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.
=A0
umashankar
i have published my poems. you can read (or buy) at http://stores.lulu.com/=
umashankar
>________________________________
> From: Sabyasachi Patra <>
>To:
>Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 4:12 PM
>Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Superbowl commercial for Bridgestone feat=
ures parabolic mic
>
>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:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>
>
>
>--
>Save the Tiger
>www.indiawilds.com
>www.indiawilds.com/forums
>
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------------
>
>"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
|