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Working with Producers: Prepping Interviewees and Teleprompters

Jul 26 2012

Reflection Films, based in Arlington, MA, is the team of Geoff Birmingham and Rachel Jellinek. They are lovers of documentary film, creators of marketing, training and fundraising videos, and embracers of social media and video. You can follow them on Twitter at @reflectionfilms.

In parts I and II of this short video series, Reflection Films partner Rachel Jellinek shared ideas about messaging for video and scheduling your video production days to maximize your production dollar.

In this, part III, she talks about the value of prepping interviewees in advance of filming, and she touches on the pros and cons of using teleprompters.


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  • http://jeffvincent.posterous.com/ Jeff Vincent

    This is awesome stuff. For our own videos, we’ve found getting the script right, and then breaking it into memorize-able (is that a word?) chunks was the best way for the viewer to feel like they are in the room with the speaker.

    When we didn’t have a script, shoots were exponentially longer and more frustrating, as word choice and order became a point of discussion.

    When we tried to make a script and put it on the teleprompter, everyone ended up wooden and emotion-less. No viewer can connect with that! Not to mention everyone was then wooden, which is no way to go through life (and you’re more likely to catch on fire).
    –jv