Member of the Month

PartyBullshiit
March, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Mount a Lav While Skiing?

profile picture
ascent_studios
Posts: 2157 - Karma: 4,578
I was hoping to mount a lavaliere mic to a skier this year and wondered what would be the best way to do it when they have a jacket on and things like that. Has anyone here done this before? I know that Teton Gravity do it for their movies
Oct 12 2015 4:18PM
9 0
profile picture
BlackcountryBill
Posts: 955 - Karma: 576
I'm in for this.
Oct 12 2015 7:03PM
0 0
profile picture
eheath
Posts: 61100 - Karma: 118,256
Under jacket works, but is kinda muffled, a nice wind screen (dead cat style) on top of your lav outside the jacket would be ideal.
Oct 12 2015 7:12PM
0 0
profile picture
Aidin954
Posts: 760 - Karma: 1,361
I planned on trying this year so we'll see haha!
Oct 12 2015 8:20PM
0 0
profile picture
ascent_studios
Posts: 2157 - Karma: 4,578
eheathUnder jacket works, but is kinda muffled, a nice wind screen (dead cat style) on top of your lav outside the jacket would be ideal.


sweet sounds good
do u mean like a fur windscreen or just a normal black one
Oct 12 2015 8:33PM
0 0
profile picture
ascent_studios
Posts: 2157 - Karma: 4,578
ben_collinssweet sounds good
do u mean like a fur windscreen or just a normal black one


mvmd found a solution
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/885674-REG/auray_wlw_fuzzy_windbuster_for_lav.html
Oct 12 2015 8:35PM
0 0
profile picture
LukasSchroeder
Posts: 1460 - Karma: 2,683
Seems like you figured out your question, but im just wondering what you're looking to use it for? Course previews? I think product/ ski reviews could be interesting, when i was in to longboarding i used to watch these board, trucks, and wheel reviews where a guy would go down a hill and talk about what he thought about the wheel in the moment.
Oct 12 2015 11:54PM
0 0
profile picture
ascent_studios
Posts: 2157 - Karma: 4,578
Free306skierSeems like you figured out your question, but im just wondering what you're looking to use it for? Course previews? I think product/ ski reviews could be interesting, when i was in to longboarding i used to watch these board, trucks, and wheel reviews where a guy would go down a hill and talk about what he thought about the wheel in the moment.


I want to get comments from the skier like "I want to hit that rail etc..."

Teton Gravity did it in their movie a lot even in the trailer with Durtschi and others
Oct 13 2015 10:41AM
1 0
profile picture
JibbaTheHutt
Posts: 2132 - Karma: 1,597
anybody tried recording with an iphone or something similar in the skiers pocket? figured i might try it as a cheap alternative, i know its not going to give quite the same quality but might pick up sounds better than a rode mic at 10-15ft...
Oct 14 2015 7:49AM
0 0
profile picture
-AM-
Posts: 162 - Karma: 116
JibbaTheHuttanybody tried recording with an iphone or something similar in the skiers pocket? figured i might try it as a cheap alternative, i know its not going to give quite the same quality but might pick up sounds better than a rode mic at 10-15ft...


If you're trying to capture the skier speaking, I'd suggest picking up one of the cheaper rode LAV mics. Theyre only like $60 or $70 and plug right into an iphone.
Oct 14 2015 2:24PM
0 0
profile picture
JibbaTheHutt
Posts: 2132 - Karma: 1,597
-AM-If you're trying to capture the skier speaking, I'd suggest picking up one of the cheaper rode LAV mics. Theyre only like $60 or $70 and plug right into an iphone.


Was thinking more clearer/louder audio of rails, take offs and landings etc.
Oct 14 2015 4:30PM
0 0
profile picture
eheath
Posts: 61100 - Karma: 118,256
JibbaTheHuttWas thinking more clearer/louder audio of rails, take offs and landings etc.


The problem is that mic will bounce around, causing lots of issues.

IMO a shotgun mic with a good deadcat and a good audio level for the camera being used works well, ski sounds are usually pretty loud.
Oct 14 2015 5:28PM
0 0
profile picture
gravel
Posts: 5479 - Karma: 41,493
JibbaTheHuttanybody tried recording with an iphone or something similar in the skiers pocket? figured i might try it as a cheap alternative, i know its not going to give quite the same quality but might pick up sounds better than a rode mic at 10-15ft...


What Heath said, I tried it last year and it was way too bouncy and ruffled by the jacket pocket. Also eventually it fell out of the pocket.
Oct 14 2015 10:10PM
1 0
profile picture
mike_e
Posts: 2419 - Karma: 3,066
anyone try taping the lav to the skiers leg or anything like that?
Nov 16 2015 11:10PM
0 0
profile picture
eheath
Posts: 61100 - Karma: 118,256
mike_eanyone try taping the lav to the skiers leg or anything like that?


Like dangling outside? Lavs are super bad in any sort of wind.

A shotgun with a good deadcat will always be the best IMO.
Nov 17 2015 12:14AM
1 0
profile picture
Huck-e-Cheese
Posts: 303 - Karma: 417
i tried mounting a lav down my pants and onto my boot once, the kid filming had a styrofoam windscreen on it, and he swore by it to get the stomping noise on landings and rail noise
Dec 6 2015 11:28PM
0 0
profile picture
ascent_studios
Posts: 2157 - Karma: 4,578
Huck-e-Cheesei tried mounting a lav down my pants and onto my boot once, the kid filming had a styrofoam windscreen on it, and he swore by it to get the stomping noise on landings and rail noise


did it work?
Dec 7 2015 7:32AM
0 0
profile picture
Huck-e-Cheese
Posts: 303 - Karma: 417
From what he says it works wonderfully, he never got back to me with an edit, but i'd love to see it tested
Dec 7 2015 10:34AM
1 0
All times are Eastern (-4)