Hey guys, I'm part of a production for a small time internet series called 'Life and Level' (check us out at
http://www.lifeandlevel.com ) .. anyway, our budget is very very limited, and people have been criticizing the sound quality.
Currently, we use a
Rode VideoMic attached to a 6 foot boom pole, which then leads from a gold plated 1/8' extender into a 1/8' female on our incredibly cheap Canon ZR800. Feel free to laugh now.
We use two cameras, one being the ZR800 and the other a Panasonic PVGS320.. both MiniDV format. The PVG320 has awesome quality for it's size, but lacks a 1/8' mic input.. so we're forced to use the piece of shit ZR800.
So, my question is.. are there any effective ways to improve our sound quality? Perhaps by using a recording device?.. I'm not sure how they do it in actual production (since you see the boom operator wearing a bag and headphones), but could anyone shoot out some tips to help us improve?
Obviously, we cant' move into XLR sound, so we're limited to 1/8..
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!