60 sec short film competition: The judges noted that dialogues in my video were crisp and clear. Since most of the equipments are left in the studio, I didn't have the luxury to set up a lav mic or an overhead boom. So I did the dialogue separately and added in post production.

Secret sauce: a closet full of clothes. The enclosed space minimised outside noise while the clothes acted as "acoustic panels" to absorb reverb. I actually wrapped a pair of socks around the sound capsule to minimise plosives.

The following treatment were applied in post processing:
1. EMCO announcement - add reverb as background effect, add distortion for small
speaker effect.

2. “Client voice-over” - low cut filter at 500hz, add distortion for small speaker effect,
(Semi Tones -1, Cents -50) to change pitch.

3. “Isetan client servicing” - low cut filter at 1 kHz, EQ -5db from 128-512hz, add
distortion for small speaker effect, (Semi Tones +1, Cents +10) to change pitch.

4. Normalise to -23 LUFS for delivery.

Lavalier GO is a professional-grade wearable microphone designed for use in a wide range of applications. The 3.5mm TRS connector is designed to pair perfectly with the RØDE Wireless GO and most recording devices with a 3.5mm TRS microphone input.

Lavalier GO is designed to perform excellently in any broadcast application. Featuring a discreet 4.5mm omnidirectional microphone, it delivers crystal clear audio in all environments and is incredibly forgiving when it comes to placement on talent, allowing for greater flexibility in fast-paced situations.

A foam pop shield is supplied to minimise wind noise and vocal plosives (hard ‘b’, ‘t’ and ‘p’ sounds), as well as a durable mounting clip with in-built cable management for quick and easy rigging. It also features a hard-wearing Kevlar® reinforced cable, designed to withstand the rigours of any shoot.

專業級領夾式話筒，帶3.5mm TRS插孔，高品質全向電容膠囊，Discreet 4.5毫米微型麥克風，Kevlar®增強電纜，包括彈簧護罩和耐用的安裝夾

終於有時間拍片。

早前有網友問我：「/dz/ 放在一起應怎樣讀?」

這問題問得好，因為說英文時 /dz/ 並不罕見，但很多香港人覺得難讀。甚麼時候用得著? 看例句：

Keep your heads up！

David's a good friend of mine.

There are many gods in Greek mythology.

去片吧。噢，對了，片中用了昨天新買的白板（以往用太多紙了，很不環保），大家看看效果如何?

掌握好了，試做以下「補充練習」吧：

/ts/

1. That's it.

2. It's amazing.

/dz/

1. The beds are huge.

2. I saw crowds of people.

蕭愷一

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