Sound is an imperative tool for any filmmaker. It’s important, especially as an inspiring filmmaker, to learn how to use and master this tool. I know for a fact that the use of sound is not one of my strengths and I would probably consider it the weakest point in my skill set. I think it’s very easy to forget about the importance of audio when creating and instead focus more on the visual aspects of filmmaking. But in the words of Amir Blumenfeld ‘audio is the second most important part of the audio visual system’. I’ll let you think about that one.

I found that the working with the ZoomH2N Recorder was very beneficial to me. I felt, initially, as a bit of an outcast because everyone seemed to understand the jargon that was being thrown around and I seemed to just be nodding my head pretending I understood. I, however, made sure I read and completely understood the instructions before I used the recorder itself just so I was able to understand what I was doing and could use it successfully.

As we split up into groups during the workshop, I was glad I had three group members who seemed to fully understand what they were doing. I found that standing back, watching what they were doing with the recorder and simply analysing how they utilised it in different environments to create the best possible sound. Other than learning how to correctly record sound, we actually had a lot of fun in just creating sound to record.

I took the ZoomH2N Recorder home and recorded my audio that night.

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