Filming Doris Visits – COMICA BOOMX-D radio mic

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Sound is half of your film, if not more, so any soundman or sound mixer will tell you. In fairness, you will get taught that too at a good film school. On Doris Visits, we have used various forms of equipment but we now film with an iPhone in 4K and the sound via a Comica BoomX-D radio mic. It is actually a Lavier microphone plugged into a Bluetooth transmitter and a receiver plugged into the iPhone. (11Pro)

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances. We heard about this on our free walking tour of Copenhagen. Then we were using our old movie-making equipment, larger and harder to use. Tik Tok has changed everything.

The newer version of the wireless microphone system. We use a version with a plug-in Lavier mic with a windshield.

However, there is a sometimes fault with some of the Comica Series, and our very good friend, Taivo, who is an ex-BBC special design engineer sat down with me to fix it. The name Taivo denotes that you are ahead of your time. It means that your intelligence and brightness will enable you to achieve great things in your lifetime. This master did, he fixed the kit with a minor piece of wood from his shed.

  • 0:00 – Intro in Zadar
  • 0:10 – Comica Boom Microphone
  • 0:30 – Meet Taivo
  • 1:10 – Comica Fault
  • 1:28 – First attempt – glue
  • 1:55 – UV Lamp
  • 3:10 – Split unit
  • 3:30 – Gap inside
  • 3:45 – Padding
  • 4:05 – It Works!
  • 4:37 – Demo in Split Croatia

We now use a Comica BoomX-D wireless mcrophone when filming Doris Visits. The shell design leaves a gap the plug can push back into. Taivo fills the gap, and it works. Then the Comica is demonstrated in action again, as it was at the front, but this time in Split.

Many thanks to Taivo, and Alison for her hospitality while we were in the Isle of Wight. This is just a selection. You can see the price and no doubt the results, are very different. Filming outside, consider wind noise and a wind cap.

Tic Tok has changed equipment and so much more is available, but beware, some does not offer such good sound quality.

This was shot on a Sennheiser radio mic system, not as easy to use.

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