i had a class on sound design for movies a couple of months ago and it was the first time I'd know/realized just how important sound is, and how much you can do with it. it's mind blowing! i just bought a mic and i can't wait to play around with it!
Most probably,,, but Not always ,it depends.. Otherwise a blind man won't be saying that it is better to have a clear vision and a deaf man saying is is much better if he have a good hearing.. Our senses balanced is much important yet it depends on the situation and fact that we are dealing with
Just finished my first interview style video for a client submitting a video for getting into a tv show. Can't post it publicly but I can tell you I spent about 3 hours just making sure her audio sounded right. I recorded her on a zoom h5 in an old factory that has been turned into a shopping mall, so there was a lot of ambient background noise (I had my work cut out for me). I've been a still photographer for years but I'm new to video. After my first short last month I learned just how important sound is and how damaging it can be to a video if done incorrectly. I'm glad I learned this lesson so soon in my new venture into filming. Simon, I can't thank you enough for these little videos. You've helped me out a crap ton. Keep doing what you do!
Hey, I work as a boom op and this video is one of the best ones describing what we do on set. Humble attitude and great results too. Keep up the good work man!
Smart, very smart audio tips for capturing folio on set, ambience sounds for each set location, being aware of distracting sounds in the environment and eliminating them if possible or waiting for them to go away, tilting the boom microphone during dialogue shots to capture what each person is saying, getting the boom mic as close as possible without getting it in the camera frame are all great skills to know when recording sound for film.
Hey Simon, I would just like to thank you for motivating me to begin a short film production. I like how you talk about more of the creative side of filmmaking rather than the technical side (Which is still important), and the videos have taught me the most important thing in filmmaking: story. I used to just think about the latest and greatest Red cameras (Although I still dream about having one some day) and the most expensive Cine lenses, but I now realise that the gear that I have at the moment is perfect. You are one of my favourite youtubers, and I will continue to watch you for years to come. Thank you, Aaron
+Aaron John aaron this is such an encouraging comment to read. So glad that you're happy with the gear you've got, and all the best with the short! you'll learn loads from the experience no matter what happens :)
Fantastic video! One thing I'ver learnt (the hard way) if you are turning off fridges and anything making noise that is critical to turn back on again, is to find a way to remind yourself to do this! I put my car keys into an envelope with a reminder on the outside, so I can't drive away until I have seen it, but different ways work for different people
+William Jones This is important! Earlie this year I shot a scene that required me to turn off my furnace, and I forgot to turn it back on when I was done. The next morning I woke up feeling like an ice cube, it was horrible haha
I would love to see a behind the scenes type series in which you create a short film with absolutely 0 budget, it would be very interesting and helpful to show people you don't need a big budget at all to get started! Loved this episode too (:
ur videos r helping me a lot for my first short film as a director. definitely I will share my short film with u once it is completed and mention ur name in it. thank u
This was really helpful thanks! I finished a no budget action short a few months ago and I am now planning a much more ambitious drama. My main difficulty with the action short was sound. (This is why I wrote it with very little dialog and tried to incorporate story elements visually).
Yes, I needed to know this. Working on a short film (non-professional) and I needed to know some audio-recording information and tips. Thanks, Simon, seeya next week.
Hey Simon. I just started watching your videos and I'm completely hooked. I cannot stop watching your videos. I have been spending years doing research on filmmaking, but I have learned more from watching your videos than any other, so thank you. Keep up the good work!
Simon, me and my friends are planning to get our hands on filmmaking this summer, and I sincerely thank you for this insightful video on sound recording tips :)
I didn't like the story of the short film very much, but the content you've been able to teach with your experiences on it has been GOLD! Love ya Simon!
excellent as always. I really like the balance in content recently(technical vids like this one, managing: how to budget, philosophy: can i call myself a filmmaker yet)
audio is overlooked way too often. I study media production and so many of my peers films have ridiculously bad sound when will they understand it's important ;_;
+CrySound Films Not even the story, just the image and the image STILL turns out trash lol. Actually, tbh they're not even focusing on image, either. Just how expensive their camera is.
