[Max Palmer] "A lapel mic would obviously be best for straight-up interviews,"
Depends... I personally hate lavalier mics even for interviews and only use them if I absolutely have to. We almost always use a boom mic for interviews if I can. A lavalier mic, even a really good/expensive one, just has such a cold sterile sound to me. An interview with a really good boom/shotgun mic (appropriately placed) will have a much more open and warm sound, which to my ear is much more aesthetically pleasing.
If someone told me I could only have ONE mic and have to use that one and only that one... it would be an easy choice for me: Sennheiser MKH416. This is the mic we use every day, it's
almost always my first choice. It sounds incredibly great and is very very versatile. It's a highly-directional shotgun, and has just a great sound. It's good for interviews, scene dialog... and I later learned that some of the top narrators also use it in the booth as a voiceover mic, so we gave it a try in there and it actually sounds great for that application too.
The downside is that it is a little expensive... it's going to be north of a grand. But sometimes you see used ones on eBay that might be within your budget.
T2
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Todd Terry
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