An "off" Question About a Mic?

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Hello, so I have no idea where to ask this question. I don't know if anyone will be able to answer it I'm just really lost here.

A fair warning this is a bit unrelated to music:

Okay so I'm going to get a Shure SM57 for singing and amp recording.

Now I have to do a video project for school. For those who don't know, literally every single camera mic sucks, or at least not as good as another mic.

Its a movie, so people talking, walking, hitting people, and of course yelling and whispering.

Do you think it would work if I used the SM57 for the project?

DETAILS:

Most scenes are in small rooms, the mic is to be held over-head above the people talking. There are a few outside scenes, but they are right beside walls of some sort. There is one scene in a park, so just trees to bounce sound off of pretty much.

At this point a guess is okay for an answer, just some sort of answer to point me in a certain direction.
 
A 57's usable proximity (not to be confused with the "proximity effect") is around 6 inches.

Although many of the best shotguns are dynamics, the 57 does NOT make a decent shotgun.
 
Massive Master said:
A 57's usable proximity (not to be confused with the "proximity effect") is around 6 inches.

Although many of the best shotguns are dynamics, the 57 does NOT make a decent shotgun.
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Plus, a 57 only records in mono. Most boom/shotgun camera mics record in stereo, as does the built-in mic on your camera. Using a mono mic for film capture can make your audio lack depth and seem less realistic.
 
Film everything and capture the audio with the camera microphone then ..... have everyone do voice overs back in the studio.
 
No but I'll look around the shop for one. I know we have about a half a dozen.
 
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