Using cue cards or a tablet next to your camera’s lens while you read your script can make you look shifty-eyed.

A teleprompter makes you look like you’re really an authority on your subject because you speak smoothly and communicate your content well. You know you’re just reading your carefully crafted script, but the viewer thinks you’re much smarter because you speak so easily and know your topic well.

This really cheap teleprompter will make you and your clients look smarter, as it helps your reader do more good takes. This also results in less stress on shooting days, and it shortens your editing time. This prompter is the larger model with 70/30 teleprompter glass, so it’s brighter and is easily readable, and it doesn’t have the back reflection you get with standard glass.

This prompter is a good choice if you want to use a larger monitor instead of a tablet, or if you need a larger view because your talent is going to be moving more during your shoot.

The key to being able to read the prompter is the reflectance of the glass. Here you can see the teleprompter glass, which appears even brighter and is clearer and easier to read, since you don’t get the back reflection you get with the plain glass or glass treated with film. How do you decide which is best for you? If you don’t shoot in areas where there is a lot of ambient light, and this is readable for you, then the film prompter will work for you. If you are using a smartphone as the prompter source, then we recommend the prompters with the teleprompter glass, and not the one with the film. If you’re going to be shooting outdoors or in brighter areas the models with the teleprompter glass are easier to read.
Check out our teleprompters and buy the one that’s best for you, and starting having less stressful shooting days and quicker, easier editing days.