Challenge: Hide wireless mic on Lillard while he's wearing a basketball jersey and moving around. Solution: Use an Ursa Strap around Lillard's chest to secure and hide the transmitter and moleskin to secure the mic.

Challenge: To capture sound of Noah snowboarding and keep it in sync with the ski camera even as they traveled far from my mixer. Solution: Place a Tentacle E Pocket Sound Recorder with Timecode on Noah and sync it to the ski camera. Voila!

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Challenge: Filmed in an echoey recording studio next to a coffee shop where toddlers were playing with drums as part of "kiddie hour." Solution: Sound blankets and a bribe to the barista.

Challenge: A fairly tight-fitting polo shirt that a lav wire could easily be seen under. Solution: Hide the mic in between the shirt's buttons and tape the wire along the shirt's collar and down the talent's back (instead of down the front).

Challenge: Getting decent audio in a loud festival setting. Solution: Lots of lavs and multiple overhead mics dedicated to 1-2 people.