RØDE Boompole Professional Boompole (3.3m)

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Another consideration is that you’ll need to be on the ball with your shotgun mic when recording dialogue. However, for professionals who spend many hours working on set, boom pole weight is extremely important. With a low-maintenance, long-lasting counter bearing made of Teflon, felt and silicone lubricant, the tubes of the Boompole can be pulled in and out extremely easily .

It helps knowing what your tractor can lift and what your intended load will be to get the most value for you money. This boom microphone utilizes a super-cardioid polar pattern, allowing it to pick up sound from the direction you're aiming at, which is exactly what we look for in the film space. The way to tell is that there is enough room for the top hook of the quick hitch to slide under the top link pin.You might assume the actual capsule of the mic (the part that translates the sound to an electrical signal) is located at the end of the microphone but in fact, it’s actually found about halfway down the tube. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page. The captive-collet coupling system locks each section in place for even further reliability and will last for years to come.

These 'cabled' boompoles feature a coiled audio cable with XLR connectors at each end, perfect for quick connections to your mic and further cables to then run to your audio recording device. But from my point of view as a micro-budget filmmaker – ask the director what he wants you to do and do it. This microphone then has a series of slots along its length that allows the sound source you want to record in, while those slots reject noise coming in from other directions through means of phase cancellation. I’ve witnessed the snapping death of more than one boom pole in my life, which was due to cheaper poles. Condenser microphones are very sensitive by nature, so we value every accessory that aids in protecting our sound.When working with this boom mic, I can capture pristine audio from my sound source without picking up any of the backgrounds. All the kit that is used on student productions there (at least in 2004/05) was formerly in use on professional industry productions. If you've purchased a boom microphone from this list and are currently using it, let us know how that's working out for you!

Rear pallet forks may be your only option to move pallets of material or lengths of logs if you don’t have a FEL (front end loader) on your tractor. We were also able to further optimize the thread pitch and even our unique anti-rotation device: instead of a steel pin, a high-precision Hirth toothing is used, as is otherwise known from the bearings on camera rigs. If you’ve seen a picture of a film set which includes a boom operator, it might seem pretty simple and obvious.People like me get a kick out of finding little mistakes like that, so it's an important factor to consider. This helps to better reject background noise while putting the dialogue audio in the pickup zone of the microphone. Additional design enhancements allow the QP5100 to lock and unlock with a mere quarter turn to easily and quickly extend and collapse. This super-cardioid condenser microphone offers a crisp intelligible pickup for both close and far range uses in your film. I used it a lot back in the day on beginner film sets, and it was my go to budget choice until I came across the Nicama Boom Pole.