Production Sound & Video

Darin uses three Lectrosonics Venues, with fourteen wireless and three IFB channels for camera, the writers and the off-set feeds, with Shannon managing all of the frequency coordination. Due to the COVID protocols, the show is now shooting six-day episodes, but has a shortened order of thirteen from the original eighteen scheduled. Many actors are now wiring themselves, requiring Shannon to show them how to place them, switch them on and off, and mount the lavalier while Steve moves the Fishers into position. Steve and Shannon took the Local's Fisher boom training course from Production Mixer Eric Pierce, and have happily put their new skills to work on the show. They appreciate the accuracy and the versatility of the Fisher booms, as well as the safety they afford during long takes. Local 695's "One-on-One Intensive Fisher Boom Training" program is the only one of its kind, offering hands-on training on all of the Fisher microphone booms, including the 16-foot Model 2 boom and Model 3 Base, and the Model 7 boom and Model 6E Base, which comes in lengths of twenty, twenty-three, twenty-six, and twenty-nine foot. We go through safety, transporting, prepping, setting up weights, stringing and the use of accessories, and then we guide you while you get feedback from a live mic and work through an extensive set of exercises on the boom. The training is of course, important for Boom Operators and Utility Sound Technicians but also for Production Sound Mixers who need to know what the Fisher is capable of. Unfortunately, "One- on-One Intensive Fisher Boom Training" is not available at present due to COVID restrictions but we hope to be able to bring it back to you soon. Above: The Model 2 arm comes in handy with so many actors spaced six feet apart. Two Fisher booms can work even small sets. Below: A typical Superstore setup: booms on each side of the center camera, with the two wing cameras (not pictured) shooting cross-coverage. A large split, no problem with two Fisher booms.

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