Teleprompters

I like to think up DIY projects and convince myself that someday I'll actually finish one. That's why Instructables is one of my new favorite websites. It's chock full of user-submitted projects of all kinds - some simple, some harder, some dirt cheap, some more costly.
Here's two Instructables on how to build a teleprompter:

Full-screen scrolling teleprompter
I needed a teleprompter to help me make better looking videos for my website on woodblock printmaking, so I built this one, using nothing but a few pieces of scrap wood and glass, and only free software.

When recording videos, I discovered that I'm not much of an actor ... namely, I can't remember my lines! I tried to get around this by printing out a large-type 'script' and hanging it up next to the camera, but when I looked at the resulting video, it was obvious that I was reading something, and not looking directly into the camera. There was only one solution ... build a teleprompter!

Here's how I did it, in just a few minutes, using a couple of scraps of wood, a scavenged piece of glass, and an old shirt ...


Teleprompter DIY for $50.00: