shotgun microphone
Narrow pickup mic
A shotgun microphone is a highly directional microphone designed to capture sound from a narrow angle while rejecting noise from the sides and rear.
The name comes from its long, cylindrical shape resembling a gun barrel.
Shotgun mics are standard in film and television production, mounted on boom poles to pick up dialogue from just outside the camera frame: The boom operator positioned the shotgun mic above the actors.
Device that liquefies gases
- phantom powerDC current for condenser mics
- frequency responseOutput versus input frequencies
- signal-to-noise ratioWanted versus background level
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
transducer · diaphragm · XLR · preamp · gain · self-noise · dynamic range · impedance
Telescoping microphone holder
- boom operatorFilm set mic handler
- film setMovie production location
- field recordingAudio captured outside studios
- FoleyAdded film audio
ADR · slate · clapperboard · continuity · blocking
Off-screen recorded speech
- recording boothEnclosed space for capturing audio
- voice actingUnseen performer's vocal art
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
- narrationVerbal account delivery
acoustic treatment · isolation booth · pop filter · soundproofing · audiobook · dubbing · announcer · broadcast booth
Collecting information for publication
- reporterOne who gathers news
- interviewFormal questioning session
- press conferenceOrganized media Q&A
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
on-camera · television · documentary · B-roll · run-and-gun · news crew · media production · stand-up
Of rounded projections
- directivityFocused radiation capability
- unidirectionalMoving in one direction
- reachExtend to touch
- targetingSelecting as objective
condenser
Device that liquefies gases
- phantom powerDC current for condenser mics
- frequency responseOutput versus input frequencies
- signal-to-noise ratioWanted versus background level
sensitivity · transducer · diaphragm · XLR · preamp · gain · self-noise · dynamic range · impedance · capsule
boom pole
Telescoping microphone holder
- boom operatorFilm set mic handler
- film setMovie production location
- field recordingAudio captured outside studios
Foley · ADR · slate · clapperboard · continuity · blocking
voiceover
Off-screen recorded speech
- recording boothEnclosed space for capturing audio
- voice actingUnseen performer's vocal art
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
narration · acoustic treatment · isolation booth · pop filter · soundproofing · audiobook · dubbing · announcer · broadcast booth · radio drama
news gathering
Collecting information for publication
- reporterOne who gathers news
- interviewFormal questioning session
- press conferenceOrganized media Q&A
correspondent · on-camera · television · documentary · B-roll · run-and-gun · news crew · media production · stand-up · anchoring
lobar
Of rounded projections
- directivityFocused radiation capability
- unidirectionalMoving in one direction
- reachExtend to touch