Intro into sound
The microphone is an everyday object that is used in many devices such as a telephone or a computer most people dont think twice about using it but when it comes to filming lots of thought is put in to it. Many factors have to be taken into consideration when using a microphone for filming. One of these is the conditions, if the outside conditons of a shoot is windy then a cover will be used to stop the mic picking up the wistleing noise. There are also different types of microphone’s used for filming such as a boom a directional microphone mounted on a pole with insulation around it then it is raised out of the shot and pointed at who is speaking. Sometimes with a boom the microphone gets lowered into the shot or a shadow gets cast into the shot aswell. Clothing clips are a small microphone that is cliped on to a persons clothing it is descrete and used in a lot of TV such as News, Chat shows and most if not all live TV and a boom is used for pre recorded TV.