HIDDEN ANTENNAS: Mark LeBlanc's Secret Weapon for Pristine On-Set Sound
Production sound mixer Mark LeBlanc relies on antennas from RF Venue for on-set sound capture. Since discovering RF Venue®'s Diversity Fin® antenna, LeBlanc has added their CP Beam™ and RF Spotlight™ antennas to his RF toolkit. He says, "Having the ability to deploy the right antenna for a given location has proven invaluable."
Walpole, MA, USA, October 24, 2024 - Production sound mixer Mark LeBlanc has scores of credits to his name from his four decades of experience capturing sound in the high-pressure environs of film and television production sets, where wireless audio has evolved into the de-facto standard for gathering microphone signals. LeBlanc, a Cinema Audio Society and Television Academy member, recalls that in 2015, while on the set of the Fox Network's Scream Queens, "episodic TV's fast pace, combined with claustrophobic, small location choices, had me wishing for a smaller antenna solution that did not compromise performance." LeBlanc found his solution in the innovative Diversity Fin antenna from RF Venue's line of wireless audio essentials - which led in turn to his adoption of additional RF Venue antenna options for specific on-set applications. "Having the ability to deploy the right antenna for a given location has proven invaluable," he declares.
"My local vendor sent me a Diversity Fin antenna to demo," LeBlanc says of his original experience with the antenna. After a few days of testing the Diversity Fin's ability to deliver true diversity reception from a single mounting point, along with its patented cross-polarized design that ensures dropout-free reception regardless of the angle of wireless bodypack (or handheld mic) antennas, LeBlanc bought the demo unit. "The compact antenna lets me place it directly in the shot, hidden in plain sight," he exclaims. "Since my first Diversity Fin antenna, I have added RF Venue's CP Beam and RF Spotlight antennas to my RF toolkit."