Build Home Studio to Record Voice Over

Beraudiovisual’s friends, are you need to put a home studio to record the voice for home videos, indie/independent productions, film and more?

Do you have a computer with a sound card that can act as your DVR? Just add a little low-cost equipment and recording software on your PC, and can produce high quality recordings of voice easily and efficiently. What other equipment do you need?

Microphone.

To get your voice on your computer, you need a microphone. Do not use a bit of shit comes with your computer. High quality abundant cheap microphones and sound much better than that crap. For work in basic votes, I suggest that SM58 Shure SM57 is or. They are rugged, dynamic microphone that sounds good. The SM58 is ideal for female voice, as it reduces wheezing (Esses excessive) in some way. Men can choose from. The two microphones are available from music or audio equipment suppliers for less than Rp. 850.000. Also, get a microphone cable and a desktop computer a good position to hold the microphone while speaking.

Mic preamp.

Microphones put a small amount of electricity that the signal must be amplified. Sound card microphone preamplifier includes necessary. Unfortunately, like the cheapo mic that comes with the box, most of the mic preamps sound card is too noisy for serious work. If necessary you can use, but at least use a better microphone.
For the preamp, you can choose a small mixer to work with your microphone or a dedicated unit. Mixers essentially allows to connect several microphones and other devices (like a CD player) in one location and adjust their volumes independently. The Behringer mixer EURORACK MX602A between 6 microphone inputs, level control, and cost less than Rp. 500.000 Alternatively, two good choices for stand-alone mic preamps include DBX mini pre-tube preamp and the ART Tube MP Studio V3 preamp. Both are under Rp. 1.000.000 and available from the same sources mentioned above.

If you do not invest a lot of high-quality recording microphones, faulty, and your computer's audio interface. Two better choices are mic. For the purposes of pre-amplifier, select a device interface and preamp combination of audio, such as equipment Duo Edirol UA-5 or M-Audio.

Speakers and headphones.

While your computer speakers are adequate for recording, editing and finishing of basic laptops built to serve no purpose. Invest in some decent powered speakers, such as the Roland MA-8 micro monitors, and use them instead. Play back your recordings on a variety of stereo systems, car, etc. to control how they could be transferred to other environments. You can not listen to the speakers when you save, because they receive feedback when the microphone is on. Wear closed-ear noise that keeps leaking them to be picked up by the microphone.

Recording software.

Choose recording software with editing facilities to correct errors, the compilation of the best pieces, add music and / or sound effects, creating special effects, and deliver your finished voice tracks in the formats you need. A "light" version of a program of professional recording is Sonic Foundry, Sound Forge Studio.

Recording space in silence.

Its aim is to record a track clear, intimate voice, and that means keeping noise and the sound of the room outside the recording is finished. Professional recording in a sound booth specifically designed to keep noise and the sounds they make beautiful voice. These costs thousands of dollars and are a little more realistic for informal work. An article full, walk-in works as a taxi of his fortune, however.

Getting a good

The basic integrated sound card has three connectors: Mic-in, line and the line (or headphones) to the outside. Connect the device to connect the microphone to the mixer (or preamp), and connect the device to the output of the line sound card Connect the headphones, too. (If you have dedicted external interface that plugs into that. E 'connected to a computer via a USB port.)

Next, set the volume to a mixer (or preamp), using the controls and level meters. Start talking, watch his feet, and slowly turn up the volume until you get to almost 0 (zero), without going over.

Start the software that controls your sound card (it's usually the little speaker icon in the system tray). This is where you choose your recording source (LINE IN) and adjust its volume. Put this on 100% all the way up, and check your recording levels with your external mixer or preamp.

Start with audio recording software and get ready to save. Records mono, not stereo and CD quality (16 bit and 44kHz sample rate). You will notice that the audio software is not set the level of control, but do not rely on the meters when recording. Never, never more than 0 (zero) to a digital level meter. All this above the level of the distorted sound bad. He wants all the loud noise would fall below 0 for most digital well below the level (between -6 - 15 dB).

