What type of microphone should I use for an interview?

Rich Harrington: Hi, my name is Rich Harrington. Robbie Carman: And I'm Robbie Carman.…Rich: And this week we're going to be talking about recording audio for interviews.…Now, we've looked at other types of microphones on past episodes, and I think it's well established…that the built-in mic, not so good.…The shotgun mic, okay, but it's only going to work in certain situations for audio.…If you're really close in a quiet room, pointed right at the subject.…In this case, that doesn't always happen, so we turn to other types of microphones.…Robbie: Yeah, recording the interview a lot of times, especially for a documentary project…or a corporate project, is your key piece of footage, and not getting good audio in…those situations can really sort of ruin the quality of your project, and worse yet,…your client might be really unhappy if you're doing say a corporate piece and even fire you.…

So getting really good audio in interview situations is something that's definitely key.…Rich: So we have here different types of microphones for different situations, and…