You can eliminate sections on the fly if you find your video is running too long. Sense of timing – With a teleprompter script, you’ll get a pretty accurate understanding as to how long your video will be.Just keep in mind that some viewers find switching to an an angle where the Talent doesn’t address the camera awkward if the Talent was just looking directly at the camera. This means a second camera is going to be at an angle (the Talent won’t be looking directly at the camera unless they turn to address it, and that camera too has a teleprompter). Consider the camera angle – Most of the times, your Talent is looking directly looking to camera.Someone who won’t get caught up in listening to everyone’s opinions and who can keep the shoot on track. Dedicate one person as the script supervisor. But BEWARE this can be a Pandora’s box! We’ve been in too many shoots where the script opens up for discussion, and everyone thinks they have an answer. You need to make sure that the message stays consistent and on target with your team’s goals. That said, if there are major changes it can get a little tricky. Can easily adapt message on the fly – Even though there’s a script, it’s easy to tweak the script on the fly.Your shooting ratios should also improve using a teleprompter compared to straight interviews. Faster turnaround time – (In most instances) shooting with a Teleprompter improves turnaround times in the post production realm.Your biggest job on set though, is to make sure your Talent doesn’t look like a robot delivering this message. This is a big help with larger teams, or making sure that higher-ups know what content will be included in the video.

Controlled message – On that note, having a pre-approved script means that all team members know ahead what will be said on set.

This helps a ton in conducting the interview, a keeps everyone on the same page as to what is going to be said.

Consistency between takes – Probably the most obvious.

Here are some of the thoughts that shook around my head after thinking about it for a few minutes… or as long as it took me to write this blog: There are certainly a lot of things to consider prior to enlisting a teleprompter on your shoot.

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