Mic technique

Greatly improve the sound recordings, closer to the microphone. The farther away from you, the more you earn the room around you. Your voice sounds thin and distant, like a movie at home. Closer, and your voice is intimate, the voice of the narrator prototype. Another advantage is closer to the microphone, you can increase the lower frequencies in your voice, and that can make the sound more powerful. How close? Put your lips 4-6 inches apart, about the width of your hand. Do not speak into the microphone. Instead, the position above the nose pointed down to his lips. Also, do not place the mic dead center of the lips. Move slightly to the right, for example, 20 degrees off axis. This leaves a clear understanding of the script, too.

Of course, finding their area of registration of any aircraft noise, such as computer fans. Put some distance between the microphone and the noise source. Also, avoid salty foods immediately before the recording session. It takes a little close to the warm water and apply some lip balm. They keep the mouth and lips lubricated. Eating a few slices of apple can help overcome the dryness of the mouth, too.

When you are ready to save, turning away from the microphone. Take a deep breath. Exhale. Take another deep breath. Open your mouth, back to the microphone and begin speaking. This technique eliminates the net consumption of smell and lip breathing, which often occurs when you start talking.

Speak slowly and clearly. You can always increase the recording during the editing stage. If you make a mistake, return to the closest phrase to start again and continue, even if you only one or two voice errors. Cut in a voice or phrase is difficult and does not seem natural.

Editing Records

There is no need to nail all in one take. Record the highest number of run-through, and the need to assemble the best of the last recording. Listen and evaluate what you did. Everything is there that you need? Sound good? It is the right level (not too low, does not distort)? Otherwise, go back and re-record the bits you need, listen, and repeat until you are satisfied.

Change the sound is like editing a voice processing program. You will not see the voices, but you can not see two-dimensional presentation of voices as sound waveforms. And you can hear the voices while playing. You can manipulate the waveforms as a move from voices on the Voice Processor. Cut, copy, paste all the techniques you're already familiar with the subject during audio editing.

Before you start editing, turn off the microphone, disconnect the headphones, speakers and go. It 'clear, to remove what is not necessary, as a clear his throat before he started talking, no talking between takes, strange voices, and so on. After removing the waste, to move towards improved performance. If you have several companies in the script, finding the best takes and build the last version of them.

Listen to the fundamental changes they make. I think that taking a long break, you can approach the records again with fresh ears. You can do better? The volume is constant? Do you hear noise, background noise or other unwanted parts could be eliminated or reduced?

After editing the voice, you can add sound effects or music to soften the last version. To add music with Sound Forge, open the music file on your audio software, select and copy to the clipboard. You may have to cut the music to match the duration of the voice recording in the first place. Next, place the cursor at the beginning of the voice recording and select Edit; Paste special blend. "Here you can control the level of the music (source) in connection with his voice (target). Ensure that the mixture again to ensure that you can listen to the recording of voice clearly with the background music.

As a last step, the use of software standardization process to maximize the volume of the audio recording. Select the entire signal and normalization of -0.10 dB (98.86%). Save this file in audio format you need, for example, MP3.

Now, you are ready to have a great voice over!

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Know The Hands Signal of Floor Manager / Floor Director

