![]() It’s great that you’ve got a whole range of camera adapters that are shipped with the Parrot. The sides of the prompter are just wide enough for the sides of the screen, but if you’re using a larger phone, you can adjust margins in the app so all of your text is displayed. My iPhone 6 in a bulky Otterbox case fits in the space for the phone. We’ve got a nice, big camera bag that we pack all of our gear in (the camera, a light, the microphones) and there’s still room to add the prompter as well. The items individually are $90 and $19.99, so there’s not any savings for the bundle, but I liked the idea of having a remote that the anchor can use to control the speed of the text. I purchased the prompter and remote bundle from B&H Photo. We’ve now moved to a monthly show that’s more of a newsmagazine format. Weekly broadcasts were a huge time suck and weren’t producing any sort of compelling storytelling. The more we thought about it though, the more we realized this was actually a blessing. I found this out just a few days before school began and the staff and I were at first frustrated that someone else had encroached on our turf. This year, announcements are handled through a new campus information system, which rendered our announcement broadcasts useless. After sorting my results for price, I stumbled on the Parrot V2. On a whim, I decided to search the B&H website to see what they had. My plan was to build one of these (which could be accomplished for around $30-$40) and purchase an inexpensive tablet and use that. I looked into various DIY options, and found several that would’ve rather cost-effective, but they all required the use of an iPad or similar tablet, which we didn’t have. It occurred to me that a teleprompter could solve some of those problems. This meant there wasn’t always a lot of time for the announcer to rehearse and many of the announcers (the students have opted to rotate this job) weren’t been able to quickly memorize the script. Typically, my multimedia editor wrote the script and recorded the broadcast in the same class (we’re on a block schedule). As the weeks went on, we made improvements, but one of the first issues I noticed was eye contact. We do not have any way to broadcast live in our building, and so we would record the announcements in advance and then I sent an email out to our faculty each week with a link to the current broadcast. Inspired by our school’s makerspace instructor who teaches a bias toward action, we launched the broadcast at the beginning of September. ![]() Our building has had issues with communication for years, and so the students have implemented a weekly announcement broadcast as a service to the school. At the time, I had one Student Media Production class of seven kids (this year we have 14 on staff) that is responsible for both our yearbook and our website (my program is fully converged). Includes 13 Mounting Rings: 37mm, 40.Last year my students added broadcast to our student media program. Use the Parrot Teleprompter App to compose and run text on your smartphone. Works with Padcaster products, DSLRs and fits almost any lens.Ĭosts a fraction of a full sized teleprompter, with the same professional quality. ![]() Tell your story with the Parrot Teleprompter. Small enough to pack in your bag, and it sets up in seconds. It includes thirteen mounting rings to easily attach to almost any size camera lens, a Bluetooth Remote to control the app and a Glass Cleaning Kit. The Parrot Teleprompter uses the same quality 30R/70T beam splitter glass found in high-end teleprompters at a fraction of the cost. The world’s most affordable and portable teleprompter, the Padcaster Parrot sets up in minutes and is perfect for anyone needing to read on-camera copy - from journalists and educators, to students and executives.Īttach to the Padcaster, Verse or almost any camera system, insert your smartphone running the free Parrot app, and read text while looking directly into the lens. ![]() Including a number of mounting rings, the versatile Parrot Teleprompter can mount to Padcaster for iPad, Padcaster Verse for smartphones and almost any standard video camera. With the Parrot teleprompter you can speak naturally while looking directly at the lens - and interacting directly with your audience. No more memorizing lines or looking down at your script. Take the Parrot Teleprompter anywhere your videos take you.
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