Look like a pro with that homemade microphone flag
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Have you ever been rejected at a press conference where they reserve seats for the real news? Obviously they don’t want some guy who is going to cut together the interview to best poke fun at them, soon after put it on his blog to get passed around to far more citizens than the real news guys will ever reach. So perhaps they’re being prudent.
Whatever your motivation, whether you’re looking to pass as a valid reporter, that microphone flag (along with a shower, change of clothes and less cursing) will be your ticket in the door. The video shows you how to put together a quality prop that will fit right in against the real ones. Impersonate an existing network (though I certain don’t advise it), or build up your own, either way, when you’re holding your microphone up with the others you’ll blend in seamlessly.
It seems like the video directions compose that all more work than it needs to be, but their final product certain does look like the real thing. Michael Una uses a simpler spin, making the mic flag from a metal box he had on hand. His results look pretty convincing to me, but I wouldn’t propose going as cheap as one commenter suggested and using cardboard and markers. When you get tossed out from backstage at Fashion File, don’t blame me!
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Original post by Francesca Clarke
