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June 1, 2014

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 […]

December 11, 2013

Why did I superimpose teleprompter text over the Director’s face?

I’ve wanted to try putting teleprompted script over a person’s face for years. It made sense: put the words for the talent to read as usual, […]

December 3, 2013

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 […]

December 2, 2013

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 […]

December 1, 2013

Steadicam running a wireless teleprompter from Neil Tanner in San Francisco

Going wireless with a Steadicam teleprompter

Shooting with a Steadicam Teleprompter while the talent walks and talks requires a wireless solution. This was a fun shoot. The director and agency were from […]

November 30, 2013

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 […]

November 29, 2013

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 […]

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