Zen Teleprompting
Teleprompting is a dance. People often assume that the teleprompter operator drives the speed of the speech. They think that we just set the pace and the speaker has to follow us. It’s not uncommon for people to think they’d…
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Why did I superimpose teleprompter text over the Director’s face?
I’ve wanted to try superimposing teleprompted script over a person’s face for years. It made sense: put the words for the talent to read as usual, but also to see the friendly face of the director to nod, smile or…
Teleprompting in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese
Tonight was a blast—teleprompting for a local community hospital, in Chinese! It was an example of working together as a team to help the client with something that was quite unique. The client had requested Mandarin, Cantonese, and the ability…
Ocean cliffs and our outdoor teleprompter
Teleprompting outside can be fun and challenging. You’re at the mercy of the weather and geography, and are often hours from any support. Today we shot at Slide Ranch just North of the Golden Gate Bridge for two days, to…
Going wireless with a Steadicam teleprompter
Shooting while the talent walks and talks requires a specialized teleprompter and wireless solution. This was a fun shoot. The director and agency were from England and kept using the British term for the teleprompter, which is “Autocue.” This was…
Multiple cameras, one teleprompter
Why would you put multiple cameras into one teleprompter? Often times as video crews, we get just one or two takes with a politician or executive because their time is very limited. We’re familiar with the line “Okay that was…
Taeyang performs for MTV with our concert teleprompter.
Musicians using a concert teleprompter is more common than you would think. Musicians have a lot of lyrics and songs to memorize. Naturally, when they’re on stage they can’t mess up. However, they merely use the concert teleprompter to jog…