+Kipper I agree. Bad image is better than bad audio. If you are doing a vlog or something along those lines it's better to invest in a decent mic (shotgun or lav) than dumping tons of money into a camera. It's better to have good audio at 1080p or even 720p using a T2i or a point and shoot camera that has basic video mode and buy a decent mic than to blow 3000$ on a 4k capable camera. Even a cheap mic like the Audio Technica ATR-6550 (90$ Can) will do miracles for your video when compared to on board camera audio. Sure, it's not Rode NTG3 but still ... :) Nothing makes your video feel more cheap/amateur than bad audio. Side note ... Sony a6300 with 4K for about 1000$? Kind of exciting. :)
+Shane Benjamson "Just how expensive their camera is." Yup. I currently shoot with a 5dMk2 (not that I do a lot of video but still) and I am looking at picking up a a T2i or two as backup / bcam cameras (my T1i is just to annoying as a secondary video camera). You can get a gently used t2i for around 150$. Slap ML on there and you have a very capable 1080p camera.
Awesome video! Thank you for highlighting the importance of sound in film. Your work actually inspired me to start my youtube-channel about audio recording. I hope it helps to create better sound, just like your tutorials helped me in creating better video images.
Hey Simon, I know my channel is fairly new well, my content is fairly new, but I gotta say you've given me a lot of help over the last 6 months in terms of filmmaking... thanks!
I love your guide videos. It helps me a lot since I'm a film student. I hope you keep on doing your work and helping others, ignore those you tryna put you down because what matters more is your purpose of doing this. Thank you for giving great tips, good quality videos and your creativity made us feel less boring to study. Love you,simon cade. Here to support you till the very end of your journey.
Hi, ive just started watching your videos and I fell in love with them. The videos are really well edited and you can definitely see that you take your time and effort to make these videos amazing! Keep on the amazing work!
Thanks that was super useful. Would be good if you could do one around when to use what types of mics. Love your videos, and your relaxed, informative style. Thanks!
+CinemaByte The worst part is how little information there is of it. I mean you can find out how to do literally anything with any camera but I can't figure out how one recorder or mic sounds when filming just outside. It's horrible and took me hours and hours of fucking research. And I'm still not sure I made the right decision in what I purchased.
If I use single camera to shoot two people dialogue scene with double audio system(boom),which method should I use? taking each sentence each shot(but difficult to sync) or to act the whole dialogue twice and taking two shot between each character？
Great video! I think this video will be important in helping people understand the importance of sound. Any advice on how to capture authentic sounding footstep/running foley? I find issues with this, especially if the scene takes place on carpeted floors that don't make much noise.
+Lost Utopia Films glad it's helpful! When it comes to foley, I think there are a few things worth remembering: Your ears are the most important thing. Experiment with lots of different materials etc until you find something that sounds good. Listen to films, to find out what kind of sounds they use, so you have a starting point. Other than that I think you just have to spend a lot of time on it. Search and search for sounds, and record many different versions so you have options. For footsteps in particular, the one mistake I always make is to have the microphone too close, which makes them sound artificial.
haha I see what you did there, holding the apple shot to the very last moment so we would think you had forgotten... and then showing it very quickly ;) Sneaky Cade... Sneaky Cade... ;)
Since you began with the apple, your channel now only is about people searching for it. hahaha ^^ I'm not sure how you could stop it. Great video as always, very well explained.
i had a class on sound design for movies a couple of months ago and it was the first time I'd know/realized just how important sound is, and how much you can do with it. it's mind blowing! i just bought a mic and i can't wait to play around with it!
We are most sensitive to sound. Incredible sound and poor footage is always better than incredible footage and poor sound.
NaNs Florent that sounds like it’s true
Most probably,,, but Not always ,it depends.. Otherwise a blind man won't be saying that it is better to have a clear vision and a deaf man saying is is much better if he have a good hearing.. Our senses balanced is much important yet it depends on the situation and fact that we are dealing with
HELLA FACTUALS 🤌🏾
I gotta disagree. But that just may be the cinematographer in me. I don’t mind bad audio if it looks good
Im a audio engineer student and this will be my first time being an audio supervisor on a short film, wish me luck guys
i sure you did well
Just finished my first interview style video for a client submitting a video for getting into a tv show. Can't post it publicly but I can tell you I spent about 3 hours just making sure her audio sounded right. I recorded her on a zoom h5 in an old factory that has been turned into a shopping mall, so there was a lot of ambient background noise (I had my work cut out for me). I've been a still photographer for years but I'm new to video. After my first short last month I learned just how important sound is and how damaging it can be to a video if done incorrectly. I'm glad I learned this lesson so soon in my new venture into filming. Simon, I can't thank you enough for these little videos. You've helped me out a crap ton. Keep doing what you do!
