[LAU] Video micing question

[Reuben Martin]

Lavalier mics are horrible unless a person is sitting still.

Get a head boom mic that goes around the back of the neck and hooks over both 
ears. Like this: http://www.fullcompass.com/product/255293.html

Also floor boundry mics are a possibility, though the ability to use them 
depends heavily on the layout of the room. 
http://www.fullcompass.com/product/297411.html

You can still keep the ceiling mic as an ambience mic.

-Reuben

On Saturday, April 20, 2013 07:51:44 AM Paul DeShaw wrote:
> Sorry this is a bit OT, I don't know whom else to ask.
> I belong to a martial arts community which produces videos of guest
> teachers when we host a seminar. We used to use a lavalier mic on the
> teacher's chest.  For reasons I don't understand, that practice was
> stopped, and the mic was moved to the high ceiling rafter, where it picks
> up the whole room. The result is that some of the most revered figures in
> our art have had their words lost in the background noise. If I can't
> convince those in charge to use the lavalier mic as it's designed to be
> used, would a camera-mounted shotgun mic do better? Any suggestions as to
> model? Any other suggestions for micing a moving subject 30 feet or so from
> a wall-mounted camera?
> I will try to get more particulars about the setup. I have noticed 2 XLR
> connectors on the camera which are not used. The mic and the camera are fed
> separately into the computer, I don't know what happens from there.
> Probably uses Final Cut Pro.
> Thanks,
> Paul