Who Invented the Boom Mic?
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Edited and Produced by Ethan Batista
Sources:
1. Mayne, J. Directed by Dorothy Arzner, p.48
2. Geller, Theresa L. "Dorothy Arzner". Great Directors. Senses of Cinema.
Several reports of other directors around the same time, using mic methods similar to Arzner’s. however it wasn’t until August 18th, 1930 that sound engineer at the Fox Film Corporation. Edmund H Hansen patented the boom mic as we know it.
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