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Build Your Own Teleprompter
bigt_littleodd writes "Ever been in the situation where a certain expensive piece of equipment would be ideal to do the job at hand, but you would probably never ever need it to use it again, thus making the purchase/rental of equipment prohibitive? Here's a guy that had such a need and built a teleprompter with easy-to-find materials, a camcorder and a laptop."
Ruper Pupkin probably has one of these in his basement.
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Just open a text file in quicktime... It shows each line sequentially.
I had the same problem once, but I came up with another solution.
It's called "memorize the cue cards".
I bet I did that in a lot less time than he took to build a teleprompter.
I used to have to do a verbal presentation once a month in school, and I did all my prep at the last minute, the night before. I wouldn't even write it until that final evening. It would take a couple hours tops, so that's where I got the impression it wasn't much of a deal to do. Practice makes perfect, don't roll the camera until the words are coming naturally. But I guess when there are other people involved and having to have their shit together at the same time, it would be a hassle after all.