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Posted by Richard Crowley on 02/11/06 01:14
"Terry T" wrote ...
> Hi there! I put on a daily newscast which brocasts to about 1000
> employees within one building. We have been doing it for years, and
> have always simply written down any news, and have the company VP as
> well as executives read it from a piece of paper in front of them. I
> would like to use a computer (and computer screen), placed about 15
> feet away, behind the cameras, to "roll" the script and the daily
> announcements so that the executives could read as they speak, without
> looking down onto the paper. I realize this is very common in big
> broadcasting companies, but I'm looking for the proper name or
> companies that make software designed for this use. Any help is
> greatly appreciated.
You are looking for a Teleprompter.
There are lots of options out there from several hundred to several
thousand USD. Here is an example....
http://www.markertek.com/SearchProduct.asp?item=LC%2D110TF&off=15&sort=prod
Note that your on-screen "talent" (used advisedly for senior management! :-)
need to practice a bit to be able to read the whole line at a time rather
than letting their eyes to left to right. It makes them look "shifty-eyed"
if they read it "normally".
Avoid the urge to "cheap it out" and use something *next to* the lens
(rather than a real "through-the-lens" teleprompter). The effect of the
"talent" looking to the side (or above or below) the lens is almost
worse than having them read it off the paper. I learned these things
from first-hand experience. :-(
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