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Re: Superbowl commercial for Bridgestone features parabolic mic

Subject: Re: Superbowl commercial for Bridgestone features parabolic mic
From: "umashankar" umashanks
Date: Tue Feb 7, 2012 3:50 am ((PST))
i have seen the glint of a clear plastic parabola in the french open and wo=
ndered what they were using. (you have to look carefully, because it is in =
the dark slot above and behind the players.
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> From: Sabyasachi Patra <>
>To: 
>Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 4:12 PM
>Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Superbowl commercial for Bridgestone feat=
ures parabolic mic
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>Dan,
>Thanks for sharing it.
>
>In the past I had asked people about its feedback, but had failed to find
>anyone who had used it.
>
>The person in the advt. seems to be handholding and moving it up and down
>to the level of the basket ball. Price wise it is costlier than the
>Telinga.
>
>I am wondering whether the person in the advt. was using a Lil' Ears as th=
e
>minimum distance is 3 feet and in case of Big Ears it is 5 feet. The
>Parabola size for Big Ears is 23 inch. How do you find its performance?
>
>Cheers,
>Sabyasachi
>
>
>
>On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 10:07 PM, Dan Dugan <> wrote:
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>> I spotted a parabolic mic in three shots of a Bridgestone Superbowl
>> commercial.
>>
>> It's not a Telinga, though. Its a "Big Ears," popular in TV sports. I've
>> tried it, the thing weighs a ton.The "engineer" is pointing it at the
>> basketball player's hands, rather than where the ball hits the floor.
>>
>> The commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DHwrabc7vVs0
>>
>> -Dan
>>
>>
>>=A0
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