Re: UWOL 50 -- What did you shoot with?
 

Yes Geir Inge natural sound does put a video up on a whole new level. Sound can take a fair amount of time to do right. It's something you have to do all through the whole video to make it sound right. For me with a long lens and the wind blowing I get very little usable audio with my shots so I have to come up with it after the fact. I'd have to get my act together so I'm not down to the last day before I even start to edit. :)

Gordon

Re: UWOL 50 -- What did you shoot with?
 

Agreed! She was/is a master of the sound. Learned much from her.

Yes, most of the feedback throughout the years since the beginning of UWOL, has focused on content and image quality/framing, and so on.
Very little focus on the sound quality and/or sound equipment.

So to start:
What sound equipment do you guys use for the UWOL challenges?
I have very limited sound gear myself:
Shure SM58 handheld, with a 10 meter cable. Should probably have picked another one, as this one gives a very low volume, which I need to boost in post. But sound quality is good.
Rode Videomic (the first version, which I bought in 2003, I think it was), in addition to the built in mic of the XF300.
The built in mic of the XF300. Surprisingly I find this sometimes to be even better than the two others, especially indoors.

Re: UWOL 50 -- What did you shoot with?
 

It could also be interesting to hear what settings and codecs you use for the UWOL videos.
Software: Adobe Media Encoder CS6
The originals with AVID DNxHR,
and for UWOL:
H.264 1080p 25fps, 2-pass VBR 14mbps target bitrate, with max render quality.
Audio: AAC, 320kbps bitrate

Re: UWOL 50 -- What did you shoot with?
 

Trond I use a Zoom H5 to record audio. I use the onboard stereo mics to record ambient audio. I will also use it with a Sennheiser ME66 shotgun mic which I do have a blimp for. I also record my narration with the H5 and ME66.

Gordon

Re: UWOL 50 -- What did you shoot with?
 

I have a GH5 and Oly 75-300 lens. With ETC on I get nice detail.