Lt. Palumbo
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on Jul 14, 2016 3:32:25 GMT -5
The mic is kind of a prop in and of itself.
If they didn't have the mic they'd need to figure out what to be doing with their arms (much like someone who quits smoking)
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jul 14, 2016 13:59:51 GMT -5
I'd imagine they're pretty durable and easy to get rid of in a pinch to start brawls. Plus cheap as hell. and this is why they still use CRTs at the announce table instead of flat panel screens No, that's because CRT's are industry standard due to having much less lag for live television production. The over the ear headsets at the announce tables are because they are also talking to the production trucks and getting cues from them in the back and being told what's coming next and if there is a problem to stall for time and the like. I've run cameras during a live production before, those are the type of headsets the entire production team wore because we all have to be coordinated, so I would be aiming at where I needed to and know if I was the live cam or not. Lapel mics also take time to setup and run because you have to have a power source and transmitter attached. Don't people usually bitch about lack of believability? It's much easier to believe someone just grabbed a house mic and walked out than someone going through the process of micing themselves up? Not to mention if they were miced up it kinda flat out says they aren't going to get physical because no way in hell are they going to want to risk breaking the stupid things.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jul 14, 2016 14:42:43 GMT -5
We also need to remember that wrestling is live theater in a huge damned venue and one thing you learn in theater is to play tot he back of the room, so you need objects hey can see.
The only other real option would be guys standing around with boom mics. Every other kind would just get in the way.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Jul 14, 2016 14:42:56 GMT -5
People who use large microphones: singers, stand-up comedians, emcees, fight announcers People who use lapel mics: CNN panelists, TED Talks presenters, college professors
Seeing the key differences?
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Post by -Lithium- on Jul 14, 2016 18:14:40 GMT -5
"All I've ever wanted was this little microphone. See, this is power. In anyone elses han--... pinned to anyone elses chest, this is just a microphone. Pinned to my chest, its a pipe bomb."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2016 18:57:12 GMT -5
It's helpful when Steph has one. If you see her raise a mic to her mouth, you know it's time to change the channel for a bit so you don't accidentally hear her. Gives you that extra moment of reaction time.
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Jul 14, 2016 19:13:02 GMT -5
Think it's more for the visual effect than anything else.
I remember when Alex Riley hit John Cena with his iPhone during a cage match they had a few years ago, and anyone who's ever held an iPhone knows that they would almost certainly hurt like a bitch if they got hit with one. However because they're so small it doesn't give off the effect that it would be sore.
Plus it's so satisfying whenever you hear the thump of a microphone hitting somebody's skull. No better example than CM Punk's heel turn on Jeff Hardy:
"Honestly Jeff, the last, the last few weeks..."
*THUMP*
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