ok, i am attempting to put together a sound recording package for use with my beaulieu 4008's. if one had the money(lets say $3k) to put together a sound recording package for filming principal scenes with 1-4 actors, what would it consist of?
shotgun mic(s) - type?
mixer? type?
cables? types?
dat recorder? type(portable or walkman)?
smart slate?? timecode not needed, so what kind of slate?
anything else?
this is assuming the beaulieu cameras have crystal sync and perhaps synchro pilotes. also assuming the final product will be DVD, not film masters. also assuming all film will be telecined, and both visual and audio will be edited on a nle system. final product is digital/DVD ... NOT FILM!!
what equipment configuration will give me audio quality the same as in most major motion pictures(assuming the nle sound mixing is done correctly based on quality recordings made by the above desired package)?
also, what is the differance between a $500. SENNHEISER and a $2,000 SENNHEISER shotgun mic? how many of these mics are needed on a regular 1-4 person scene? do these need ot be fed into a mixer? if so, does a mixer effect sound quality? if so, is there any differance between an inexpensive model and the top of the line model(besides price)? and what type of cables are used between the mic(s) and the mixer(good, medium, and great)?what happens between the mixer and the recorder? just cables? the same type of cables? now then, the recorder, would a walkman DAT record the same quality as a fostex portable DAT? if so, then why use the more expensive? and if all of this audio will be adjusted using a nle, is a portable DAT required? when recording location or set/studio sound, is it simply point mic and record, using a simple walkman dat? or doesone need to use a portable dat to make adjustments and settings? based on what? also, because the final product will be a DVD, and everything will be edited on a nle, is there not a need for a smart slate that would write timecode to the audio track(while the camera simply catches the visual timecode being displayed on the smart slate)? or does the latest audio/video nle software make it easy to match visual with audio, be it needing to strech the video, or stretching the audio, or the reverse for either or? is a dat even needed? can one use a digital recording device that uses its own hard drive? is there any advantage to using a dat tape? 48khz is the quality one records at? or ???
alright, i am certain someone can answer these questions. and again, i thank you for delivering me through my ignorance. peace.