Floor Manager

The Floor Manager / Floor Director remains in the TV Studio during production through headphones. Are in direct communication. Bidirectional control room Director. Normally, the talent can not use the headset and does not receive instructions directly from the Director. It is the responsibility of the Floor Manager / Floor Director acts as a liaison between the Director and talent.
Since it is not practical to entrust talent orally during production, the Floor Manager / Floor Directorstands or kneels next to the camera that talent to speak and uses a system of hand signals to relay instructions of director . Although any system signal hand understandable from the floor manager and talent would work, it is recommended that you use the internationally accepted system shown in the picture.
The basic hand signals, both floor manager / Floor Director and talents must understand are listed in the following text.
1. Stand by
For a hand signal to  "stand by " floor Manager / Floor Director raises his hand and arm at the beginning of the Show or when additional subdivision.
2. Cue.
For the hand of "start talking" or "begin," the floor manager / Floor Director raises his hand and points to the talent.
3. Cut.
For the hand-signal to  "cease talking " or  "stop action, the floor manager / Floor Director pulls his hand " in his throat in a cutting motion.
4. Stretch.  
For a direct reference to  "stretch"  "it or slow down," Director floor pulling his hands together as if stretching a rubber band. The amounts are longer than the time when call manager puts his hands far apart at the end of the proposal extends; shorter time amounts when call manager puts his hands closer together.
5. Speed up.
The hand signal to "talk faster," the head of the section rotates his arm and hand clockwise in circles above his head. Speed refers to the urgency of the time.
6. OK.
For the hand signal, that "everything is in order, " the floor Manager / Floor Director is a circle with his thumb and index finger.
7. 30 seconds to go.
 The hand signal, which is 30 seconds remaining in the show segment, the floor manager / Floor Director forms the letter T in both hands.
8. 15 seconds to go
There are 15 seconds of the Show remained in the segment, and talent is doing text wraps to the hand/signal, resulting in a punch to floor Manager / Floor Director creates a movement by grabbing.
9. Speak more softly.
For hand signal to "speak more slowly" floor manager / Floor Director raises the Palm of the hand to his mouth.
10. Speak up
For a hand signal to  "speak,  ' floor Manager / Floor Director cups his hand to ear.
11. Speak or look at this camera
For the hand signal to "speak or look at this camera," floor management refers to the on-camera in his hand in the air. Waving pen motion from one camera to another, change the declarations of the talent leader is another must-air camera shot.

Floor Manager Hands Signals

Accurately and discreet when you send a signal tool. Don't spread your arms frantically in the air-this is a special MEW and mimic ability.

During the television production studio floor is usually a maze of lighting and camera cables, which may impede the movement of the camera and also be a security risk. The head of the Division must ensure that the cables are securely stored or located. In addition, he should find out from the camera operator and Director of the how much camera movement is expected.
If you cut to the talent and then cue them, you will see them waiting to begin or see action spring into life.  Cue them too early before cutting and action has begun already.  Wrong cueing leaving talent confused.  If they are finished with their piece, and you have not cut away to the next shot, they may stand there with egg on their face, so to speak, asking for ad lib or just grin!
Hand Cues or hand signals given by the Floor Manager / Floor Director by hand, are the standard method of tracking to start or stop.  Make sure that your signals can be seen by the talent and is included.  If necessary, Hand Cues basic to explain before the broadcast. Do not assume that they know what you are doing, particularly with inexperienced talent.
there are 28 signals that you have to recognize, for more pictures you can download it here.

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Edit a Package of Television News

Reporters used packages of news to tell a story. Format pieces are longer than the rest of the news. Weave the reporter voice, video, gaudy and natural sound to start the Viewer. It s an opportunity for the reporter and photographer and Publisher to be creative.

Editing tapes and cassettes
 
1. get you will edit/tape, whether to paint the tape Pack reporter  or bar work. Lay count descending.
2. wait for the reporter to save tape and audio tapes, scripts, ask him for his sound track. Too
3 Set your roll by order of the beginning to end. This means all audio, if it one SOT or nat sound or voice of the reporter trail.
4. push the audio channel 1 (A1) and video channel 1 buttons (V1). Decrease channel 2 completely. Set the audio levels so that channel 1 remains consistent.
5. set the dot on bridge records. Cue up the deck to play wherever you want. Set the in point and out point on the bridge play. Hit Edit.
6. continue to the next piece of audio and video. Continue until the entire package itself.
7. edit your b-roll now. Change the audio to two channels on the A2 to the audio. Fill in all the black hole with video

Nonlinear editing
 
1. Load the video editing system. If editing in Edius, for example, you will be eating real time.
2. get a script by the reporter. It would be logged in the video and sound bites.
3. listen to music, each sound reporter  "Take" as its own picture in a bin or drag it each time leave space between for this other video, go to edit quickly.
4. Drag the piece of the opening video from bin and drop it on the line. Trim it to the desired length. Continue with each piece of video, Butting them to each other.
5. adjust the volume. Keep low channel 2, unless it's  break natural sound.
6. Refine by adding transitions, such as package dissolves or wipes. Expand the last image in the video, padding. This keeps it from going into the black.

