A shotgun microphone, also called a line or growth microphone, is a extremely directional microphone typically utilized in movie, tv, and video manufacturing to seize sound. Shotgun mics are designed to concentrate on a particular sound supply whereas minimizing background noise, making them supreme for recording dialogue or different audio in noisy environments.
Shotgun microphones are sometimes mounted on a growth pole, which permits the sound engineer to place the microphone near the sound supply with out being within the digicam’s view. They’re additionally generally used along side different microphones, akin to lavalier microphones, to create a extra full soundscape.