Sound Track: Out There

Recording clean audio outside has its challenges. With these questions answered, however, you'll learn there's nothing to fear out there.

When it comes to gathering images, shooting outdoors is a different game than shooting indoors. You've got the moving sun creating never-ending challenges for your lighting, wind blowing hair and reflectors out of place, and curious onlookers appearing at the most inopportune moments. While you can control the indoor or studio environment, the outside world is far from tame.

Thankfully, getting good audio from the great out-of-doors may be even easier than recording sound inside. Still, outdoor audio has its own set of unique challenges that can ransack your soundtrack. What follows are some of the most common questions asked about recording sou…

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