How to Be a Boom Operator | A Filmmaker's Beginners Guide, Tips and Drills

Do you have any boom drills or practice techniques?

Interesting stuff but the background music is too loud.

Now I work as a sound operator on TV, but someday I want to start working on the set of TV series and films. Either that or I want to become a cameraman.
Anyway, the video is extremely helpful, thank you)

Great video, but won't "finding where it sounds the best" always result in moving out of the area where it doesn't sound as good? Otherwise, how will you know that you're targeting the best area unless you actually hear something less than best to compare it to?

Thank you so much for this

This video was SO helpful! Thank you for sharing! : )

Learned more about boom mics in this 20-minute video than all day at school! Great Job, Very Informative.

"Not so fast grasshopper ", hilarious

Nicely explained

Thanks you so much you guys.

The real question is how to avoid being a boom operator!

Thanks for the content. Do you have to change mics when booming indoors and outdoors ?

whats wrong with white gloves?

I love how Andrew is really all in with his acting!!

Hey comment section. I’m the boom operator on my first student group film and all of our audio from todays shoot came back really quiet. It’s fixable but does anyone know why this happened? Listening back through the DR-60 tascam it sounded completely fine but once transferred to computer it went super quiet.

This video is amazing. Thank you. Now, I'm interested in Deity Microphones, you really got me 🙂 Thank you.

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Color coding the characters as a Boom Op and memorizing 2-3 word phrases in a line helps with Boom Cues for me when you have time, but it does NOT help when you get the script the night before with no sides and NO Rehearsals! It's actually infuriating. I am glad that I have mostly been self taught by working on over 100 student projects and many low budget movies so it's actually quite refreshing to hear from another professional like her that I'm doing it right haha. She hit a lot of great points. Andrew is right about booming below, but it REALLY depends on your position, camera position (and frame), and the character(s) path if moving. Unfortunately there are times where when the only option is to Boom below....it can also mean the boom will be much farther away from subject hence having different shotgun mics for different situations. Kind of like having lenses for a camera. Also.....saw a lot of K-Tek, VDB, and PSC booms in those videos, but not enough Ambient or Loon :(

Booming for the first time tomorrow! I Now I feel way more confident!

What deity mic is that?

This was so much fun to watch! Really useful tips

thanks bro for video <3

This is the best video out there on booming!

Andrew, these beginner lessons are terrific.

Did somebody say ‘boom’?

solid video! Always appreciate the accompanying animations. Great work!

Thank you

The tip with the light is great! I've told a few people to visualize speakers and microphones like lamps, and usually get crazy looks. Taping a light to the boom mike is a great idea ( especially for people who can't visualize ) I wanna do it myself now.

Thank you! Just getting into this work, these tips are the shizam!

You guys are awesome! Loving this channel

Business is booming! 💪🏽😁

Andrew is very detailed in his expertise. The incorporating of animated visuals helps a whole lot for clarity and understanding of the process

Cool I was a camera op
But know I'm intrested
in sound

Good shit. Thanks bros

Excellent

Thanks if I need ur lesson what am sopposed to do

Very interesting but you forgot to cover one key thing. The character is now very angry and starts yelling at the top of their voice!! The booms has likely anticipated this but do you alter the sound volumes or pull away and put some distance between the mic and actor??

The hair… why? You are like 40 something lol

Nice video really helpful content indeed thank you.

Really enjoyed this. Great job.

PQCEM !

Great tutorial - thanks!

Fantastic content and so enjoyable to watch. A new subscriber here.
I'm saving these videos and, taking notes along the way.
I would love to see a script through the rehearsal to final take, to watch the sound crew.

Loved the flashlight part

This video deserves 5 stars if you ask me.

Good lesson.

This is great! Cheers guys1

What is best mic for a table with 3 people?