Contact me off list. Ernst.
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On Jul 5, 2008, at 11:57 AM, E_K_ wrote:
> Hello --
>
> I'm working on the sound for a noncommercial feature-length
> ethnographic video that
> documents sheepherders in the greater Yellowstone area, taking their
> herds up to
> pastures in the mountains for the summer and back down at the end of
> the season. It's in
> the finishing stages, and will be a beautiful piece. But my friend
> and colleague who is
> making it recorded all the sound direct to a video camera, often
> using two wireless lav
> mics attached to the sheepherders for the two channels available. It
> was a one-person
> crew, with no sound recordist. As a result, what's lacking as I do
> the sound mix is stereo
> ambiences that give a sense of the wide-open space up in the
> mountains, which I would
> like to mix with the lav mics.
>
> Would anyone happen to have such recordings that they would be
> willing to discuss
> sharing? My friend cares deeply that the soundtrack be species-
> correct, so we don't want
> to just go somewhere nearby to record something passable (we're in
> Boston). Parts of the
> piece consist of long takes, so we're looking for relatively long
> recordings of Yellowstone-
> area environments. (If absolutely necessary, I may try to make a
> trip out there just to
> record sound, but obviously that's a bit extravagant in terms of use
> of fuel and funds etc.
> so I thought I'd check in with you all first.)
>
> If anyone might have a recommendation or can be of help, please
> contact me and I'll tell
> you more about the project.
>
> thanks very much!
> Ernst
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