Why a teleprompter helps
Memorizing even a short script takes time and leads to lots of failed takes. A teleprompter frees your memory so you can focus on tone, pace and eye contact. Used well, it’s invisible and speeds up the shoot considerably.
How to use a teleprompter for short-form video
- Keep the text as close to the lens as possible to hold eye contact.
- Set the speed to your natural pace, not the other way around.
- Break the text into short sentences, one idea per line.
- Example: for a business video, shoot sequence by sequence with the teleprompter and assemble in the edit rather than doing it all in one take.
Common teleprompter mistakes
- Reading in a flat voice with no intention.
- Placing the text far from the lens so your eyes visibly move.
- Pasting in text written to be read, not spoken.
In Flowers
Flowers includes a teleprompter fed directly by your script: you go from writing to shooting without copy-pasting, with the shot list alongside so you know which shot you’re filming.