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Product Spotlight: The ProPrompter Wing

A few weeks back we posted a story featuring apps that can turn your iPhone into a handy-dandy teleprompter.  Our favorite application was (and still is) Bodelin’s ProPrompter ($9.99). It’s flexible, loaded with features, and scrolls text smoothly.  Despite the convenience of a teleprompter in your pocket, one problem remained.  How do you keep your iPhone close to your camera lens while shooting?

Bodelin is looking to solve the problem with a low-cost camera mount called the ProPrompter Wing.

They sent us one of these aluminum bad-boys last week.  After running a few tests, we’re ready to share what we’ve learned.  We’ll even explain a couple tricks for achieving the best results.

Get your own ProPrompter Wing on Amazon.

Find the ProPrompter App for iPhone in the iTunes App Store.

Learn more about the ProPrompter Wing by visiting Bodelin’s Web Site.

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Video: The HHH Mobile Filmmaking presentation at LACPUG

Taz Goldstein September 15, 2016

Just in case you missed my Mobile Filmmaking presentation at the Los Angeles Creative Pro User Group back in July, here’s a (low angle) video of the whole enchilada! It’s PACKED with apps and accessories you need to know! Check it out! And as always, if you dig it, share it!

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11 Responses

  2. Thanks for the review, Taz. Will the Wing only work with an iPhone? I would think it could hold just about any PDA or smartphone.

  3. I’m glad you are testing the ProMag too. It looks cool, but heavy. Please let us know about the weight.

  4. seems very nice…but im wondering about light pollution coming from the iphone… by having it so close to lens…i guess there would be no problem in well lit environment but what about when you dont have that light…would the iPhone pollute with his display brightness ?

  5. Thank you, thank you, thank you for showing what it’s like to USE the ProPrompter Wing. I’ve seen so many videos that show people unwrapping it and showing what it looks like, etc. Finally it was helpful to SEE what it’s like, especially when you showed test video of someone reading from it (different distances were much appreciated). I think I might buy a ProPrompter Wing after seeing this video. Keep up the good work. Nice open, btw.

  6. Hi Taz,
    Do you know if the Proprompter app (or any other app) can output video from the iPhone to an external screen?
    Thanks,
    ~Dietrich