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How to Block Wind When Filming

Many viewers find soundtrack, or audio, of any film or home video an essential part of the viewing experience. However, shooting outdoors in windy environments produces multiple problems for the amateur and professional filmmaker alike. Wind creates relatively loud, distracting noises when gusts of unrestrained air come in contact with the camcorder's microphone. These noises wash out or overpower the camcorder's audio recording so that capturing other important sounds such as dialogue becomes nearly impossible. Using a specialized windscreen prevents such problems.

Things You'll Need

  • Fur Windscreen
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Instructions

    • 1

      Locate the stock microphone built into your camcorder. Many consumer camcorders use microphones hidden beneath the top of the device's casing and collect sounds through one or two openings, or holes. Semi-professional camcorders use external microphones usually attached to the top handle.

    • 2

      Purchase the correct fur windscreen for your camcorder's microphone. Most manufacturers create various windscreen shapes and sizes to custom fit various camcorder models. Use a stick-on or fur patch for camcorders that use internal microphones and a slide-on glove fur windscreen for camcorders that use an external microphone.

    • 3

      Apply a fur windscreen patch to a camcorder's internal microphone by removing the adhesive seal covering the back of the patch and applying it directly to the camcorder body, adhesive side down. Press into place.

    • 4

      Apply a glove fur windscreen to a camcorder's external microphone by gently sliding the screen over the microphone's casing. Pull the windscreen all the way to the back of the camcorder's external microphone to cover the entire recording surface.

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