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How to read a script without sounding like it, how to keep eye contact, and how to get a finished video out of a phone.

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Rear camera

One recording, one file. The camera changes at the marker; the take does not.

What it looks like in your hand

The Captions tab: a Burn in captions switch, a note that timings are estimated from the script, an Adjust timing button and an Export .srt button. — Captions are built from the script you read, and the app says plainly when the timings are estimated rather than measured.

The Assist tab: a Remove pauses section reading six of six cuts on, removing 10.3 seconds, with All on and All off actions and a switch for each detected pause listed by timestamp and length. — Every proposed cut is listed with its timestamp and length, and each one can be refused. Nothing is removed without being shown first.

How to write a script that reads well out loud

A script that looks fine on the page can fall apart the moment you say it. The differences are small, consistent, and easy to fix.

What to look for in a phone teleprompter

Six things that decide whether a teleprompter app is usable, and which of them you can check before you install anything.

The walk-and-talk you cannot film with an ordinary teleprompter

The shot that sells something is usually the one where you walk up to it and show it. That is also the shot most teleprompters make impossible.

How to read a teleprompter without sounding like you are reading

Everyone can spot a read, and it is almost never the eyes that give it away. It is the rhythm — and the cause is usually the prompter, not the presenter.

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