Location Sound for the Camera Operator with Dean Miles

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Are you a DSLR stills camera operator who’s being asked to shoot video, or a film camera operator who wants to shoot video? How about a video camera operator who wants to up the quality of your production? Well, picture people, sound is the difference between the amateur and the professional.

Adding quality sound to your amazing camera work is easier then you think. Learning how to incorporate necessary location sound tasks into your shooting process should not be a nuisance that distracts from shooting great pictures. Learning how to set up and use audio equipment properly, knowing what sound elements are needed and how to effectively implement them into your shooting/production process is achievable, and instructor Dam Miles can help you get there.

This AbelCine seven hour workshop, with lectures, videos, demonstrations, hands-on learning, and special guest Gotham's own Peter Schneider, will have you well on your way to recording quality audio in the field. No audio geek speak, just easy to implement tried-and-true sound techniques that Dean has used for over 20 years.

Register here today!
​Registation: $399 

Topics:

• How to choose a location to record quality sound that works with your pictures
• Learn how to work sound into your shooting process
• Stereo and mono – learn how to record sound elements properly to build a dynamic soundscape
• Learn how to use an on-board camera mic to its full potential
• Learn how to apply a lavalier microphone – entering someone’s personal space
• Lavalier mic techniques that work – exposed and hidden techniques
• Learn how to properly set-up and calibrate a wireless system

Dean Miles has been working as a professional location sound operator for major television networks, motion pictures, high-end documentaries and everything in between since 1989. Whatever remote, isolated, uninviting location you can think of in any corner of the world, he’s probably been there. Through it all he’s encountered every sound problem imaginable and has developed his own proven solutions, techniques, and easy-to-follow-tricks. Dean is also the author of the book Location Audio Simplified and has taught location audio at post-secondary technical schools for over nine years. For more information, visit thelocationcrew.com.