One man band,Rig advice needed for TV Sitcom

[Meras]

Hello Fellas
I need your advice on this:
I will be Booming and recording audio for a medium budget TV sitcom. the sound would be recorded directly to the camera but i want your opinion on mics mixers and backup recorder.
also what the recommended level (gain) of operation that gives good SNR ?

best regards

[huub]

Originally Posted by Meras

Hello Fellas
I need your advice on this:
I will be Booming and recording audio for a medium budget TV sitcom. the sound would be recorded directly to the camera but i want your opinion on mics mixers and backup recorder.
also what the recommended level (gain) of operation that gives good SNR ?

best regards

I don't think you need a back up recorder.. If the camera fails, there's no video anyway..
Unless you want to record multitrack as a back up.

I think if you boom and put out some radiomics, you should be fine.
It's not going to sound like "friends" though

I guess 2 fisher booms are required for classy sitcom sound..

[Meras]

thanks mate
the thing is its not all indoors (in the studio)

BTW: how do u get that "Friends" sound ?

cheers

[Rolo 46]

How can you boom and record a sitcom ????

[philper]

Originally Posted by Meras

Hello Fellas
I need your advice on this:
I will be Booming and recording audio for a medium budget TV sitcom. the sound would be recorded directly to the camera but i want your opinion on mics mixers and backup recorder.
also what the recommended level (gain) of operation that gives good SNR ?

best regards

Are you working alone? If you are you need to consider your mobility, because the actors and the cameras will be moving, thus so will you. Being cabled to the cameras while wearing a mixer and following action etc will A: suck, B: slow you way down and C: cause you to miss a lot of cues. I'd suggest getting help, like a boom op if you intend to also wire actors or use plant mics at all. If you have to (or want to) do it all alone doco style try to get them to let you send wireless audio feeds to cams and record a backup on your rig, so you can be as fleet of foot as you're going to need to be. Tough job--good luck.

phil p