AUTOCUE - above or below the camera ok?

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KevinP

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Hi

In the past when I've needed an autocue for corporate work I have hired a guy with the kit that attaches to the front of the camera and reflects the image up so the presenter looks straight at the camera.

I was thinking of buying my own system and I've seen an autocue that uses a 7" monitor below the lens - but my concern is that you'll be able to see the presenter is looking down. Likewise if the monitor is above the camera??

Anyone know for sure what the limits are? Someone once told me that if someone is further away you can't tell - but then they might have problems reading.

Any ideas? Suggestions or links to great autocue products?
 
Ok - you're as much use as a chocolate teapot!

Let's all join hands and try to contact the living!

I'll try a diffrent angle - has anyone out there used any of the free Autocue software you can download from the net?

If so preferences, URLS? etc.

Thanks

Only kidding about the teapot!
 
The problem with having your teleprompter anywhere but in front of the lens is, as you noted, eye line. Though cue cards were the old way of doing this, they were written in very, very large lettering, and the talent had to be able to read a bit of it in peripheral vision. That combined with careful camera angle kept the eyes close to the lens.

There are free/inexpensive prompter programs out there, but you really need to be able to have the reflective screen in front of the camera if at all possible.
 
Nothing beats the ease of a real prompter and operator. You can purchase a cheap system for under $2k USD at places like prompterpeople.com. I have faked it with above/below the lens LCDs, but its not nearly as easy for the talent and usually takes more time in the edit suite to find good takes, than simply using a real prompter and operator.


Jason
 
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