How do teleprompters work at award ceremonies?
In award ceremonies, there are often long comedy monologues and I wonder, do the hosts memorize them or is there a teleprompter somewhere? I never see a teleprompter. Is it a gigantic screen up in the gallery or something?
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This Quora answer provides a visual:
They are in behind the first section of the audience, as shown in this screen capture taken while Barbra Streisand was introducing BlacKkKlansman.
However, there may also be smaller (and mobile) teleprompters in use:
when the technical staff from the Academy Awards called us a few days before the Oscars we got to work making a custom prompter for their spec: it had to fit through a 12" wide gap at the front of the stage and be robust enough to travel on a track beneath the stage and be lowered up and down for the talent. The result was a small rugged prompter with 10x10" glass based on our QPRO series teleprompters. You can see the little guy with Sony box camera and Fuji lens attached at the front of the stage. Many shots were done through our US made low-iron 65-35 glass, it looked great and met the specs required for this world-wide broadcast.
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What are the disadvantages of teleprompter?
Cons:- Technical difficulties may arise.
- Your teleprompter operator may not do a good job of speeding up and slowing down the text as you speak.
- Without experience, you risk looking and feeling awkward and uncomfortable.
- You risk losing audience engagement.
How do podium teleprompters work?
They work the same way as camera-mounted systems, except that they aren't mounted to a camera. Instead, these are standalone devices with upward-facing floor monitors, adjustable stands, and glass screens that are tilted at a slight angle and positioned at eye level, making them perfect for speaking from a podium.Do actors use teleprompters?
Actors on stage always need to memorize their lines, but film and television drama actors don't since they're usually not in front of a live audience. For his Best Actor Oscar-winning turn in The Godfather, screen legend Marlon Brando used a version of a teleprompter.Teleprompter - The Presidentials
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