ABSTRACT
For many programs, the quality of the sound picked up on location is the principal determining factor in the overall sound quality. Good technique can make a program, while bad technique can, at the very least, cause a lot of extra time, effort, and money in postproduction. Any reality-based program is unlikely to be able to replace dialogue in postproduction, so microphone technique and recording is all important for these programs. In some cases, vital performances or reality situations that cannot be repeated may be lost. Of all the information in this book, these chapters are probably the most important, because once sound has been picked up badly, it is difficult and expensive, if not impossible, to rescue.
