On set · BTS

Behind the scenes

Field notes from the cart — kit rolls, crew, locations, and the quiet moments between takes. Hover stills to open the color; tap clips to play.

Kit

On the bag

Recorder, wireless, and the cart as it actually sits on set — not a catalog shot.

Sound mixer bag on a stand with headphones and SWIT monitor — kit roll — On set · KitMixer stand — bag, phones, and the picture feed

Location sound kit roll — mixer bag, wireless, and boom package — On set · KitKit roll — bag, wireless, and the boom package

Morteza Najaflo with headphones beside the full sound cart, boom poles, and mixer bag on a city sidewalk — On set · KitFull cart on the street — booms up, mixer standing by

Field mixer, remote meters, and timecode on the Taghiyev cart — Taghiyev · BMCCart desk — levels, TC, and the phone as second surface

Sound bag and cinema camera inside a wooden set cabin — Taghiyev · BMCOrca bag on the floor — camera and sound sharing the cabin

Sound cart under plastic rain cover with twin booms — Taghiyev · BMCWeather call — plastic on the cart, deadcats up

Behind the scenes

Between takes

Unit stills from recent features and earlier Iranian locations.

Taghiyev part 2 (Tsar) — behind the scenes on YouTube — Taghiyev Tsar · BTSTaghiyev: Tsar — BTS

Morteza Najaflo and the sound crew beside the picture vehicle on Banu — Banu · Behind the scenesBanu — sound crew between takes

Banu behind the scenes — unit clip from the production — Banu · Behind the scenesBanu — unit BTS clip

Banu behind the scenes — second unit clip — Banu · Behind the scenesBanu — unit BTS clip 2

Banu behind the scenes — third unit clip — Banu · Behind the scenesBanu — unit BTS clip 3

Banu behind the scenes — fourth unit clip — Banu · Behind the scenesBanu — unit BTS clip 4

Banu — 11th Boğaziçi Film Festivali international competition key art — Banu · Behind the scenesBoğaziçi Film Festivali — competition key art

Banu Venice Biennale College Cinema standee in the cinema lobby — Banu · Behind the scenesVenice Biennale College Cinema — standee

Çilpaq unit — ambulance TƏBİB set with cast and camera crew — Çilpaq · BTSÇilpaq — ambulance unit still

Çilpaq production BTS — Hikmat Rahimov unit with Rasim Cəfər — Çilpaq · BTSÇilpaq — production BTS on YouTube

Çilpaq behind the scenes — unit clip from the production — Çilpaq · BTSÇilpaq — unit BTS clip

Çilpaq — scene excerpt from the feature — Çilpaq · ExcerptÇilpaq — film excerpt

Maryam — scene excerpt from the feature — Maryam · ExcerptMaryam — film excerpt

Maryam — second scene excerpt from the feature — Maryam · ExcerptMaryam — film excerpt 2

Maryam commemorative production plate with cast and crew credits — Maryam · BTSMaryam — production plate

Maryam unit on a rocky riverbed — boom, camera, and reflector in frame — Maryam · BTSMaryam — river location unit

Maryam crew portrait — boom operator with mic windscreen — Maryam · BTSMaryam — boom crew still

Maryam cast and crew group photo with cinema camera on tripod — Maryam · BTSMaryam — cast & crew

Olimpia — scene excerpt from the feature — Olimpia · ExcerptOlimpia — film excerpt

Şabaş — film cut on YouTube — Şabaş · FullŞabaş — film cut

Şabaş (Bu Şəhərdə) — full feature on YouTube — Şabaş · FullŞabaş — full film (tam versiya)

Şabaş cast and crew group photo on location with cinema camera — Şabaş · BTSŞabaş — cast & crew

Qəhrəman Muxtar Qasımlı — full documentary on YouTube — Muxtar Qasımlı · FullQəhrəman Muxtar Qasımlı — full film

Birlikdə behind the scenes — sound cart between takes — Birlikdə · ANSBirlikdə — cart between takes

Birlikdə unit clip — production sound on location — Birlikdə · ANSBirlikdə — unit clip

Son payız — full feature on YouTube — Son payız · FullSon payız — full film

Sınaq — full short film — Sınaq · FullSınaq — full film

Sınaq behind the scenes — production sound on the 2022 unit — Sınaq · BTSSınaq — unit BTS clip

İki gün key art — woman with headphones, Debut Film Studios — İki gün · Debutİki gün — key still / alternate poster

From Orion with Love — cinematic banner under the Milky Way — From Orion with Love · BannerFrom Orion with Love — title banner

The Distance cast and crew group photo on set with clapperboard — The Distance · UltraThe Distance — cast & crew wrap still

Səssiz Haray — full feature on the director’s YouTube channel — Səssiz Haray · FullSəssiz Haray — full film