I like how you brought up creative reasons for sound choices instead of just technical reasons.
In one of his videos he describes how he doesn't like to be preachy. The dudes got talent in everything he does, even explaining things.
Sound is 50% of the film! I have learnt that the hard way :)
Great video!
Hey, I work as a boom op and this video is one of the best ones describing what we do on set. Humble attitude and great results too. Keep up the good work man!
Smart, very smart audio tips for capturing folio on set, ambience sounds for each set location, being aware of distracting sounds in the environment and eliminating them if possible or waiting for them to go away, tilting the boom microphone during dialogue shots to capture what each person is saying, getting the boom mic as close as possible without getting it in the camera frame are all great skills to know when recording sound for film.
Thank you so much, every time I lose motivation or faith in one of my videos yours always keep me going. Cheers Simon!
Hey Simon,
I would just like to thank you for motivating me to begin a short film production. I like how you talk about more of the creative side of filmmaking rather than the technical side (Which is still important), and the videos have taught me the most important thing in filmmaking: story. I used to just think about the latest and greatest Red cameras (Although I still dream about having one some day) and the most expensive Cine lenses, but I now realise that the gear that I have at the moment is perfect. You are one of my favourite youtubers, and I will continue to watch you for years to come.
Thank you,
Aaron
+Aaron John aaron this is such an encouraging comment to read. So glad that you're happy with the gear you've got, and all the best with the short! you'll learn loads from the experience no matter what happens :)
There are so many levels to think on when it comes to audio, and before this I was blind to most of them!
Fantastic video! One thing I'ver learnt (the hard way) if you are turning off fridges and anything making noise that is critical to turn back on again, is to find a way to remind yourself to do this! I put my car keys into an envelope with a reminder on the outside, so I can't drive away until I have seen it, but different ways work for different people
+William Jones This is important! Earlie this year I shot a scene that required me to turn off my furnace, and I forgot to turn it back on when I was done. The next morning I woke up feeling like an ice cube, it was horrible haha
Hey Simon I think it's amazing how you are a storyteller already in film making
Amazing tips man ! so great to see your channel grow , You really work hard on it and you totally deserve it !
+THB why thank you!
+DSLRguide wow... the split second ending :D
get a room
This little squirt really knows his stuff. A+
You're a good teacher. You should go far in the movie making world.
I would love to see a behind the scenes type series in which you create a short film with absolutely 0 budget, it would be very interesting and helpful to show people you don't need a big budget at all to get started! Loved this episode too (:
That's a great idea and challenge.
This has been one of my favorite videos, Simon. One of the things I enjoy most in film making is playing with sound.
wow! so much effort about sound is in that short film. didnt know until now. well done Simon.
ur videos r helping me a lot for my first short film as a director. definitely I will share my short film with u once it is completed and mention ur name in it. thank u
This was really helpful thanks! I finished a no budget action short a few months ago and I am now planning a much more ambitious drama. My main difficulty with the action short was sound. (This is why I wrote it with very little dialog and tried to incorporate story elements visually).
Yes, I needed to know this. Working on a short film (non-professional) and I needed to know some audio-recording information and tips. Thanks, Simon, seeya next week.
I wish more people cared about the sound like you. It's HALF!!! Great post and keep up the great work!
You are very humble for
showing your tips to aspiring filmakers .thanks
Good to see that you are still getting 1 of your 5 a day in 2016 Simon!
Hey Simon. I just started watching your videos and I'm completely hooked. I cannot stop watching your videos. I have been spending years doing research on filmmaking, but I have learned more from watching your videos than any other, so thank you. Keep up the good work!
