Bubblebee Industries

One of the interesting developments on In The Grey came from 1st AS's Arthur Fenn and Robin Johnson who had been pointing out for some time something I initially wasn’t fully appreciating as a Production Sound Mixer. When operating very close with traditional black or dark grey boom furries in strong available light conditions, they felt the boom wasn’t just avoiding shadows: it was subtly stealing light from the image. Not enough to create an obvious shadow, but enough that they could feel a slight darkening on actors’ faces when working tight at frame line. Almost like introducing a touch of negative fill into the shot. As a Mixer, I’m always pushing booms closer. Closer mic placement means better dialogue quality, more detail, more intimacy and a far better signal-to-noise ratio between the performance and the environment around it. Before heading to Tenerife, where In The Grey had huge amounts of exterior work relying heavily on natural sunlight and bounce light, we started experimenting with alternatives custom made for us by Bubblebee Industries @bubblebeeindustries .On the films leading up to In the Grey we started speaking closely with DPs & Gaffers, particularly legendary gaffer David Smith @davidsmith172020 about the problem. Pure white fur immediately felt wrong because it risked becoming a moving bounce source if direct sunlight hit it. So instead we tested multiple shades of off-white looking for something completely neutral. What we ended up with was this slightly warm off-white furry you can see here. A colour David Smith felt would neither absorb light from the image nor reflect additional light back into it. In this shot you can see Arthur and Robin working exactly at the distances I want them operating as a mixer. Right on the edge of frame, extremely close to the actors, in harsh exterior conditions, without negatively affecting the photography. This really helped our long running collaboration with Guy Ritchies DP Ed Wild @edwilddop Having this creative upgrade genuinely increased dialogue quality on this film. #productionsound #cinematography #filmmaking #radiuswindshields #bubblebee

Capturing The Sound Of Disappearing Glaciers with @trexbeverly 🧊 What sound does a glacier make? To the uninitiated, this may seem like a ridiculous question because one imagines they are simply silent expanses of ice. But that’s not the case. They make all kinds of sounds covering a huge dynamic range, from cracking and popping to booming and tinkling and a multitude of sounds in between. Indeed, they are so noisy that they almost seem alive and breathing, possibly even talking to us in some alien language that we don’t understand. In this BBIintheWild article, sound recordist Thomas Rex Beverly describes his groundbreaking work in one of the world’s most awe-inspiring wildernesses. LINK IN BIO TO READ MORE #makingsoundsoundbetter

Spacer Bubble vs Spacer Ball - what’s the difference? Poul breaks it down. Comment your mic down below to know which one fits your setup. #makingsoundsoundbetter

You’ve been patient. We owe you an update. The blimp is still very much alive. We’ve spent the last months perfecting the features that matter most — because we’d rather get it right than get it out fast. Next stop: beta testing. We’ll let the results do the talking. Follow for more updates. 👀 #makingsoundsoundbetter

“Sound, to me, is one of the most important parts of a movie and getting to meet creative people and help them express their stories is what I am passionate about. Sound has enabled me to have the perfect balance between creativity and physicality. From the outside looking in, it might seem like a major career change, but to me everything I’ve done has led me to excel in this career field and I am happy.” - @rayofsouul , sound mixer, LA 🇺🇸 A former mental health therapist, Rayana turned to the world of production sound in late 2020. To celebrate European Mental Health Week, we interviewed Ray about her journey in to film sound, her thoughts on how the industry deals with mental health and how she uses her background in therapy to deal with challenges on set. Check out the Q&A via the 🔗 in our bio! 📲 #MakingSoundSoundBetter

Oldest trick in the book. Hiding a lav behind a button. Recorded with a DPA 6060 - cable managed and mic locked in place with our Invisible Lav Tape and a strip of MOLESKIN. #makingsoundsoundbetter

New York will test your gear. Ours passed. The Windbubble Pro is built for exactly this - wind, chaos, unpredictable conditions. One Windbubble and your mic is protected, no matter what the city throws at you. Even when New York throws a piece of plastic into the shot. Link in bio 💚 #makingsoundsoundbetter

Look at how happy this Elephant Seal is to see Andrew Leeder from @outthere.audio with his @dpa_microphones 4006A’s and a couple of Windkillers 🦭😄

Windkiller for the Sennheiser MKE 400. Long-fur windshield construction delivers exceptional wind noise rejection, offered in two sizes for the MKE 400 and MKE 200.

Making sound sound better mit Bubblebee Industries! Bubblebee Industries ist ein dänischer Hersteller von Zubehör für Film-, Creator- und Broadcast-Sound Tools. Seit den frühen 2010er-Jahren entwickelt das Unternehmen praktische Lösungen rund um Lavalier-Mikrofone und Windschutz. Gegründet wurde Bubblebee von Poul Mejer, selbst langjähriger Production Sound Mixer. Aus der täglichen Arbeit am Set entstand die Idee für die ersten „Windbubbles“, die speziell für besseren Windschutz bei Lavalier-Mikrofonen entwickelt wurden. Inzwischen ist aus der Anfangsidee ein Unternehmen mit sehr vielen eigen-entwickelten Produkten geworden. Das umfangreiche Sortiment umfasst heute u. a. Windschütze, Lav-Mounts und Zubehör für den unauffälligen Einbau von Lavaliermikrofonen. Auch Windschutzsysteme für alle Formen von Richtmikrofonen, z.B. an der Tonangel, werden von Bubblebee Industries inzwischen hergestellt. Der Fokus von Bubblebee liegt dabei klar auf Funktionalität, einfacher Handhabung, Premium Qualität und möglichst transparentem Klang. Alle Infos zu den Produkten findest Du hier: /vertrieb/bubblebee-industries/ In Deutschland ist Zeigermann_Audio offizieller Vertriebspartner und Ansprechpartner für Produkte, Beratung und Verfügbarkeit – und dies schon von Anfang an seit 2010. Erhältlich sind die Bubblebee Tools bei uns und bei allen Bubblebee Family Membern @kortwich , @ambientrecording , @thomann.music ,@everythingaudio_eu , @wonka.audio , @kameraexpressde , @teltecbroadcast und @mediatec.de .

The Windbubble Pro is our most advanced lavalier windscreen. An integrated rubber mount locks onto the mic capsule with a precise seal, holding it at the right distance from the fur to create a dead-air chamber where wind noise dies before it reaches the diaphragm. When conditions turn brutal, the Pro Extreme adds an inner foam core under our multi-pile faux fur. Two layers, built for the worst: coastal shoots, rooftop interviews, exposed exteriors. Four sizes, fits the most popular omnidirectional lavaliers. Link in bio.

This is how a sound guys ends up selling bubbles💚