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Important Points Before Writing The Scenario

Suit yourself while writing

Beraudiovisual’s friends, are you learn to write scenario this time? If yes, then there are some things you must know before writting scenarios. The scenario is the most important element in a film production (television) because it is a necessary element  earliest as a draft to make a film.

 
Basic story

Before creating the scenario, we need to know what we write. You do not immediately rush, the first scene. The first thing we need is the basic story (basic story), a statement of who, when, why, where and how the things we want to create a scenario. Basic story, we can also express as a summary of the general or global view.

Character

In a scenario that we create, numbers will appear. We need to recognize and deeper. Worth a lot. We know how to figure the dialogue, thinking and acting. We will know how the hero would solve the problem. Also, conflict as between one character with another character.

In this phase, the player search (casting), explanations of characters is also very helpful to have created the appropriate player to play the character. In addition to the player himself will be easier to understand the character he was playing.

For the development of character, we can do this by providing data on: the full name and calls, religion, age, familial relationships and friendships, favorite (science, movies, music, sports, reading, eating), physical characteristics, intelligence, fashion style, manner of speaking, properties, houses and others.

Set / Location

To create a scene, we must determine the sets and locations (where the scene takes place) in advance. This will allow us to determine the scene. What do you do, the position where, from where, where watched, or to see in which direction.

The scene takes place, which could be built on the studio sets, such as living in the house like a porch, a living room, living room, bedroom, kitchen, or we use a part of building a proper home. The definition is not always to be home, but also the road or elsewhere.

Explanation of this sentence, but are useful for us in the scenarios also useful as a guide for the set builder sets in the studio or production unit for the building to building, which will serve as a set to meet the requirements of the scenario to find suit.

Synopsis

Before writing the script, we must ensure that the story creates a script. Not invent a story if the scenario is created. The history we can give a succinct but contain elements of character, time and place of incident, problem, problem and solution development. This is a summary.

Chronology Stories (Story Line)

If the summary, which we have made, will be developed into a scenario for a TV show with a duration of 24 minutes, we describe it again in a summary of the plot (plot) in four rounds (ACT) with a calculation interrupted the radio commercials will be as much as three times divided.

The purpose of the act is to developmental disorders and dramatic elements that can create are completed in one phase in each fragment sequence that ads less intrusive and creates a scene at the end that makes the audience want to know the rest.

hopefully with a few points above, it can help Beraudiovisual’s friends to be able to write a better scenario. Do not forget, Suit yourself while writing.

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Simple Helicam, Combine The "Helicopter Remote Control" and Canon DSLR camera.

Hello beraudiovisual's friends. For you a crew of film production or television production, must be familiar with helicam. Helicam is a unique tool that can photograph or record images from a height, because the tool can fly. The principle of this tool is simple, and can even say there's nothing special, just like a regular camera placed on top of a toy helicopter. then we steer it. But the cameras used in Helicam this is not a regular camera, but Canon 7D DSLR cameras, in addition to the tool is also equipped with GPS (Global Position System) which allows us to continue to monitor the existence of this instrument when flying, and with a 5.8 GHz video monitor system , allows you to see every moment that was caught on camera this tool.

The Real Pro Helicam

The Real Pro Helicam

In a process to get the perfect shot, Eric Austin, a videographer who resides in Texas, found a neat way to combine the "helicopter remote control" and Canon DSLR cameras so he could air the video shoot with ease and get the kind of record that should be difficult to obtain. 

"I took a helicopter hobbyshop and modified to be fitted with a camera, so I can get a low altitude, the air close and tight shots," said Austin Wired.com.

An amateur videographer who became a pro, Austin is interested in photography remote control just four months ago.

