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Lavaliers

Lavaliers

- In this movie, we'll take a look at a type of microphone, called a Lavalier. An excellent choice that will save you over and over again. See this little thing clipped on my shirt? It's a very useful little mic that pros often use, called a Lavalier, or more commonly a Lav. This mic will often save you, when nothing else will get the job done. You need to understand, it's still a compromise. That's where a lot of producers get it wrong. Lots of well-meaning folks default to using the Lav, because it's hands-free and feels easier to use, but it's not the best-sounding type of mic, which would likely be a Shotgun, and a Lavalier can introduce all sorts of problems on set. But, when it's the right choice, you'll be glad to have one. If for example, you're truly on your own, then you don't really have any other reasonable choice. You can't hold a Shotgun on a Boom Pole, run sound, run the camera and direct the talent at the same time. Usually, you just pin one of these little babies on…

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