I had the honor to be part of this crew for longer than a year. The director approached me to help with the sound of the first Beguilement short film to which I accepted. For every call I used the Rode NTG2 Shotgun microphone connected to the Zoom H4n Portable Recorder. The input signal would peak at about -6 dB. I would always considered the microphone placement to be one of the most important things in my recording process. I placed the microphone as close to the talent as possible always checking the camera angle to see where would be the best place for me to place the mic without being seen, I also took into consideration placing my own body at an angle where my clothing or my presence would not affect the lighting of the scene.
There were many times where I could not get the best sound no matter the mic placement, then I would politely talk to the director and give him notes about how quiet or loud the sound was at that particular moment. Air conditioning was always off and the fridge as well for the scenes filmed inside the kitchen. Overall everyone was really friendly and accessible looking out for each other during the whole filming experience.
We mainly filmed inside the house of the director which made everything a lot easier because we already knew the acoustics of the place. Not much reverb but a very bright sound especially in the kitchen. One of my favorite scenes was during Part 4 where I did location sound was at a garage where 2 characters were being held hostage. I tried to stay as close to the actors as possible for the intense private conversations but when the loud fighting and begging escalated I tried to get the sound from the perspective of the killer, to fill the recording with more room and to prevent peaking from the screams.
This was a great experience where I not only learned about audio but about video and lighting as well. Great crew who supported each other and we were all excited to be a part of this great project.
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