Week 29

Sync Sound

Sync sound is when the audio for a film are recorded at the same time as the visuals. For example, if the cinematographer was getting a shot of a character in conversation, sync sound would be the sound production team using a boom pole to capture the audio of that scene as well. This would then result in the editor in post syncing them up in post-production. However, while it is common for camera's to capture audio as well, it is not usually recorded to a high standard, and is mostly recorded as a back up and to make it easier for the editor.

There are plenty of types of different microphones, such as Omnidirectional which record all sound equally in a 360 degree radius. Their is also cardoid microphones that focus on most sound from in front, and then theirs the directional, which is very sensitive to one direction only.

In terms of implementing the use of sync sound into the documentary, we will be getting an interview with someone from the industry. This means we will need to get sync sound as because it's not scripted and is actuality, it means we need to record audio at the same time as visuals.