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HOW TO MAKE A BOOM POLE FOR £15 ~ LOW-BUDGET FILMMAKING (UK)
Boom poles price a bloomin fortune! This is a elementary approach to set up a single yourself as well as save a ton of cash! The length of a shaft we used was 44mm There is an ebay seller offered these bolts here: http://cgi.ebay.com/Boom-Pole-Bolts_W0QQitemZ270336212736QQihZ017QQcategoryZ41500QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262 Thanks to a overwhelming indymogul for a strange idea, this is my UK blending version. Honours for this video #30 – Most Discussed (This Week) – Howto & Style #43 -Premium Most Viewed …
Hey! great job! glad it all worked out for you!
Rick
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LikeDislikeHey rick ive just finnished making the boom pole. i got everything from where you said to get it and have to say thanks because it works!!! i went on to amazon and bought the rode video mic and everything together including the mic was about £100. Thanks
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LikeDislikeNice Nice Video. I really loved your video. Youtube can be a great asset for you. If you need any help getting your video exposed, check out this site called tubeviews [dot net] It has really done wonders for me, I have built 3 Channels up with videos at top in position and this is my forth channel i’m going to working on.
I really Loved Your Channel!
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LikeDislikeNo worries! glad it worked for you.
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LikeDislikeI followed the instructions and even managed to find the exact same pole. It works perfectly. Thanks rick.
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LikeDislikeThanks Rick.
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LikeDislikehey anyone who need bolts IM more then happy to send you a bolt and nut please send the length and I will find you one or two. you can pay me back by giving my videos a 4 star review …I am going to make one tommorow and call it vanman microphone extender stand.
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LikeDislikeUntil I started getting major buzz issues from my camcorder mic socket, I was using standard headphone extension cables. worked fine for about a year but nowadays I get a really bad buzz on the audio whenever I plug anything into the mic jack, regardless of whether there is a microphone on the other end of the wire.
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I record everything independently now using the Zoon H2.
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LikeDislikeHello Rick. Quick question. I have the same mic you presented her. What kind of wire do you use as an extension for the rode mic?
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LikeDislikeThere is a error in the title… its FILMMAKING and not FIMMAKING, you forget the L lol, nice videos man
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LikeDislikethey probably wont have it listed, you need to get in touch with them by private message or email.
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LikeDislikei cant find the 3/8-16 bolt, i’ve looked on that bolt-it-up shop on ebay but they don’t seem to have one. Please help
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LikeDislikeI have an idea. How about making a “Director’s Viewfinder.” The kind you see director’s use as they set up the shot? I’m in the market for one, but their expensive. Keep up the good work.
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LikeDislikesorry dont know anything about the sennheiser.
For the bolt, try a shop called BOLT-IT-UP on ebay:
stores(dot)ebay(dot)co(dot)uk(slash)BOLT-IT-UP
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LikeDislikewould this work on the sennheiser k6/me66 mount? oh and just checked out bolt-it-up and cant seem to find that specific 3/8-16 nut-bolt? please advise Rick!
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LikeDislikeThe Rode videomic is an excellent all-rounder.
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LikeDislikegreat idea! I hope I can just go to a hardware store to find most of the parts. I was also thinking about making a dolly.
The only thing I need now is a decent aftermarket mic.
any suggestions?? I am on a slight budget as well. thanks
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LikeDislikeGreat idea! A really good way to save money and in the third world is not easy getting this king of gear. thanks
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LikeDislikeTry a shop called BOLT-IT-UP on ebay:
stores(dot)ebay(dot)co(dot)uk(slash)BOLT-IT-UP
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LikeDislikeWhich ebay shop did you buy the 3/8-16 nut and bolts?
Misha
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LikeDislikehi, really good idea to save some money! I’m definatly gonna make one!
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LikeDislikebtw i really despise the comment characater count limit. every comment here, i kiss the limit by a couple characters left.
anyways, keep in contact. looking forward to seeing your other inventive ideas.
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LikeDislikeYou should be careful about interference. a lot of times, people listen to their audio for the day and hear these unexpected buzzing noises in their audio for a couple seconds in sometimes the most important parts of the video. this usually because of unshielded lines(such as the 1/4″ jack plug lines) are bombarded by signals from devices such as cell phones or other waves. you can get XLR cables, which are shielded, and any risk of interference should be lowered. for 411 on my setup, MSG me
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LikeDislikeHrm yeah, sounds like some good ideas. i’ll try them out when i get a chance. I haven’t really thought of making tutorial videos, but i would like to as soon as stuff with school slows down so i can breathe again–its not that hard, but sure is time consuming. I think a good idea would be as you said a nut before screwing the mic on, AND then how about another nut on the bolt after the mic is screwed on. that’s gotta stay put enough for a day’s work. as said, come Summer, i’ll be experimenting!
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LikeDislikeGreat intructions, I’m going to make one now! Cheers Rick.
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