 "As I do more photos and video, I realized I could develop a niche where I can use technological advances to provide the type of photos that most people can not get it easily," he said. 

Austin is one of the hobby photographer who finds a way to use a remote control toy airplanes and helicopters to get a more interesting camera angles. Wired magazine Editor-in-chief Chris Anderson in a site called DIY Drones where the user has found a way to use unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct aerial photographs. Last year, New York City photographer Anthony Jacobs showed a helicam built using German helicopter rig named MikroKopter. Jacobs uses helicam rig to shoot the video neighborhooods in the city. 

Austin, who has a website devoted to his RC helicopter videography, Saying he wanted to do something similar and offer quality HD video and photos. That is why, he said, he decided to create a rig that will be reliable and produce a type of recording that can be used by professionals. And as this clip shows, the video can be interesting. 

Aerial video with the Canon 5D, 7D AUSTIN helivideo.com from Eric on Vimeo.

Footage shot so far, Austin has helped to TV shows including the History Channel series of slices.
Austin started with a remote control helicopter called Align T-REX 700 and modified to carry a particular frame of the camera mount. He put tweaked landing gear for helicopters, covered with bright pink foam from "Noodles" is commonly used in swimming pools. 

"The color stands out when I fly outdoors helicopter," said Austin. "And if I hit the water, the equipment all my life will not go down. It will be destroyed, but at least I'll get my teeth back" Austin said.

He adjusts the camera settings when it's on the ground and pressing the Record button just before takeoff. For still images, Austin said he uses an external timer that activates the shutter every few seconds.

To create a video of the flying rig, Austin said he spent hours in online discussion forums at Helifreak.com.

"I do not know anyone to talk to," he said. "And then realized the only place to go is online where people discuss this."

Eric's Helicam

Eric's Helicam

One of the more challenging task of Austin has done with his helicam ie flying over a cliff about 25 meters high with a river below. And he did not destroy the helicopter.

"The likelihood that accidents will happen there, but so far, I have been careful," he said.
To download video, Austin has established a 5.8-GHz downlink the video feed using a wireless transmitter on-board.

All this does not come cheap. Austin estimates the whole rig cost him about $ 15,000. But for those at home, who want to do something similar, he says there are cheaper alternatives.

The results

The results of image shot from helicam.

"I go for the best and most expensive components because I do not want to risk it fails the air," he said. "But you can get an RC helicopter for about $ 400 and put the camera point-and-shoot on it."

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Tips and Tricks caring for video cameras

Hello beraudiovisual's friends. Do you have a Camera Video? There are a Tips and Tricks Caring for a video camera.  Tips and Tricks Caring for a video camera carried by the following six steps: 

1. Dont leave tapes in your camcorder when not in use. Tapes can cause friction and this can cause problems in the process of recording and playback

2. Do not put the tape video in really cold conditions. Moisturizers from the warm air can membut cassette attaches to the drum so that the damage can damage tapes and video heads

3. Do not leave the battery inside the camcorder when not in use. Some interesting camera battery energy in small amounts, but the constant so that can deplete the battery

4. Do not leave your camcorder tapes in the car is exposed to hot air

5. Do not put a label on the camcorder tape where the label is the possibility of opening the door opposite the cassette. This can cause the cassette comes in the camera

6. Treat your handycam to give it to a technician to clean the tape head when dirty.
Such treatments can make your camera more durable That must be considered in buying a video camera are:   
   1. Suit enough you hold the camera
   2. Are there manual settings for focus, aperture and white balance 
   3. How much resolution display systems
   4. How well does the image stabilizer
   5. What equipment is available 
   6. Is needed a memory card to store photos 
   7. Is there an analog and digital inputs 
   8. Does the lens have a true wide angle 
   9. Is the available inputs for microphone and headphones 
   10. How long the batteries can last
 
Video Camera How to choose the right note: 

1. Image Engine technology such as LCD, CRT, LDP and LCOS, choose an LCD
2. Resolution SVGA, XVGA, SXGA and UXGA, select a high-resolution SVGA
3. Brightness (lighting) with the size ANSI Lumens, select ANSI Lumens with a larger 
4. Connections affect the image quality VGA, RGB, RCA, S-Video, DVI, select the most complete 
5. Size (small big) Video Camera, select the size of a small

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Adobe Premiere Pro Tutorials

Hello beraudiovisual's friends. Adobe Premiere is one of the software is popular and widely used
in video editing. There is the same interface of Adobe Premiere with Adobe PhotoShop and Adobe After Effects is to provide convenience in use, image - the image can prepared with Adobe Photoshop and effect - special effects can also be prepared from adobe after effect.

