Chapter 6 homework

Chapter 6

1.  Omnidirectional hand mike for reporters, unidirectional mike for stand use, lavaliere microphones, and shotgun microphones.

4. Shotgun mikes are used in situations where you can't move close enough to the speaker like in a news conference. The shogun mike pickup pattern vaguely similar to the angle of view of a telephoto lens and allows usable quality sound to be recorded from quite a distance in perfectly quite environment. The lavaliere mike is often more appropriate than using a handheld mike. These small microphones clip to the speaker's clothing or can be taped directly to the speaker's chest and are easily hidden from camera view.

6. The wireless transmitter-receiver commonly referred to as a wireless, is often used in conjunction with a small lavaliere mike connected by a short, thin cable to a small transmitter worn inside a pocket or hooked to a belt. In a perfect world the range of a wireless transmitter would have infinite range, in reality it's working range often seems to be about two feet less than you need.

7. Multiple microphones in different locations can dramatically enhance the picture you take, and the mike mounted on the camera and the one wireless velcroed to your battery pack may be all you need to capture the audio required to tell your stories.

8. There is no other way to determine whether the sound being recorded is good enough for broadcast unless it is being monitored.

9. Boom-mounted mike encased in a large mesh cage called a zeppelin or blimp. High pass filter/low pass filter.

13. A recording should have the same perspective as the pictures it accompanies. Sound serves as an equal partner with pictures in helping viewers experience the great potential of television news.