Nope. We have worked with people at all levels of experience. Some are seasoned professional speakers, and others are deep from the computer labs and totally new to speaking in front of people at all. Remember that public speaking is…
That’s often a big part of our job. We love helping people feel safe on-camera and on-stage. We heartily recommend remote or in-person rehearsals with just you, us, and your director before the real event. We offer private training or group…
Welcome to the (temporary) world of COVID-19 video and live event production. Actually, we’ve been doing these solutions for decades and foresee them being used long after we are free from lockdowns. Our operator stays in the safety of their…
Scripts are best delivered the day before, via e-mail in .txt, .rtf, .pages, unlocked pdf, .doc or .docx formats and in simple paragraph form—no multiple columns or sections please. Please remove extraneous visual or stage cues. You can supply files…
Yeesssss, but with a big caveat: We use our big prompter hoods and monitors to make the slides easier to see, but even then— if a slide is made up of tiny text, the presenter would want to be about…
Yes. Cameras and attachments are always evolving. So are we. We have a variety of teleprompters that play well with your standard broadcast camera, PTZ, DSLR, RED, Black Magic, Arri, Sony, or even film cameras— using short primes, fat Cookes…
Direct to camera interviews were pioneered the master documentary filmmaker Errol Morris with his Interrotron. It makes for riveting results. People sometimes ask if we rent it by itself. While a few local Assistant Camerapeople are trained on its assembly,…
The EyeLiner and EyeDirect are devices that use mirrors to superimpose the director’s image over the lens—much like an Interrotron. The EyeLiner is an older version. We rent out the newest EyeDirect Mark II. It’s great: you’re in eye-contact-heaven. Body…
The results are mostly the same. The Interrotron requires electricity, an extra tripod, camera, cables and often a technician to set it up. However, for long interviews it’s best for the director to sit comfortably wherever they want and the…
Absolutely. Stay safe! You don’t need to fly even after lockdowns are gone. Be green 🙂 We take your webcam feed via Zoom, Meet, or Webex and display it in our prompter. Then we take the camera feed here, and…
