMaker – Sound Off!: http://www.videomaker.com/article/13029/
VideoMaker – Microphone Mania: http://www.videomaker.com/article/10202/
VideoMaker – Microphone Types: http://www.videomaker.com/article/9520/
VideoMaker – Microphone of Choice: http://www.videomaker.com/article/13002/
Video Maker – Microphone Jungle: http://www.videomaker.com/article/9520/
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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