Location Recording

Professional sound recordists and boom operators.

Samurai AV have tons of experience recording on-location for a wide range of film and TV projects including commercials, short and feature films, documentaries and sports broadcasts.

Location Recording

We have many years experience in film and tv swinging a boom and sound recording. We have been from Outback Australia to the Icebergs of Antarctica.

Our most memorable experience was being in the Antarctic Ocean for 30 days on the anti-whaling ship The Sea Shepherd. We spent the month chasing the Japanese whalers, capturing footage of the volunteer crew doing what they could to stop the whalers slaughtering these amazing creatures that live in the icy waters. The documentary for the Animal Planet network has helped the world understand these illegal activities occuring in the remote Antarctic Ocean. Our lives were very much on the line with engine failure in massive storms, ship-on-ship battles with the Japanese and being under attack from flash bang grenades, which were exploding within 2 metres of us and knocking us to the deck. All this whilst loaded up with a boom pole and recording gear!

Our high end location sound equipment includes:

  • Sound Devices 744T 4 channel hard drive recorder
  • Sound Devices Mixer
  • MKH416 shot gun microphone
  • Ambient 2.8m boom pole
  • Two wireless lapels or hand held microphones (can be used as wireless camera link)
  • High quality Canare cables
  • Portabrace Gear bags
  • Sennheiser headphones

Extra equipment is also available to complement our standard kit (mixing consoles, extra microphones, etc.). Please refer to the hire page for more information on these.

Please contact us for our current half day, full day or weekly prices.

Recent Projects

  • Bed of Roses (ABC), TV Drama Series, Boom
  • Mastered by Molly, MTV Classic (MTV), Interviews with Usher and Thirsty Merc, Sound Recordist
  • Jagermeister TVC for MTV Classic Launch feat. Slash from Guns n Roses (MTV), TVC, Sound Recordist
  • Loreal Fashion Week with Ruby Rose (MTV) Reality TV, Sound Recordist
  • “Art of Walking” (Radical Media) Documentary/Reality (HD) (In post production), Sound Recordist
  • “TAJ” Feature Film (RED) (In post production), Sound Recordist
  • “Tradies” (Ready to Roll Productions) Pilot (HD)
  • I Like It Direct (1440 productions) Infomercial (HD) Sound Recordist
  • “The Exit” (Surface Tension Films) Feature Film (RED) (In post production) Sound Recordist
  • “Red Hill” Feature Film (35mm) (In post production) Boom
  • Building Education Revolution Schools Kit Intro- Julia Gillard 2 min Corporate (RED) Sound Recordist
  • Spec Savers (Fiction Productions) TVC (RED), Boom
  • Australia Post (1440 Productions) Client Testimonials (HD), Sound Recordist
  • “Rain For Morgan”, (Ready to Roll Production)15 min Short film (HD), (In post production), Sound Recordist
  • “Chaconne”, Short film (35mm), (In post production), Sound Recordist
  • Channel 7- Melbourne Cup Spring Racing Carnival, Television Broadcast, Audio Assist Starters Gate
  • “Whale Wars” Sea Shepherd Documentary- Animal Planet (US), RIVR Media, 7 x 1 hr episodes filmed in oceans surrounding Antarctica (30 Day shoot), Sound Recordist