Although lavalier microphones have become compact in size, some may find it quite difficult to hide one from the camera. If you are filming an interview or news channel, hiding the lav microphone is not really a concern, but for any other situation, it is often preferred or required to hide it from view, such as in a video film or in a situation of natural filming. Obviously you want the best audio quality without interference or without the microphone showing in the video. So if you are looking for ways to hide a lav mic, here are some options. Sometimes you just need to get creative to hide the lav mic from view:

Necklace

If you’ve never considered the shirt collar your subject is wearing, it’s time to do it now. It’s a great place to hide the mic in literally plain sight, especially with a dark shirt. You can place the microphone on the talent’s neck while placing the cable behind their back and placing it out of sight. Tape the cable to the back or use an additional wire clip, and with the mic well positioned out of sight on the neck, you’re well positioned to record quality sound covertly.

Polo shirt

If the subject is wearing a dark polo shirt, hiding the lav microphone becomes very easy. The poles have two or three buttons that give you the perfect space to hide the microphone. Simply insert the microphone into the lower grommet from the back with only the microphone tip sticking out. Secure with the clip on the back or use some tape and it is well positioned and ready to go.

Alternatively, you can place the microphone on the bottom ‘V’ of the polo shirt. If you simply snap a button, the mic clip is all that is needed to secure the mic, no tape required.

Wearing a stunt shirt

This is simply a prop t-shirt or shirt that you can give your talent to wear with a front pocket that places the mic inside near the top. The shirt itself has a small hole in the back of the pocket to lead the hidden cable to the plug-in streaming or recording device that is often worn on the back or in the pants pocket of subjects.

Chest

Although using your subject’s chest may not be a good idea for every situation, you can tape the mic to the body with duct tape, obviously with permission. Actually, the chest area is a great place to hide the mic without having much trouble. Simply glue the microphone to the talent’s chest and secure the cable by gluing it in place to the recording or streaming device that is normally secured to your belt. You can also use your t-shirt or t-shirt to put the mic inside the shirt, which becomes a very good idea if your subject has chest hair. Give them the peace of mind of not having to remove the tape from the skin possibly with a lot of hair. This method, by the way, is the most widely used method on movie sets.

Accessories

Many shoots use clothing accessories with their talents and they also provide a great way to hide the mic. Many accessories like hats, bandanas, ties, and scarves give you great places to hide your mic. The darker the accessory, the easier it is to hide the microphone.

So with a little creativity and improvisation, you can now see that hiding the lav mic from view is not difficult or time-consuming, with a number of options available depending on the session you want to do and the appeal of the talent and accessories or the clothes. available.

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