Teleprompter volunteering for BADA
So this was fun. I was working a gig one fine day, and was chatting with local Bay Area filmmaker and all around nice guy, Kevin Johnson. He asked if I was interested in talking to his high school classes…
Almost Famous
Yay for last minute calls for work. Even “yay-er” if it involves nice drives to Tahoe. Even more “Yay” if it involves working with Sammy Hagar. Can it get more “Yay”? Yes, add Roger Daltrey getting interviewed by said Red…
Neil Tanner, Inc is dead. Long live Tanner Teleprompting!
I want to shift the focus away from just me, Neil Tanner, running everything in the early days. Instead I want to acknowledge and highlight my awesome team. There will be more details as we get further along with the…
A cool Powerpoint Notes to Teleprompter hack
As teleprompter operators, we’re usually just given text as a Word or Pages file, or even text pasted into an email. We then copy that and put it into our professional teleprompter program for smooth scrolling. Lately however, there’s this…
Teleprompters and drones
This was a fun solution to a random problem. We were originally asked to simply provide a teleprompter for an outdoors shoot. So that means bringing a battery and a highbright monitor. Normal stuff for us… But when we got…
How to save a show during COVID 19
Here’s a real life, anonymized, email exchange with a client, that saved a show and countless people’s income. I hope this serves you. First some backstory: It’s an annual conference in August held in Las Vegas for about 1000 MLM…
Prompting in the Time of COVID19
This is from a post I sent to my fellow teleprompter operators around the world… And yes, we all know each other 😉 As we see shows cancel left and right because of the whole COVID-19 scare, it’d be smart…
Teleprompting at a Mavis Staples concert
What a treat! Last night I was able to work and enjoy a tribute to Mavis Staples at the SF JAZZ Center for their fundraising gala. I prompted for Bonnie Raitt and a few board members. The night was mixed…
Special Events
With presidential teleprompters, speakers look at the audience, instead of their notes. Important names and facts are always included. Last minute edits are easy. And since you know what they’ll say, your event ends on time. Keynote speakers for commencements…
Teleprompter Glass and hammers. Okay…
I am working down in Long Beach, CA today for the California Democratic Party convention. It’s always an honor to work this event with so many high level politicians using my prompter. Today, it’s teens who are dancing together onstage…