Day 1 (June 7th) in the studio recording the sound for 'Escape pod' was my first venture into an area of the film industry I would like to make my profession.
This is me and the creator of the film Jack Shelbourn getting ready for the shoot after getting in place the minimal set. First thing I did was too record a wild track of the room which may seem pointless in a studio environment but the lights that were being used in the studio gave off a really nice hum and a very faint rattling sound, this would be perfect to use for the enclosed and claustrophobic escape pod. The equipment I am using to capture the sound is a Marantz and a shotgun mic.
The next set of photos are from the next few days of shooting. Rex the actor is always in a lying down position which makes the task of recording his dialogue a lot easier as there is less movement. As you can see from the photographs I used a shotgun microphone on a small stand to get as close as physically possible to Rex without being in shot. The reason I placed the microphone on the right hand side of the actor is because the dialogue is between Rex's character 'Nathan' and a hologram called 'Val' who appears above the silver circle in the lower right hand corner of the control panel.
I am pleased with the levels and clarity of the audio captured so far, it helps that the actor Rex gives across a clear delivery of the dialogue, but being able to get the microphone close to the subject has allowed me to get good levels without having to turn the gain up high and pick up too much of the studio.
