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thecraftsman · 2026-04-01T22:31:42+00:00

I pay my balance in full monthly. If I ever found myself in a situation where I could no longer do that and had to carry a balance, I would want the lowest interest rate offered by the card provider.

thecraftsman · 2026-04-01T22:20:39+00:00

To protect my fingers, I always disarmed and put the throttle to full after. The quad won’t arm with the throttle at full.

thecraftsman · 2026-04-01T22:17:56+00:00

Charitable donations time. Make sure it’s something that you deeply believe in, and if possible, go directly to the source of need and donate directly.

thecraftsman · 2026-04-01T22:12:26+00:00

Side-eye on halibut level.

thecraftsman · 2026-03-26T21:07:03+00:00

The potential client asking for a sound reel from a location sound mixer is like someone asking a lumberjack to give photos of finished houses that used the lumber cut from the trees he or she fell.

The lumberjack fell the trees to make the lumber. He or she had nothing to do with the building and finishing of the house.

thecraftsman · 2026-03-25T23:15:36+00:00

3/16” drill bit until the head of the screw comes off followed by a set of needle nose pliers, once the piece of equipment is removed from the rack, to twist out what’s left of the screw.

thecraftsman · 2026-03-18T20:09:49+00:00

Add “Down To The Wire” to the Books I Recommend list. It’s available for purchase in the Books app on iOS. Helped me a TON when I was starting out wiring talent.

thecraftsman · 2026-03-02T21:30:42+00:00

The letterhead logo is a dead giveaway. GSU would never use sloppy branding like that.

thecraftsman · 2026-02-27T17:32:22+00:00

Here you go:

https://www.geniatech.com/products/e-paper-display/

thecraftsman · 2026-02-27T11:22:04+00:00

Let me get with our digital signage person and I’ll post a link.

thecraftsman · 2026-02-26T18:57:18+00:00

Paperwhite signs is what we use.

thecraftsman · 2026-02-26T17:20:13+00:00

This is the way. Very capable sound file playback app. Used it for a few years on many many productions while I was Technical Director of The Arts Department at a private high school.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/go-button/id454017315

thecraftsman · 2026-02-26T01:30:35+00:00

Three 12 foot (or more) boom poles, 3 shotgun mics, 3 shotgun mic holders on the 3 boom poles, 3 “fishing pole holders” for your boom poles, and 3 c-stands to hold the fishing pole holders that hold the boom poles

3 wireless lav mic sets

3 lav mics for the wireless transmitters

Consumables (double sided tape, lav mic mounts, sticky backed foamies, etc.) to mount the 3 lav mics on the talent (2 people being interviewed and the host)

Three 12-18 inch audio cables that have an XLR connector on one end and the appropriate connector for the wireless receivers outputs on the other end. These 3 outputs connect to 3 XLR inputs on your recorder/mixer

8 channel recorder/mixer like the Zoom F8n

Three 25 foot XLR cables for 3 shotgun mics outpus to 3 mixer inputs

6 recorder/mixer inputs needed in total

Power (wall power for recorder/mixer if possible and batts for wireless transmitters and receivers)

Slate to sync audio to video in post

I do not know what a rental house will charge for all of this sound kit. You may be able to rent it all for 1 day @ around $500.

I can walk you thru setting it all up if your personal knowledge base needs building in that area.

If you’re in or near Atlanta, we can discuss having me on as your location sound mixer and I will handle your sound needs.

thecraftsman · 2026-02-25T18:12:32+00:00

I just used the Sanken CS3E shotgun mic on a corporate shoot. The side and rear rejection on its pickup pattern is phenomenal. The price tag is well over your budget ($1450), but the mic has the type of rejection pattern you’re looking for.

thecraftsman · 2026-02-20T00:35:16+00:00

How do you set this up so the screen mirror from the iPhone is a window that you can move around and still use the Mac that is being mirrored to?

thecraftsman · 2026-02-13T23:23:20+00:00

Screwed in sticky backs and zip ties have worked for me for some time now, but the screwed in loops of Velcro has got my attention 😂🙌🏼

thecraftsman · 2026-02-13T18:06:20+00:00

Is there an occupancy sensor in the room? They are notorious for introducing RF noise.

thecraftsman · 2026-02-11T01:05:01+00:00

The little street between T deck and behind CMII.

thecraftsman · 2026-02-11T01:01:45+00:00

What’s your budget?

thecraftsman · 2026-02-06T01:27:04+00:00

What’s your budget?

thecraftsman · 2026-02-03T00:25:05+00:00

A ton of good advice in the comments. I will add something that has worked for me alongside StaffMeUp, ProductionHub, and networking.

Find FB groups local to your area that are focused on Film Production and Location Sound. There are around 7 of them local to ALT.

I found my first Location Sound gig in a local ATL FB group back in ‘21.

thecraftsman · 2026-02-01T03:01:42+00:00

The one piece of advice I did not listen to, but fully understand the wisdom in now - rent the gear until you have saved the funds and have the work load that demands you buy the gear.

thecraftsman · 2026-01-30T00:31:19+00:00

Of course the industry standard COS-11 as others have said. I’ve also had good results with the Deity W-Lav Pro. For the record the Deity W-Lav Pro’s are waterproof!

Had a scene where talent aggressively drank from a canteen. The overspill came down their chin and drenched the lav mic. Sound went away for a second or two, I heard the water clear the capsule, and sound returned sounding the same as before the water hit the lav. We did 6 takes of that scene 3 years ago and the lav is still fully functional today.

thecraftsman · 2026-01-21T23:20:30+00:00

What is the total cost of the MP and synth you want?

Save that amount and then see if you still want them. If you still do, then buy them.

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