Production sound & field recording · Working
Shotgun microphone
ELI5
A highly directional microphone often used on booms and location shoots.
Used in conversation
“Can we test the shotgun microphone on set before the take?”
Definition
A highly directional microphone commonly used on booms and location shoots.
Here “Shotgun microphone” means: A highly directional microphone commonly used on booms and location shoots.
Pitch context
You may encounter “Shotgun microphone” in sound, music & voice conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains dialogue, effects, atmosphere, music, voice and the technical work of making them intelligible.
Connected terms
- MicrophoneShotgun microphone is a narrower kind of Microphone.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- European Broadcasting Union — EBU R 128 Loudness Normalisation and Permitted Maximum Level of Audio SignalsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Dolby — Dolby Atmos Content CreationSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- World Wide Web Consortium — Making Audio and Video Media AccessibleSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Netflix — Partner Help Center Delivery SpecificationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14