San Francisco teleprompter

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I own and operate the premier teleprompter company in the San Francisco Bay Area, including Sacramento and San Jose. My job is to help CEO's, politicians, actors, and novices feel comfortable and look their best.

I love what I do and the people I work with. It shows in my enthusiasm. And it shows with my investment in high quality gear. People trust my integrity by hiring me to teleprompt throughout Northern California and around the world. Please visit my client page .

I offer a variety of equipment to suit your needs including different sizes of camera teleprompter, presidential teleprompter, Steadicam teleprompter, portable teleprompter, Powerpoint teleprompter, DV teleprompter, Alexa teleprompter, Red teleprompter, and 5D or 7D DSLR teleprompter systems. Rentals available—please see the Teleprompter Rental page.

My gear is lightweight and AC or DC powered. Specialized units can be used outside in the sun. I own various convertors, wireless units, and other gadgets to make your production easier. If you need something unique, ask me. I'll have it or build it.

I also assist directors and producers with direct-to-camera interviews like the great documentary filmmaker Errol Morris and his Interrotron. It's fun stuff and provides for riveting results. Check out my MirrorCam™ and EyeDirect & EyeLiner pages.

I look forward to working with you. Please contact me today.

Neil Tanner, Inc. Your most complete source for teleprompter rental and services for film, video, speech, and the web. High quality solutions for director and subject interaction, featuring the MirrorCam™ (like the Interrotron) and the EyeLiner & EyeDirect. Serving the San Francisco, California Bay Area and beyond since 1993.

Hi Neil,

Thanks again for all your help yesterday, you rocked. Ambre said they'd ask you to change something, and before it was out of their mouths, you had it done!

Barbara H.

Highlander Films

Neil is one of the most intuitive prompter techs I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Within minutes, he had a sense of my style, speed, and delivery.

He makes changes faster than anyone I have ever worked with and has never, ever held up a production on which I have worked. If you didn't know he was back there, you'd swear it was your own brain making that thing roll!

On top of all that, he is a genuinely nice guy. What a plus! I can recommend Neil Tanner without hesitation.

Jack Gallagher

Co-host MoneyTrack

Syndicated Public Television Series

As a sound person, I hate cue cards.

Duane Hanakeawe, Audio Engineer, on a job with Neil

During our first phone conversation I felt strongly that he was a seasoned professional and hired him for an important shoot with an important client. Neil's first time with us was stellar - a real workmanlike performance behind the prompter... and he was running dialogue for a very talented spokesperson who jumps off the script and back on with reckless abandon. He handled the situation seamlessly.

Since the first gig, I've hired Neil on numerous occasions and his effort and talent is always outstanding.

As a teleprompter operator and colleague, Neil's intelligence, speed, and ability to support the onscreen talent as well as the project is unparalleled. And his equipment selection covers the spectrum.

I'm fortunate to know Neil as a director and friend.

Stephen Vittoria

Creative Director/ Producer Street Legal Cinema

Every 60 days, I donate my income from a full day's work to Japan's tsunami rebuilding efforts via Charity Navigator.

Most recently I chose Surfrider Japan.

Will you join me? —Neil

I have never had a better experience with a teleprompter operator. Neil approaches what he does not as a job, but as a service; it makes all the difference in the world.

-- the more smoothly the day runs, the better it is for me.

I couldn’t recommend Neil strongly enough.

Paul Triggiani,

Digitas Health

We called Neil on short notice, in need of a great prompter operator for a client’s multi-media presentation at a major conference. Neil had come highly recommended and he didn’t disappoint.

We had a narrow window of time to rehearse in the venue and only 10 minutes to set up between other speakers on the day of the event. It was high stakes and high pressure. But Neil’s professionalism and good cheer put the clients at ease, especially the executive who was giving the address.

The speech -- with its precisely timed motion graphics -- came off without a hitch, in no small part because of Neil’s collaboration. His experience and advice to the presenter allowed him to focus on the content of the speech and not on all the technology that was supporting him.

I would recommend Neil without reservation for any assignment. And I look forward to working with him again.

Peter Demchuk

Home Front Communications