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Step 1
Know the differences in microphones. The lavaliere and hand-held stick microphones are unidirectional, meaning they pick up sound coming from one direction. A shotgun microphone, which is attached to the camera, is omni-directional, meaning it picks up sound from all directions.
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Step 2
Clip a lavaliere ("lav") microphone to your interview subject. Have him run the cable up under his shirt to hide it from view. Attach the microphone using the claw on the neckline of his shirt.
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Step 3
Use a stick or hand-held microphone if it's windy outside. You will get clearer sound than with a lav microphone because stick mics have better windscreens.
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Step 4
Pick up natural sound with the shotgun microphone attached to the camera. If you're covering a festival, for instance, the shotgun mic will pick up the band on stage just fine.
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Step 5
Plug into a wireless battery pack whenever possible. A battery cube is attached to the bottom of the stick microphone or to the lavaliere microphone. The receiver is plugged into the camera.
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Step 6
Do active stand-ups on camera with a wireless lavaliere microphone. Not only can you move around, crouch or walk freely, but you can also gesture because your hands are free.
