TZ08 - The Importance of Audio

[frostbite106]

Is there any cheap wireless mics that i can record audio to my laptop to add over my video when i start filming? any ideas?

[esotericsean]

@frostbite106 There are lots of cheap mics out there, yes. But it all depends on what you want to use it for. Are you recording audio for voice-over only? Or do you plan on using it to record actors in a short film? Send me an email with more info and I'll be glad to help you figure out exactly what you need :)

[Andybaby]

Please remove the music and re-upload, it distracts from the audio..

[esotericsean]

@Andybaby This video is over 2 years old.

[ForgeStudios3008]

lol, July 17th is my birthday.

[kamuran007]

what video did you guys use that audio wave movie?

[esotericsean]

I'm not actually sure what your question is, could you please explain?

[nathannguyen59]

its good...but can you guys speak louder and be more enthusiastic

[nvedia]

which mic we should use?

[esotericsean]

It really depends on what you plan to do with it. Here, we're using a cardioid condenser mic, but it's most definitely not ideal.

[nvedia]

thanks...where are you guys located? do you give professional training?

[esotericsean]

Maybe someday in the future we might (we're thinking about renting our own studio space).

We're from Buena Park, California, USA (south of Los Angeles).

[watertownchat]

cool. thanks so much.

[WellstonePictures]

Speaking of Audio,

how do you set up your mics to get such good audio in this video?

Do you just have a nice shotgun mic on the camera or a boom pole?

I'd love to know. I'm learning how to set up my mics for the best sound quality. (by the way, that would be a good tutorial)

[esotericsean]

Actually, all we have is a single AKG cardioid mic that's positioned directly above us. It's a good quality mic, but hardly ideal for our shooting conditions, to be honest.

That sounds like a good idea for an episode. Have you seen our first sound episode (the one we did in black and white)?

Thanks!

[Ben1257sb]

wow i love you. thanks so much for this vid

[WellstonePictures]

I love this video. It completely backs up the statement that audio is 60% of a film.

I'm definitely going to favorite this.

Thanks for making such an awesome video!

[esotericsean]

Thanks a lot! Glad to help :)

[MrAnderson1985]

Very very helpful, thank you very much!

[emmanueldizon]

awesome man,a great introduction 2 foley.. ill upload my audio visual cartoon which i did some prety intense foley.. took me quite a while 2 finish this project.. so b sure to check it out soon

[therealZargis]

do either of you know where i can aquire a 'beep' noise that you guys have when the screen goes white for a split second? (its a noise most movies have on their blooper reals and i am going crazy trying to find this sound effect!)

[esotericsean]

Sure,

It's a 1000 Hz tone (or 1 kHz tone). Try a google search for a 1k-tone or 1khz tone.

If you still can't find one, send us a message with your email address. I'll email you one :)

[Sigma150]

How come you guys didnt banter back and forth at the end? I love that

[artsyamy]

Hey brotha! You and Peter doing well?

[esotericsean]

Amy! Yes we are! :D

[Tinman1118]

Awesome!! Did yall use any audio software to edit that?

[esotericsean]

I think Peter might have used Adobe Soundbooth to clean some of it, but overall the sounds are almost completely unedited :)

Thanks!

[Florianvo]

At first I had no idea what you were doing with all the sounds you were making, but then when you put it all together, it sounded really nice! Great job!

[rickvanman]

Great job guys! as always!

[Cyphermx]

BRILLIANT!!

best episode till now guys! :-D

[esotericsean]

We've started scripting our episodes, so hopefully, they'll all be better from now on :)

thanks!

[photoshopmama]

You guys are great!

[esotericsean]

thanks! :)