Carter Boehm, Founder of Ponderosa Films, On Mics for Filmmaking

Since its creation, Hollywood films have always had this special elitist quality about them. Only the highest-paid actors and richest studios and producers can produce high-quality films for mass audiences. And this was the way of the industry for decades. But now, in this digital age, almost any single person with a smartphone can be a filmmaker. Cameras in smartphones today have gotten more advanced and more lightweight, to the point where they are almost as good as the thousand-dollar cameras of Hollywood.

This has opened the creative floodgates of society. Young, up-and-coming filmmakers with little money can utilize their high-quality smartphones to create industry-level films. And since this is such a popular method of filmmaking in today’s world and it seems to be a trend, I figured I might as well adapt and assist today’s filmmaking techniques. If you’re filming with a smartphone, chances are, you’ll need a microphone in order to properly hear your actors. Here are two great microphones that you can use with any smartphone.

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About Carter Boehm

Carter Boehm is an executive producer in the film industry. Carter Boehm is the founder of Ponderosa Films. Although the studio is still small, Carter hopes that it will eventually become a major Hollywood powerhouse and a household name. Carter Boehm has always had an affinity for film and the visual arts.