Studio Production Unit: Changing from Camera to Sound

After finding out my job had changed to sound, I was very nervous but also intrigued as to what this role involved. I’ve worked on sound before for previous shoots, but that has always involved one type of mic (usually boom or clip mic) and with no sound mixer to control while filming. As there wasn’t long until the shoot day, I had to learn how to use all the sound equipment in a matter of days, with having only a couple of rehearsals to practice my role. The first real eye opener for me was how important sound is for a live production, and the amount of mics you have to think about at the same time.