miracueWhat we have learned making it
Miracue is built and used by a video production company for its own filming days. These are the things worth writing down.
Checklist · October 4, 2026The pre-production checklist we run before a small shoot
The pre-production checklist a working production company runs before a corporate or marketing shoot, the free templates we use for each part, and what we’re building next: an AI connection that fills them in from your brief.
Example · October 4, 2026Call sheet example: a filled-in sheet for a one-day shoot, section by section
A real call sheet example for a one-day shoot, taken apart section by section: the times, the location, the emergency details, the schedule, and the mistakes that cost you the morning.
Example · October 4, 2026Shot list example: a filled-in list for a one-day shoot
A real shot list example for a one-day video shoot: eight shots, why each line is written the way it is, the order to film them in, and when you need a storyboard instead.
How to · September 19, 2026How to make a talking head video that doesn’t look like you’re reading
What a talking head video is and how to film one well: framing, eye line, light, sound, editing, and delivering a script without looking like you’re reading.
Explainer · September 19, 2026Voice activated teleprompter: how it works, and four things to test before you trust one
A voice activated teleprompter scrolls as you speak and waits when you stop. How it works, where your audio goes, and four tests to run before you trust one.
Straight answers · September 15, 2026Free teleprompter: what’s actually free, and why we built ours
Where the free line actually sits, straight answers on iPhone and CapCut, and why a production company built a teleprompter and gave it away.
Comparison · September 4, 2026The best teleprompter apps in 2026, honestly compared
We make one of them, so the cards are face up: eight apps, every claim checked against the makers' own sites, and a real reason to pick each one.
Craft · September 4, 2026How to read a teleprompter naturally
The tell is never the reading itself; it is the pace and the eyes. The fixes we use on presenters every week: text set right, a script written for the mouth, and a prompter that follows you.
How to · September 4, 2026Teleprompter app for Windows: use one in your browser
No install, no admin rights, nothing to keep updated. The browser on any Windows 10 or 11 machine runs a full prompter with voice follow, and Edge means the call-mode pin works out of the box.
How to · September 3, 2026How to record a video while reading a script
Your camera does the recording; a free browser prompter beside the lens does the words. The laptop and phone setups, why the iPhone needs two devices, and why the script has to wait for you.
How to · September 3, 2026A teleprompter for Zoom calls
Zoom will not scroll a script for you, and notes off to one side are what give people away. The setup that reads as eye contact, including the floating script window that stays on top of the call.
How to · August 22, 2026Import a shooting day of scripts in minutes
One paste turns a whole document into separate, named scripts. The SCRIPT: marker that splits deterministically, and a copy-ready AI prompt for treating a messy document first.
Explainer · August 14, 2026Teleprompter glass and beam splitters
The angled sheet in front of the lens. What the 70/30 ratio costs you in light, why the script sometimes appears twice, and the faults that show up on a shooting day.
Explainer · August 13, 2026What is a confidence monitor?
The screen that faces the speaker. Where it goes, what belongs on it, how big it has to be, and what changes when the event is being filmed.
Explainer · August 13, 2026What is a teleprompter?
The whole trick is an angled piece of glass. How it works, the two kinds you will meet on a shoot, why a confidence monitor is a different thing, and what goes wrong on the day.
More notes are being written, including one on using an iPad as a teleprompter.