The King may have left the building, but his legend endures with the release of Baz Lurhmann’s new Elvis biopic starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks. Shure Historian Michael Pettersen explains how he helped keep the mics in the movie legit.

Here are some tips about the shotgun mic. Its extremely directional pickup pattern (called a line/gradient pattern) makes the shotgun mic popular for TV news and movie sets.