Izzy Hyman shares a few tips to people on how to hide a lav microphone. All are similar techniques, but it's where you put them. Lav microphones are annoying to hide and if you're not careful, the audio can be ruined. However, the tricks Izzy performs show us just how easy it can be to fix these problems. All you need is a little bit of tape and some clothing on and you're all set. What he does is tie a loose loop with the cable to create strain relief so the cable does not create vibrations for the microphone to pick up on. Another big issue is clothes rubbing against the microphone. What he does to solve this is fold the tape into a triangle, doing this with two pieces, and sandwich the microphone and keep it in place so it won't rub. After that, it's just a matter of where you hide it. You can hide it under a tie, under the collar, on a bra, or under your top shirt. Of course it all depends on who your Talent is. Some people are allergic to gapher's tape, so a good substitute would be first aid tape.
Though I'm not yet doing anything in filming where I'd need to hide the microphone, this will definitely be something I should remember for next year should this topic come up. It's definitely useful and the comments on the video agree for the most part. I'll keep this in mind for next year.
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