HAL — full feature on the director’s YouTube channel — HAL · FullHAL — full film

Xocalı. Son Toy… — full film on the Report AZ YouTube channel — Xocalı · FullXocalı. Son Toy… — full film

Daxildəki ada / The Island Within — full feature on YouTube — The Island Within · FullThe Island Within — full film

Daxildəki ada / The Island Within — unit BTS clip on location — The Island Within · BTSThe Island Within — unit BTS clip

Daxildəki ada / The Island Within — second unit BTS clip — The Island Within · BTSThe Island Within — unit BTS clip 2

Island Within unit — camera and twin booms on cracked shore by the water — The Island Within · BTSShore unit — camera + boom line

Sound recordist with mixer bag and boom on a motorboat at the shoreline — The Island Within · BTSBoat edge — mixer bag and boom

Island Within cast and crew group photo indoors — The Island Within · BTSCast & crew — indoor still

Sound recordist at the cart with boom upright under heavy cloud cover — The Island Within · BTSCart and boom — open location

Island Within cast and crew night wrap still by the blue cabin — The Island Within · BTSCast & crew — night wrap

Vağzalı — full feature on YouTube — Vağzalı · FullVağzalı — full film

Vağzalı behind the scenes — unit BTS clip — Vağzalı · BTSVağzalı — unit BTS clip

Vağzalı behind the scenes — unit BTS clip — Vağzalı · BTSVağzalı — unit BTS clip

21-ci Möcüzə — full feature on YouTube — 21-ci Möcüzə · Full21-ci Möcüzə — full film

21-ci Möcüzə behind the scenes — production sound on location — 21-ci Möcüzə · BTS21-ci Möcüzə — unit BTS

21-ci Möcüzə unit clip — boom coverage outdoors — 21-ci Möcüzə · BTS21-ci Möcüzə — outdoor unit clip

21-ci Möcüzə cafe interior — boom and camera covering a table dialogue — 21-ci Möcüzə · BTSCafe interior — boom in, camera rolling

21-ci Möcüzə behind the scenes — production sound unit clip — 21-ci Möcüzə · BTS21-ci Möcüzə — unit BTS clip

Oxşarabad — full feature on YouTube — Oxşarabad · FullOxşarabad — full film

Twin boom operators covering a red tractor scene on the Oxşarabad village unit — Oxşarabad · İTVTwin booms on the tractor unit

Oxşarabad BTS — twin boom coverage on the tractor unit — Oxşarabad · İTVOxşarabad — tractor unit clip

Boom operator covering actors at the Oxşarabad village post office with camera rolling — Oxşarabad · İTVPoçt set — boom over the bicycle beat

Oxşarabad BTS — boom over dialogue at the village post office — Oxşarabad · İTVOxşarabad — poçt unit clip

Oxşarabad crew group photo in front of the village school plaque — Oxşarabad · İTVUnit photo — Oxşarabad kənd school

Oxşarabad BTS — crew between takes on the village unit — Oxşarabad · İTVOxşarabad — crew clip

Oxşarabad BTS — winter unit clip with cast and crew — Oxşarabad · İTVOxşarabad — winter unit clip

Oxşarabad cast and crew group photo in winter by the WWII memorial, boom and tripod in frame — Oxşarabad · İTVCast & crew — winter wrap still

Qız Qalası BTS — unit clip from the alley shoot — Qız Qalası · BTSQız Qalası — alley unit clip

Qız Qalası BTS — second unit clip — Qız Qalası · BTSQız Qalası — unit clip 2

Qız Qalası BTS — third unit clip — Qız Qalası · BTSQız Qalası — unit clip 3

Qız Qalası unit — boom and camera covering a courtyard alley scene with period costumes — Qız Qalası · BTSAlley unit — boom in, camera rolling

Sound recordist with mixer bag and boom on the wooden staircase interior — Qız Qalası · BTSInterior stairs — mixer bag and boom

Qız Qalası cast and crew group photo in a stone alleyway — Qız Qalası · BTSCast & crew — alley still

Qız Qalası cast and crew group photo in the historic stone courtyard — Qız Qalası · BTSCast & crew — courtyard wrap

Tayson behind the scenes — unit clip from the production — Tayson · BTSTayson — unit BTS clip

Tayson cast and crew group photo on location with cinema camera — Tayson · BTSTayson — cast & crew

A Flag Without a Country cast and crew with clapperboard and boom on a foggy location — A Flag Without a Country · BTSCast & crew — wrap still with slate

Akinak unit — sound recordist at the cart under a red canopy between takes — Akinak · BTSAkinak — cart under the canopy

Akinak behind the scenes — unit clip from the production — Akinak · BTSAkinak — unit BTS clip

Akinak behind the scenes — second unit clip — Akinak · BTSAkinak — unit BTS clip 2

