What You Need to Be a Boom Operator | A Day in the Life of a Pro

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  • This is a very special episode of Sound 101 featuring Allen from Sound Speeds! Check out his channel here: / @soundspeeds
    Allen is also a professional boom operator for countless awesome shows and movies. Andrew and Allen talk us through what you need to be a boom operator! This is a day in the life of a pro, with great detail about what gear you need to get started in the audio world.
    Even though Allen is a working professional, these tips apply to anyone who is just getting started too. We talk through the bare essentials and then move on to the full range of pro audio gear that boom operators need on set. We also explain how a classic 3 person sound team works on these types of sets.
    If you want to be a boom operator, sound mixer, or sound utility, you will learn something from this video! How to get a job in pro audio is always tough, but having the right gear is the perfect place to start.
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ความคิดเห็น • 109

  • @DeityMicrophones
    @DeityMicrophones  3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Do you want to see more videos like this?

  • @travislpatterson
    @travislpatterson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    @SoundSpeeds is a rockstar. Wonderful guy and a fountain of knowledge. Our community is all the better for having people like him in it.

  • @anthonyroberts9232
    @anthonyroberts9232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am a sound boom operator in the Spanish community in NYC and I do all 3 position's when we work in production mode because of the low budgets that they have all the time.

  • @WORTHITORNOT
    @WORTHITORNOT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Not only is Allen a great guy, he’s also the Bill Nye of all things sound !

    • @DeityMicrophones
      @DeityMicrophones  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Incredible guy/incredible channel!

    • @SoundSpeeds
      @SoundSpeeds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Your check is in the mail Andre.

  • @djktman
    @djktman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't know why I didn't watch this when you guys released it, especially since Allen is featured in the video. This is the real types of video we need.

  • @toneloves
    @toneloves 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I actually worked on set with Allen when I first started acting! He's so cool!!

  • @newalighieri3421
    @newalighieri3421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey - you did it! Thanks very much team, appreciate the content

  • @charlesisrecording
    @charlesisrecording 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Allen is always ready 💪

  • @everettboard745
    @everettboard745 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just found this channel, you guys have already given me droves of useful information, keep it up!

  • @KEDEMChannel
    @KEDEMChannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Currently I have 2 deity s mic 2s , soon will get the long version. Thinking on the wireless set 🤨.

    • @TheDoooden
      @TheDoooden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Always wireless when you're able to get it!

  • @danielmaxwell5856
    @danielmaxwell5856 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great vid!

  • @mrheng562
    @mrheng562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is dope!!! I’m showing this to my students!!! Thanks!!!
    I learned a new word too!!! Anemometer!!!

    • @DeityMicrophones
      @DeityMicrophones  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So did we! 😂

    • @SoundSpeeds
      @SoundSpeeds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And I thought I made it up. ;-)

    • @mrheng562
      @mrheng562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SoundSpeeds Allen, would you be interested in guess speaking, via zoom, to my students? I teach photography, filmmaking, and broadcasting/streaming to high school students. I’m in the L.A. area. Thanks for your consideration.

    • @SoundSpeeds
      @SoundSpeeds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mrheng562 I would be glad to. Shoot me an email. It's on my TH-cam channel.

    • @mrheng562
      @mrheng562 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SoundSpeeds , yessir!!!

  • @DanielTuriman
    @DanielTuriman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    All the thing have been great!

  • @juancarlosromerotoscano1890
    @juancarlosromerotoscano1890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great content as always, cheers!

  • @CheTV_friends_creation
    @CheTV_friends_creation 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much I learned a lot of things you didn't know. Thank you again

  • @keithdennis5085
    @keithdennis5085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would have liked to see the bottom of Allen's caddy. Is it on rollers or does it have tripod-like legs?
    I too love the Robo cups and find them very useful on a film set.

