Ever heard of a “boom mic”?
Every movie, commercial, media event you ever watched employed someone to hold one. The person holding said mic would be fired if you ever caught sight of the microphone or the “boom operator”…so if you have never heard of this contraption, don’t worry. They are meant to go unnoticed.
Boom operators are usually of this variety…
Even though I yoinked these photos from the world wide web, having been on a few sets I speak from experience: The beautiful people tend to be IN FRONT of the camera and the lesser mortals BEHIND the camera.
But every now and again
the laws of the universe are challenged
&
the BABES
are
behind the camera
firmly gripping
the
BOOM MIC!
I rest my case!
Yo, Brynn – you gotta send me a picture of you with the boom mic! So that I can make this collection COMPLETE, yo!
Peace out.
(yo)
BTW, While I am on the topic I would like to add that I love my sisters A LOT! Including the ones who are not holding boom mics but are currently holding tiny wee babes, named Gabe.
April 29th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
ok, that one of tess is so darling. bette, too. she’s just more focused…as she should be 😉
April 29th, 2010 at 11:30 pm
Boom operators are awesome. Jus sayin’ and it’s a lot work. But, not as much work compared to taking care of a baby. I love ALL my SISTERS & SISTERS-IN LAW too!! 😉
April 30th, 2010 at 6:13 am
These are the boomin’ babes of a baby boomer. Oh, yeah!
April 30th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
haha! This is great. I like that Tess and I both need to rest the boom on our noggins. Technically not the right way of going about holding a boom. But so it goes. 🙂
Movie making is the bessssssssst.
April 30th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Amen, all! And don’t worry, Lize. It’s pretty much inevitable that I will handle a boom mic at some point in my BYU film career. Although technically, people as un-technical as Bette and me shouldn’t be allowed to touch those poles with a 10 foot pole. (Get it? I’m trying to be witty like my mom.) Tess, on the other hand, can be allowed.