May 31, 2010

Where To Find Teleprompter Rentals

by Tom Weir

Sitting down and turning on your television is an instinctual act. You rarely give second thought to the production that goes behind the action on the screen. Specialized equipment that can make all the difference in making your production professional can be hired out. One such item that makes a big difference to consider are teleprompter rentals.

Even something as simple as an interview or a speech that is televised takes a lot more than you think. There are several types of prompters. The typical one allows a speaker or announcer to look directly into the camera lens and read a prompter that is mounted in front of the camera lens.

The announcer can read from the prompt yet it appears that he is looking directly into the camera. It is also possible to use a prompter that is mounted under the camera however the line of vision of the announcer will remain lower than the lens. The prompter that is placed in front of the lens is made out of a sort of one-way glass. The announcer can see the words that are being projected on the prompter. This one way glass allows the camera to see directly through the glass clearly even though the announcer can see the words on the other side.

Errol Morris developed this idea even further in using it as a tool in interviews. Most interviews make the audience a participant. No one is ever directly speaking to the audience during an interview. Because of this the audience is always left out. The audience becomes a third wheel instead of being a part of the interview. Errol thought that he could use the prompter to change the audiences perspective of the interview.

Errol used the prompt to show a video of him versus text. By replacing his face for words the guest could look at Errol via the prompter. The guest would then respond to the Errol that they saw in the prompter. By having the guest look directly into the camera or at the audience instead of at the interviewer, the audience felt more as if the guest was speaking directly to them giving a more personal viewer experience.

The speech prompter is also known as the Presidential prompter. It is used to give speeches delivered from a stage in front of live audiences. The prompter is used independently from a camera and not with it.

The Presidential version places the prompt on a stand. This stand can be place on either side of the speaker on the stage. The text of the speech appears on the glass panel for the speaker. The audience sees nothing but a semi-transparent glass panel. It can help a speaker deliver a speech eye to eye with out errors.

Prompters can be pricey. Your needs for a prompter could be unique for this one time. It is possible to rent this equipment from a company called teleprompter-newyork.com. They will take care of your teleprompter rentals as well as your needs for battery pack which is needed when you a far from an outlet. Other companies often ignore this need.

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