    • @SoundSpeeds
      @SoundSpeeds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The caddy itself has a round aluminum base and there's a 5 wheel base it fits on below that. 5 smooth roller blade wheel casters (www.rockler.com/translucent-skate-wheel-casters-non-locking) and then the two layers are binder clipped together. If I want to remove the base and make it lighter for when I don't need the wheels, I can. I can also remove the center plate from the base, add an umbrella weighted base and it'll hold a Sportbrella XL. Check out this video for more info: th-cam.com/video/tbVqIpdTGLs/w-d-xo.html

    • @keithdennis5085
      @keithdennis5085 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SoundSpeeds Thank you so much! The video you shared was very enlightening.

    • @SoundSpeeding
      @SoundSpeeding 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SoundSpeeds what do you do when out on location? (rough terrain)

  • @MohamedKeita
    @MohamedKeita 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy loves his job

  • @DanHelton
    @DanHelton 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very educational, thanks for sharing! I appreciated all the explanations

  • @firstsipstudios
    @firstsipstudios 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love Allen!!!

  • @BoomInTheSky
    @BoomInTheSky 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Using a Deity Connect Wireless Lav... What's the best lav upgrade with at least a slightly smaller capsule. Using when I host a weekly Amazon Live stream.

  • @BadKarma714
    @BadKarma714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That’s nice setup

  • @Mistrzdan
    @Mistrzdan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    #mailbag
    So I just decided to start my career as a Boom Op and you guys are really helping me with gathering crucial information about this stuff. So my question is:
    What exactly Boom Operator hears in his headphones? Does he has his own recorder/mixer where he plugs his boom mic, hears it from there and then sends the signal to a mixer? Or has he just a wireless sender that he can hear the signal from? Or just a wireless receiver to get the signal from Sound Mixer and plugs his Boom through cable to a Sound Mixer's gear? What solution is most common?
    I ask this question not only because I am intrigued and want to know the answer but also I really really want to win this cap. It's very cool.
    Thanks for this videos and channel I really appreciate your work!

  • @8lec_R
    @8lec_R 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OK! 1stly, very glad to see Allen here. 2ndly, question/advice, in another comment so I don't mess this one up lol

  • @audiostuff9065
    @audiostuff9065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So wait? A Sound utility actually has their own cart and equipment that they bring? I thought the mixer supplied all of that stuff assuming its a full 3 person sound team. What specific stuff would a UST bring that a mixer wouldn't have?

    • @SoundSpeeds
      @SoundSpeeds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is the mixer's gear but the utility uses it and is responsible for it

  • @SoundSpeeding
    @SoundSpeeding 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @8:13 it wouldn't be an Allen Williams video without an advert for Zipfizz!

  • @jaselim4552
    @jaselim4552 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #mailbag As someone who is just starting out TH-cam who is on a budget, it is really worth it to buy a cheaper recorder like the zoom H1n to use with a D3 mic or do I just stick with the camera’s preamps for audio?

  • @midnightatlantic
    @midnightatlantic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So when do you guys start refueling the planes?

    • @SoundSpeeds
      @SoundSpeeds 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      When it's needed for the shot

  • @habtemichaeltamirat1062
    @habtemichaeltamirat1062 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you

  • @MyJeanf
    @MyJeanf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What are the best headphones for boom operator. Are they open back or closed back headphones.. great video as always

    • @TheDoooden
      @TheDoooden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'd say open so you could hear the director/teammates when the microphone doesn't pick em up

    • @carlwelden
      @carlwelden 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Closed back for isolation so that you only hear what your mic is hearing which can help you tell if non-dialog noises are interfering with the take.

  • @lesterlauritzen
    @lesterlauritzen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just realized, you're the guy they used as the location sound mixer for the zoom f4 introduction.

    • @DeityMicrophones
      @DeityMicrophones  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Correct. Before Deity Andrew worked as a product development consultant for Zoom.

  • @PIPO3EAT
    @PIPO3EAT 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome!!! I love booming!!

  • @JarredCordova
    @JarredCordova 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey I bought the V-Mic D3 and within a year it no longer worked on its own, it works when being fed phantom power but the battery internally doesn't hold a charge, I loved the mic but used it only a handful of times and never in like a wet environment and as far as I know didn't drop anytime. It's not in warranty or anything just seeing if it's a loss or if I can resurrect this bad boy!

