![]() ![]() I’ve used the above setup for 6+ months and while it took me a few attempts to get the hang of it, I swear by it now. It’s great because you can look at the camera (lens) whilst talking, which looks more natural and less like you’re reading from a script. Once you’ve mounted the teleprompter on your camera lens, import your script to the app and clipped your phone to the teleprompter, you’re ready to go. With the app and script loaded up, I attach my phone to the teleprompter above. It’s a voice activated teleprompter app that scrolls automatically as you talk. To utilise this to best effect i downloaded this app called PromptSmart Pro Teleprompter for my script. The teleprompter comes with a smartphone attachment, which I use for the script. I use a cheap Teleprompter which I mount to my Sony A7iii camera lens. Long answer, with links in case these are useful to the OP. I was afraid it would be obvious with my eyes moving to read, but it really isn't! This way I can position the laptop right behind the camera so it still appears I am looking at the camera. I will get my camera in the place I like it, then build a tower of furniture behind it (recent video was a cat tower on top of a chair) then have my laptop on this. It should also be said, the setup for recording with this teleprompter is very absurd. Sometimes I will have to play with the speed and spacing of letters if I am doing something with my hands in the video. I have used it for 2 videos so far and I really enjoy it. This give me a chance to record much longer sections of text without a lot of breaks in it. I have found that I talk at about 170-180 wpm, so I will find the number of words on that slide, divide by 175, then multiply by 60 to get the number of seconds the animation should last. I usually write out my entire outline and script in a Word document, then paste over the actual text. I made a teleprompter PowerPoint file where I include each section of text on its own slide, then use the "Fly In" animation to scroll the text. OK it's a lot of work, but at the moment it is where I am on my development and it keeps that little element of spontaneity that I quite like to have in my videos. For some lines I end up with 2 or 3 takes and I will edit parts together to get it perfect. Sometimes I deliver it exactly right, sometimes I balls it up and reread, and sometimes I will embellish in a new and better way. ![]() I will read a line and then look into the lens while I speak it. I started making notes to try and keep things on track and it just gradually evolved into being scripted.īy the time I come to record I am already pretty familiar with where I am going and what is in my script. I resisted the script route for ages thinking it would make everything more stilted but realised I was spending hours editing out the dross from my adlib stuff anyway. So starting a couple of months ago I write a full script and then record it line by line. ![]()
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