+LANGDON ALGER this is so encouraging to hear, glad it's helping :)
Simon, me and my friends are planning to get our hands on filmmaking this summer, and I sincerely thank you for this insightful video on sound recording tips :)
+Shashank Dongre no problem :)
I didn't like the story of the short film very much, but the content you've been able to teach with your experiences on it has been GOLD! Love ya Simon!
excellent as always. I really like the balance in content recently(technical vids like this one, managing: how to budget, philosophy: can i call myself a filmmaker yet)
+Byonnem why thank, you - that's great feedback to hear :)
I absolutely loved this
Very insightful & encompasses just about everything when it comes to recording audio during filmmaking 🤞🏾
Yes! New video to start the week off right
Thank you so much for making this video! Sound is one of the things I struggle at when making films
This whole video sounded so sweet
audio is overlooked way too often.
I study media production and so many of my peers films have ridiculously bad sound
when will they understand it's important ;_;
+Kipper NEVER. Most of the indie filmmakers only pay attention in the image and the story :c
+CrySound Films Not even the story, just the image and the image STILL turns out trash lol.
Actually, tbh they're not even focusing on image, either. Just how expensive their camera is.
Shane Benjamson preach
+Kipper I agree.
Bad image is better than bad audio. If you are doing a vlog or something along those lines it's better to invest in a decent mic (shotgun or lav) than dumping tons of money into a camera.
It's better to have good audio at 1080p or even 720p using a T2i or a point and shoot camera that has basic video mode and buy a decent mic than to blow 3000$ on a 4k capable camera.
Even a cheap mic like the Audio Technica ATR-6550 (90$ Can) will do miracles for your video when compared to on board camera audio. Sure, it's not Rode NTG3 but still ... :)
Nothing makes your video feel more cheap/amateur than bad audio.
Side note ... Sony a6300 with 4K for about 1000$? Kind of exciting. :)
+Shane Benjamson "Just how expensive their camera is."
Yup. I currently shoot with a 5dMk2 (not that I do a lot of video but still) and I am looking at picking up a a T2i or two as backup / bcam cameras (my T1i is just to annoying as a secondary video camera). You can get a gently used t2i for around 150$. Slap ML on there and you have a very capable 1080p camera.
Wonderful explanation! Inspiring. You've helped to eliminate fear for aspiring movie makers.
Great presentation, your points are so well demonstrated as always. I am learning a lot from your vids. Thanks!
Awesome video! Thank you for highlighting the importance of sound in film. Your work actually inspired me to start my youtube-channel about audio recording. I hope it helps to create better sound, just like your tutorials helped me in creating better video images.
Audio is VERY important in filmmaking.
Fantastic video.
Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Love the growth! And the cheeky apple at the end
Spot on, Simon. Kudos. Looking forward to you putting the knowledge to one of your films. Cheers mate.
your channel is amazing man, never stop creating
Hey Simon, I know my channel is fairly new well, my content is fairly new, but I gotta say you've given me a lot of help over the last 6 months in terms of filmmaking... thanks!
I love your guide videos. It helps me a lot since I'm a film student. I hope you keep on doing your work and helping others, ignore those you tryna put you down because what matters more is your purpose of doing this. Thank you for giving great tips, good quality videos and your creativity made us feel less boring to study. Love you,simon cade. Here to support you till the very end of your journey.
really helpfull once again simon. those little things one doesn't really think about during the shoot or prep
+Dajo Spierenburg glad to hear it:)
Hi, ive just started watching your videos and I fell in love with them. The videos are really well edited and you can definitely see that you take your time and effort to make these videos amazing! Keep on the amazing work!
Guys.... All episodes features the apple bite, you need to compromise and watch every second of the episode !!!
I really like all your videos on sound
Dude this cool . Im working on my first film as crew. Your video helped me
hey, i know this video is old but its pretty good on illustrating and motivating the whole process of audio design and production! keep work like this
Thanks that was super useful. Would be good if you could do one around when to use what types of mics. Love your videos, and your relaxed, informative style. Thanks!
You opened my world, Thanks bruh!
Thank you so much! This is the video I was waiting for :D, you know your Channel is helping me so much for my animations/videos.
