Mic hire recommendations for impending shoot (highly reverberant spaces and more)

[xjkx]

Hi there,

I'm just sorting out my list of mic's to use for a small shoot and I was looking for some specific advice on hire recommendations. (It is a small indie shoot but we are aiming for quality sound)

1. I'm trying to do as much stuff on location for this shoot as we are filming in some really nice sounding spaces which I want to capture. Fortunately I do not need to capture any dialog in these spaces, only footsteps and rustling as people walk/run.

I did some tests with an NTG-2 and although it was ok the reverberation in a lot of the space (lots of tight alleys/tunnels) seemed to be a bit much for it.

Could anyone recommend me a better option to record some footsteps/set wilds in these locations, before and after shoot. Im guessing a hyper cardiod would be more appropriate but I need a solid recommendation (or two) to hire. (unfortunately there is not enough time for me to trial several mic's).

For the purposes of consistency it would be nice if this mic could also be used for the main scene of dialogue in the film, which takes place inside a pub (will be empty).

2. I was thinking a stereo mic would be useful to have in my arsenal to record some of the ambience's of the places we are in. Ive seen several people recommend different things, what I need is a solid workhouse that will be usable in most situations.

Thank you very much

J

[leddy]

How about mid-side with a Sennehiser MKH50 and MKH30?

Supercardioid mid to narrow the pickup, dial in the side mic to add more.

[xjkx]

Thanks for the response, that is good to know!

I was forced into making a decision due to no replies but fortunately I went for an MKH 50 anyway. Maybe I will add a 30 and dial in a bit extra.


J