    • @DeityMicrophones
      @DeityMicrophones  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you feed phantom power into the TRS jack?

  • @fiercesound2138
    @fiercesound2138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Robocup is always a great investment.

  • @jedcasin
    @jedcasin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #mailbag Hi Andrew, I’ve been using the V.lav for quite sometime now and I always encounter a static noise whenever I plug it in a Zoom H1N recorder, am I missing something? I’m using the lav because I don’t want to use the built in mic of the recorder. Thanks!

  • @d-sx560
    @d-sx560 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Extremely resilient arms..

  • @mychalsimmons4177
    @mychalsimmons4177 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. Very kool

  • @KEDEMChannel
    @KEDEMChannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How to get a hat and a t short you wear ?

  • @8lec_R
    @8lec_R 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If I'm on a budget the best way to record spoken word in windy conditions is using a lav mic (under a shirt or something) amirite? Cuz wind protection for SDCs is expensive... Is that right? Any other tips, that will help me record in windy conditions? #mailbag
    also, also also... how will the v lav sound if I plug it directly into my camera? Is the signal hot enough if I turn down the preamp gain all the way in the camera? I have an eos m btw

  • @imark7777777
    @imark7777777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish you referenced pictures of what he was talking about sooner there could've been way more as it's really hard to kind of see what he's talking about without knowing what he's talking about.

  • @aaronevans8701
    @aaronevans8701 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #mailbag G'day, as a film student who has just invested in some kit, and is looking to get more, what would you recommend as their next investment: a TC generator or a wireless system?

  • @altully7006
    @altully7006 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    hi Andrew #mailbag , just got the smic2 and I am looking for the most suitable rycote blimp and deadcat. Which one are you recommending ? Ive checked the deity 3rd part recommended accessories.

    • @peterslegers6121
      @peterslegers6121 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Allen tested a series of windscreen / deadcats, perhaps it helps: th-cam.com/video/O9ccML1nC1w/w-d-xo.html

    • @altully7006
      @altully7006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@peterslegers6121 Thanks for the link

  • @jeremyleff
    @jeremyleff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @1:07 Just me or did that sound cart have a flux capacitor?

    • @SoundSpeeds
      @SoundSpeeds ปีที่แล้ว

      It does indeed. The sound mixer is a huge Back To The Future fan

  • @alexandre7634
    @alexandre7634 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks 👍👍👍

  • @mcshort44
    @mcshort44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice collab guys always love the vids you all killing it and you are giving audio the respect it disservice much love from Australia and I just got a deity wireless interview kit grate bit of kit btw thank you

  • @NoCrewFilm
    @NoCrewFilm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #MAILBAG : I recently bought Sennheiser HD 206 (studio headphone)
    is this headphone worth buying now as a studio headphone, I'm on a very budget.
    also it has very low volume when connected to smartphones

  • @BTVRhoenrad
    @BTVRhoenrad 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:34 Am I the only one who has to think of Ken Nightingall at this point? :D

  • @jeromereyes8560
    @jeromereyes8560 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #mailbox how do I lessen the cloth rustle and when to know if the rustles are editable or not.

  • @biscuitranchproductions4946
    @biscuitranchproductions4946 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #mailbag I have seen that metal arm before. It looks like a fantastic bit of kit. Who makes it?

  • @vijayavani4871
    @vijayavani4871 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you please tell how connect one mic to two phones to get different angles

  • @unknown-mc6gd
    @unknown-mc6gd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just Came Here
    From Ray Mak's
    Community Post

    • @DeityMicrophones
      @DeityMicrophones  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What post? We wanna see?

