Recording Cinematic Audio on a Budget

Getting clean cinematic audio in your film doesn't have to cost a fortune. Here's my best tips and tricks for recording great audio as a low budget filmmaker.

One thing I forgot to mention - get some decent over the ear headphones (not earbuds) to monitor your sound on set. This topic was too big for one video!

Disclaimer: 7RYMS sent me their mics for free, but had no say over my review or how I featured them. The noise floor was higher than the DJI Mics, but they were reliable and I think they're a good value.

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Lav mic (cheap-o one) - https://amzn.to/3LiNGFE
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Boom mic stand (heavy duty, big) - https://amzn.to/3sD2qZz
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