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9 - AUDIO


Many amateur videographers spend a lot of time and money on images but ignore the importance of sound. Do so at your peril!

Audio is often more important than the picture. With bad audio your piece to camera will be unusable, but with good audio you can lay good pictures over the top of bad images. Always keep the camera close to the person speaking and ideally do a test run and listen back to it before filming your final version.

If you’re shooting with a DSLR or smartphone, ensure that any sound you want to capture is within three feet of the camera. If that won’t always be possible, consider buying a top mic: Rode make excellent quality microphones – try the Rode VideoMic Go, which is compatible with many HD DSLRs, or the Rode Smartlav for iPhone – both at US$100 or less. These mics plug directly into your camera, so they don’t require batteries, and the audio will sync up automatically in post-production.

Use airplane mode

If you’re using a smartphone, remember to switch to airplane mode before you start recording to avoid the possibility of your recording being interrupted by a phone call!
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