Okay please don't shoot me down. I have a Zoom h4n, Rode Videomic+ dead cat with Rode extension cord and a boom pole. I know this set up is far from professional, it's not an xlr mic for a start. But can I still get decent(by Youtube, indie film standards! Not hollywood standard) sound for my short film with this set up assuming I had someone with experience booming the mic and recording?
A friend of mine did a sound design specialism at university, I've seen the work he's recorded sound on and he's done a really good job, he seems to know what he's doing so I trust he knows how to boom a mic properly and all that.
In terms of the locations, most of it is exterior, park/graveyard, empty street locations with one scene in a public toilet and another in a corridor in terms of interiors.
It's just a zero budget film I'm making with an actor friend of mine but obviously I want it to turn out as good as possible with the equipment I own. Another possibility is to try and find a sound recordist with his own equipment, but it's a bit hard when it's a 0 budget film. No harm in trying though so I'll see if I can find anyone, but if not I'll have to go with this set up of mine.
A friend of mine did a sound design specialism at university, I've seen the work he's recorded sound on and he's done a really good job, he seems to know what he's doing so I trust he knows how to boom a mic properly and all that.
In terms of the locations, most of it is exterior, park/graveyard, empty street locations with one scene in a public toilet and another in a corridor in terms of interiors.
It's just a zero budget film I'm making with an actor friend of mine but obviously I want it to turn out as good as possible with the equipment I own. Another possibility is to try and find a sound recordist with his own equipment, but it's a bit hard when it's a 0 budget film. No harm in trying though so I'll see if I can find anyone, but if not I'll have to go with this set up of mine.