Üçüncü Günün Adamı — behind the scenes with a film excerpt — A Man of the Third Day · BTSÜçüncü Günün Adamı — BTS + film excerpt

A Flag Without a Country — young cast with boom, camera, and slate in the fog — A Flag Without a Country · BTSYoung cast — boom and camera between takes

A Flag Without a Country — young cast in front of camp tents — A Flag Without a Country · BTSCamp tents — young cast still

A Flag Without a Country — cast and crew in a brick courtyard — A Flag Without a Country · BTSCourtyard — cast & crew

A Flag Without a Country — two crew on an open runway location — A Flag Without a Country · BTSOpen location — crew still

Sən demə set — boom over a lit dinner-table scene with the camera crew — Sən demə · İTVDinner scene — boom in over the table

Sən demə — full feature on the İctimai TV YouTube channel — Sən demə · FullSən demə — full film

Sən demə crew at the monitor with the sound recordist on headphones between takes — Sən demə · İTVAt the monitor — sound check between takes

Sən demə unit — boom covering a dolly track shot outdoors with camera crew — Sən demə · İTVDolly track — boom covering the move

Şövkət unit — sound recordist with Orca bag and wireless receivers on the ship deck — Şövkət · ASCOOn deck — Orca bag, receivers, and sea behind

Şövkət unit — sound cart and boom on the green deck with Baku skyline across the water — Şövkət · ASCODeck cart — boom up, skyline across the bay

44 unit — boom from a camera pursuit truck on open ground — 44 · BMCPursuit truck — boom covering the chase unit

44 behind the scenes — location sound on the BMC war unit — 44 · BMC44 — unit BTS clip

44 unit — sound cart and twin booms in an open field between takes — 44 · BMCField base — cart, twin deadcats, van open

44 unit — sound mixer bag and boom on a rocky hillside location — 44 · BMCHillside take — bag on, boom in

44 sound crew with cart and boom in a Baku plaza — 44 · BMCBaku plaza — cart and crew between setups

44 cast and crew group photo around a camouflaged armored vehicle — 44 · BMCUnit photo — cast and crew on the armor

44 unit — twin boom deadcats silhouetted against a sunset over the hills — 44 · BMCGolden hour — twin deadcats against the sun

44 unit — sound recordist with full cart and twin booms on location — 44 · BMCFull cart — receivers, antennas, twin booms

44 unit in Şuşa — sound cart with twin booms on the mountain plateau — 44 · BMCŞuşa

44 unit — sound recordist with twin-boom cart on dry hills under clear sky — 44 · BMCOpen hills — twin booms and the cart

Mənə Bənzər Adam unit — sound cart and crew beside the production van on cracked ground — Mənə Bənzər Adam · RakursDesert unit — cart, boom, and the white van

Mənə Bənzər Adam — sound recordist with mixer bag, antennas, and picture feed indoors — Mənə Bənzər Adam · RakursIndoor base — bag, phones, and the RF mast

Mənə Bənzər Adam cast and crew group photo with boom in the foreground — Mənə Bənzər Adam · RakursUnit photo — boom front and center

Sound mixer at golden hour with boom team and period cast — Taghiyev · BMCGolden hour on the Taghiyev unit

Sound team with cart and twin booms in open desert location — Taghiyev · BMCOpen ground — twin booms and the cart in the wind

Three-person sound team with rack and booms under stone arches — Taghiyev · BMCSound team under the arches

Sound cart beside period cast in black chadors — Taghiyev · BMCBetween takes — cast and the cart

Crew in a rustic hall with a vintage film projector — The Return of the Projectionist · BTSProjection hall — crew and the old machine

The Return of the Projectionist — cast and crew around the vintage projector in the village cinema — The Return of the Projectionist · BTSVillage cinema — projector and crew

The Return of the Projectionist — behind the scenes unit clip — The Return of the Projectionist · BTSKinomexanikin Qayıdışı — unit BTS clip

Camera and sound crew on a mountain path — On locationLocation walk — camera sticks, boom in hand

Older Iranian set photo with crew and children near camp tents — Iran · earlier workEarlier Iranian set — camp location

Cast and crew in a brick courtyard on location in Erbil, Iraq — Erbil · IraqCourtyard still — Erbil location

Two crew members on an open location from earlier Iranian work — Iran · earlier workOpen runway location — earlier Iranian work

Inventory

Cart notes

Living list — models shift by shoot.

Recorders

Sound Devices MixPre-10 II
Sound Devices 788T
Zoom F8n

Microphones

Sennheiser MKH 416
Sennheiser MKH 70
Sennheiser MKH 66
Sony microphone

Wireless

Sennheiser G3 wireless
Sennheiser G4 wireless
Sennheiser EW-D wireless
Sony wireless

Support

Boom poles + suspensions
Cart power / distribution
Wind protection / blimps