For the shoot, we decided to book out two radio mics and a Sennheiser MKH 416 (Rifle Mic).

As we knew how reverberant the location would be, we looked into what microphones would be best for the situation.

Ric Viers talks about lapel microphones and how they are very dialogue focused. As this is what we mainly wanted to capture while on set we thought these would be the best choice.

The Location Sound Bible also talks about different kinds of boom microphones or shotgun mics. Viers speaks of the advantages that come with a longer microphone. The more extended the microphone, the narrower its pickup pattern. Due to the reverb at the location, we opted for the Sennheiser MKH 416 as we felt this would be best in picking up as little room tone as possible.