    • @unknown-mc6gd
      @unknown-mc6gd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DeityMicrophones Hope You Found The Community Post

  • @konradzinner2255
    @konradzinner2255 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #mailbag I really appreciate your Videos, in which you collaborate with many different people from the industry! One of my most favorite videos is the one on how to wire different outfits for women and men. In that episode we get a good look at how you communicate with the talent. However, the actors seemed very calm and focused, a scenario that often doesn't work out like that on commercial shoots with inexperienced customers that maybe get in front of the camera for the first time and may be quite distracted by that fact, their script, their product... How do you approach someone like that with a lav-mic? How do you check your mic in the middle of the shoot (especially on a talent of different gender)? How do you handle them dropping the transmitter and reseating it themselves with cables dangling now all over the place and introducing noise? - All those scenarios one easily gets overwhelmed with on set, both the talent and yourself the sound person.

  • @jamesburton1050
    @jamesburton1050 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #mailbag where can I get the caddy Allen has, and can you do a video on the sound utility position? Never been on a set that has that.

    • @SoundSpeeds
      @SoundSpeeds ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My boom caddy was custom made by Jay Dozer of Metal Dozer in Atlanta.

    • @jamesburton1050
      @jamesburton1050 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SoundSpeeds thanks!

  • @janoleroux6310
    @janoleroux6310 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #mailbag I've jumped down the Deity rabbit hole this week watching all your videos, what a great experience. I'd love to see your take on professional audio monitoring in different circumstances. How would you approach a studio vs. live performance? How would you overcome latency issues? I appreciate the effort put into every video; such professional work.

  • @jeromereyes8560
    @jeromereyes8560 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #Mailbox when will deity launch a wireless lav mic lang Rode wireless go II?

  • @jaselim4552
    @jaselim4552 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #mailbag hey, what’s the most compromisable and affordable mic for indoor and outdoor use?

  • @bilalkhan4737
    @bilalkhan4737 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dear sir home studio making equipment

  • @mattiacenacchi726
    @mattiacenacchi726 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    #MAILBAG : I'm the only one sick and tired of pro tools? how can be still a standard while is the only one daw that crash often at everybody?

  • @richardalexanderkroening7698
    @richardalexanderkroening7698 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #mailbag • ok! So I know how to properly boom, I what things to get to make my sound cart the 2nd best place to be on Set (1st being Crafty). Now what about hearing what I'm recording? Can you guys give us 3-5 headphones ranging from "Broke Community College Student" to "Blossoming Professional" to help us not only look good on Set but also hear the great sound coming from our Deity microphones?

  • @marckmurrieta8465
    @marckmurrieta8465 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    what would happen if you get sick and have to sneeze :c

    • @DeityMicrophones
      @DeityMicrophones  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Guess you're gonna have to do ADR... LMAO

  • @yhamgtt
    @yhamgtt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Missing apostrophe

  • @teksett
    @teksett 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did he say what caddy he has? Zuca?

    • @SoundSpeeds
      @SoundSpeeds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh no... custom made by the great MetalDozer (Jason Dozer) to my specs.

  • @habiblakhdar5197
    @habiblakhdar5197 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #mailbag how to choose a good microphone ?

  • @ryrilo5078
    @ryrilo5078 ปีที่แล้ว

    so this guy just showed us his pencil cases..sandwich boxes and make up purse.

    • @SoundSpeeds
      @SoundSpeeds ปีที่แล้ว

      Whatever that means

  • @SoundSpeeds
    @SoundSpeeds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a problem that maybe you can help with. I don't have a Deity hat.

    • @DeityMicrophones
      @DeityMicrophones  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We got you Allen

    • @BoomInTheSky
      @BoomInTheSky 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have the same problem... #IGot99ProblemsAndNoDeityHatIsOne ... LOL 😅

  • @eduardloskutov5703
    @eduardloskutov5703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Российский Государственный Экономический Университет 4:32
    - Hello from Russia)0))

  • @alexmarkowski3859
    @alexmarkowski3859 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg stop interrupting Alan .

    • @SoundSpeeds
      @SoundSpeeds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It may have cut to him, but I was still talking. :-)

    • @8lec_R
      @8lec_R 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SoundSpeeds lmao!!!!

  • @imark7777777
    @imark7777777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sunscreen is not greasy at least that's what I've been told my entire life and I still can't stand it.