Thanks DSLR
Sound is the most difficult part of a film, yet one of the most important.
+CinemaByte The worst part is how little information there is of it. I mean you can find out how to do literally anything with any camera but I can't figure out how one recorder or mic sounds when filming just outside. It's horrible and took me hours and hours of fucking research. And I'm still not sure I made the right decision in what I purchased.
+Shane Benjamson I feel ya. I use the Zoom H4N and Rode Ntg-2. what about you?
CinemaByte Just bought Zoom H5 and the NTG-2. I've worked the H4n before and didn't like it personally.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge Simon!
Good sound work is the key to high production value.
Yay!!
I was just thinking about audio!
You're great Simon :)
Could you do a video on shooting scenes at night and what adjustments must be made in terms of camera settings and lighting, thanks. :)
Great video again, as per normal some great advice, I have learnt a lot from all your videos. And has helped me
If I use single camera to shoot two people dialogue scene with double audio system(boom),which method should I use?
taking each sentence each shot(but difficult to sync)
or to act the whole dialogue twice and taking two shot between each character？
That bite in the apple at the end is just brilliant! ;)
I like your show! Keep it up!! =)))
Great how much you've learned from this project, so worth it! Thanks for sharing!
Great video! :)
Sadly many productions don't pay enough attention to sound. Poor production sound is a real immersion killer.
can't wait for another video
Really nice video again Simon,
Thank a lot!
Here's a suggestion: shoot a noir film. You won't need a high budget and it'll look cool and maybe even original.
Please do an episode on your audio post production workflow for your latest short!
+Will Greeff will do!
5:05 SIMON YOU TRICKED ME
You make really interesting and cool videos
another great video Simon. keep it up.
+Eric Lefebvre thanks Eric!
Another great video!
Great video and great sound!
Interesting video, it is amazing what lengths film makers go to to make a film
Thanks for the video.
This will help a lot.
You are the best.
Great video! I think this video will be important in helping people understand the importance of sound. Any advice on how to capture authentic sounding footstep/running foley? I find issues with this, especially if the scene takes place on carpeted floors that don't make much noise.
+Lost Utopia Films glad it's helpful! When it comes to foley, I think there are a few things worth remembering: Your ears are the most important thing. Experiment with lots of different materials etc until you find something that sounds good. Listen to films, to find out what kind of sounds they use, so you have a starting point. Other than that I think you just have to spend a lot of time on it. Search and search for sounds, and record many different versions so you have options. For footsteps in particular, the one mistake I always make is to have the microphone too close, which makes them sound artificial.
DSLRguide
Thanks for the response! I'll try out your tips!
I do know about foley and stuff of that sort, just never knew some technical stuff like HOW to actually record the audio.
Record a minute of ambient background noise is a great idea...Number of times I've had to cut and paste ambient noise to cover unwanted noise
+How To Make A Video me too.. me too haha
Awesome as always!
Great video man!
Greetings from Sweden.
Another amazing video
haha I see what you did there, holding the apple shot to the very last moment so we would think you had forgotten... and then showing it very quickly ;)
Sneaky Cade... Sneaky Cade... ;)
Hi DSLRguide,
Thanks for your good content. go ahead
thank you so much for posting so much film making content, it's so helpful :))
+EvaAnjos you're welcome ;)
i love your videos so much
Thanks for the tips , mate !
Nice tips mate. Thank you
Too good Brother... thank you 😀😀
awesome tips. I just love watching💙
+Gladys Grace thanks Gladys!
nice!
Good tips, wish we'd been a bit more aware during shooting, would've saved hours and hours of ADR!
thanks simon
Since you began with the apple, your channel now only is about people searching for it. hahaha ^^ I'm not sure how you could stop it.
Great video as always, very well explained.
Great pointer.s...Thank you
Thank you for another very informative video
brilliant video man!!!!
just when i was researching sound... thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing!
I love all your videos.
thanks for your videos Bro. You always help me a lot and I keep learning from you :D
Greetings from Costa Rica
+Diego Mora no problem Diego, thanks for watching :)
It's very helpful! Thank you!
+deletenehs shen no problem:)
This was helpful thank you