Case Study: Anatomy of a Fast Paced Commercial Video Production Recording Sound for Pepsi’s “OH! So Refreshing” Campaign Not too long ago I had the pleasure of working with Bruton Stroube as the production sound mixer for Pepsi’s “OH! So Refreshing” campaign at Mike’s Place in Kent, Ohio. A fast paced commercial production composed of…
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Case Study: 144 Music Performance Videos In 4 Days 144 Music Performance Videos At A Nashville Museum In 4 Shooting Days & 1 Tech Prep Day Recording sound for the George Jones Sessions was a fun but fast paced & complex shoot. Fortunately I had an A2 and a tech prep day to get ready…
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Case Study: Remote Round Table Sound For A Remote Round Table w/ 3 Talent On Site, 6 Cameras, 7 Independant Mixes, & Zoom Feed & Return of Remote Talent & Direction While round table discussions are a fairly common type of video production, doing a remote version during a pandemic with each talent in a…
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Case Study: A Direct To Camera Commercial Sound For A One Talent & Single Camera Commercial for Ranpak As was the case on this production, it’s always nice when I get to work with my friends over at Black Valve, who produced, directed, and shot this video. From the perspective of the sound department, this…
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Case Study: Sound For A Live Stream Concert Find Your Light Foundation Benefit Concert Hosted by J.R. Heckman & Presented by John Carroll University When I was initially contacted to do the sound for the Find Your Light Foundation’s Songs of Hope 2021 live stream concert hosted by J.R. Heckman and presented by John Carroll…
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What Is A Mix Minus? Mix Minus is a term for a particular audio routing scheme used to provide a mix of everything minus a specific input; mix-minuses are typically used in intercoms systems & talent IFB monitoring for broadcast television & live streams, as well as niche live sound reinforcement applications, where the primary…
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Sound Devices Scorpio – An Overview & Review The Scorpio is Sound Devices’ new flagship mixer, and to say it’s a powerful machine is an understatement. While the capabilities of the 8 Series Mixer/Recorders (Scorpio, 888, & 833) are not unprecedented in the sound world, this is certainly a first in a compact bag based…
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Case Study: Sound For A Netflix Comedy Special David A. Arnold’s ‘Fat Ballerina’ Overseeing the production sound & audio post for David A. Arnold’s Netflix Comedy Special, ‘Fat Ballerina’ posed a number of niche specific challenges that aren’t seen on most productions. If you haven’t seen ‘Fat Ballerina’, it was released on Netflix in spring…
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Download Free Call Sheet Template for Video Productions Download a free PDF call sheet template for commercial video productions, documentary films, & any other nonnarrative shoot. Call sheets are an essential part of any production, keeping everyone from crew, clients, and cast on the same page. It supplies everyone involved with vital information such as…
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Sync In Modern Video Production Workflows Aligning Audio & Video In most modern video production workflows, audio & video are typically recorded separately allowing for higher quality audio and more flexibility in production and post. Anytime they are recorded separately they have to be aligned in post-production, but that starts with workflows in…
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