Boom operator

/bˈuːm ˈɒpəɹˌeɪtə/

/bˈuːm ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚ/

[noun]

Boom operator

[NOUN]

a member of the film crew who operates the boom microphone to capture sound on set during filming

Examples

1. The sound department’s second-in-command on set is the boom operator, or boom op, for short.

2. They manage the boom operator, who’s on set and trying to get the microphone as close as possible to the actors’ mouths without being in the shot.

3. I vlogged the entire process of making a film from start to finish, to the point that our boom operator got recognized in a Starbucks, because he was in the vlogs.