Basic introduction

Previous Ensure that Adobe Premiere Pro already installed, now we start by opening the Adobe Premiere Pro Go to Start> Programs> Adobe> Adobe Premiere Pro, Premiere will ask us whether we will open the file existing, or creating a new file for this exercise we will make a new file.

 
And subsequently appeared with the New Project window by clicking on the Custom tab
Setting, In the General frame, since we we'll make a better video file we choose
- Editing Mode Video for Windows,

- Time base 25.00 frames per second, In Frame Video we fill

- Frame size 720h: 576V

- Frame rate: 25.00 frames / second

- Pixel Aspect Ratio: D1/DV PAL In Frame Audio we fill:

And if it will save this setting we press the button SavePreset, we fill it name and descristion, and  utomatically we will look at the settings tab Load Preset, we save the project file (ex: training) it’s up to you determine the location of the project file us.

 Now we enter Project exercises

Project windows consists of 3 main windows:

1. Project windows, a place to store the project file

2. Monitor windows, is the place to see the video, which we edit in the timeline

3. Timeline windows, we make the process of editing place

 
Import File

To make editing a video, first we import our files to need, by clicking File menu> Import (Ctrl + I) or right click on windows project and select import, here we are biased to import video files, audio and image. In the project we can make Bin the windows (like folders in Windows Explorer).

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Basic of Shot I (shot composition)

The Basics "Shot"

Hello beraudiovisual's friends. When we watch a film or show on television, we are actually watching a series of shots within a scene, and a series of scenes in a sequence, and so on until we see it as a whole shows or movies.

What Is Shot?

The simple definition is like this:
When we press record button until we press the same button again, then it is a one shot.
Although only a second or even up to one hour from beginning to end, whether moving or not.

A good shot is a shot that is able to deliver the message.

The series of shots is able to provide stories that can be understood by the audience. unfortunately not all messages can be conveyed with good and trouble is this is because of "mistakes" of the creator of the message.
why?
because the shot should not only technical matters, mechanical, and aesthetic. Delivering the message will also deals with philosophy and philosophy of the shot.

Shot Size

shot size is the size of the subject in a frame.
type of shot is composed of:

ECU: Extreme close-ups (detail shot)

VCU: Very close-up (facial shots) from the top of head to chin.

BCU: Big close up (CU tight, full head) face fills the screen

CU: Close-up. From head to shoulders

MCU: Medium close-up

Knee, 3 / 4 shot: knee

MLS: Medium long shot

ELS: Extra Long Shot (extreme LS, XLS)

each size of shot has a different meaning when it is implemented in a shooting.

Long shot
In general, the use of this shot will be done if:
- To follow a wide area or when a scene "walk faster".
-to indicate where the scene was (indicate where).
-to show progress.
-to show how the position of the subject has a relationship with others.

Medum shot
This type of shot as the most commonly encountered in film and television. This type of shot is the most secure, because there is no special emphasis as well as long shots and close shots. all the scenes can be displayed with a neutral in this shot.

Close shot
Television is a medium close-up. Initially the premise is there as it pertains to technical terms.
- First. event with television media should be shown in close up because of the size of a small television when compared to the movie screen.

- Second. different from the movies, television shows watched by just a glance, and would be more suitable for displaying images with a close shot (solid)

need to understand precisely the meanings that ditampilkjan when the shots were made in close-up.
close-up effect is usually, would seem more dominate, suppress. no aesthetic sense, there is also a psychological meaning.

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