PORTAPROMPT. Quick Rigging Guide 365 Personal Prompting Assistant

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1 Quick Rigging Guide 365 Personal Prompting Assistant A new, very light weight system that rigs on to 15mm bars. The system has four basic configurations:- 1. Used for Tablet Operations 2. Used as a Passive Interrotron. 3. Used with a 7 or 9 Micro Prompt screen for Jimmy Jibs and Steadicam operations (needs Windigi software). 4. Used with 10.4 and 12 On-camera head up display (needs Windigi software and additional attachment clamp). The 365 Series - Personal Prompting Assistant a prompting device for every day of the year! Tablet Operations Passive Interrotron. 7 or 9 Micro Prompt 10.4 /12 On-camera head up display 1

2 Product Details PORTAPROMPT includes Frame, Cloth Hood (Knicker),Clamps (Large Riser Clamp and Small Rigging Clamp) and attachment screws, 2 glass Reflectors (one to go and one spare), Long Carbon fibre and short Aluminium rigging rods and Lightweight Carrying Case includes i-glue, i-scroll and cable. Note i-glue connects to Apple devices using Apple s 30 pin connector. Newer Apple devices now us e a Lightening Connector and to connect to these you will need a Lightening Adaptor from Apple (we highly recommend this should be an Apple product as other manufactures devices in our experience do not work!) includes two rigging plates and two carbon fibre bars providing a very flexible rigging solution for most cameras Pictured below is a with i-glue and i-scroll and mm rigging plate i-glue and i-scroll (excludes tablet) mm bar rigging plate 2

3 Rigging for a Tablet PORTAPROMPT These are all the parts to rig a tablet Frame, Cloth Hood and Reflector Large Riser Clamp and Small Rigging Clamp Long Carbon Fibre rigging rods This shows the how the Large Riser Clamp fits onto the Frame when using a tablet. The two long screws fit into the Clamp and then into the two 45 angle screw fittings on the Frame. 3

4 Detail showing how the Frame is mounted (using the Large Riser Clamp) on the cameras 15 mm bars / rig. This shows how the Carbon Fibre bars attach to the Large Riser Clamp and how the tablet is attached to the rig using the Small Rigging Clamp 4

5 Rigging for a Passive Interrotron These are the parts to rig a Passive Interrotron. Frame, Cloth Hood and Reflector Large Riser Clamp and Small Rigging Clamp and long fixing screw Long Carbon Fibre rigging rods You fit the Small Rigging Clamp into one the vertical fixing holes (there are 3) of the Frame using the long screw. The Carbon Fibre Rods fix into the lower holes of the Large Riser Clamp (the top holes are used to attach to the camera bars rigging) 5

6 The Large Riser Clamp and Carbon Fibre Bars fits onto the camera bars in the same way as the Tablet rig. The Frame is attached using the Small Rigging Clamp and slides onto the Carbon Fibre Bars. The Frame can then be rotated to catch the required angle needed for use as a Passive Interrotron 6

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8 Rigging for a 7 or 9 Micro Prompt These are all the parts to rig a Micro Prompt Frame, Cloth Hood and Reflector Large Riser Clamp and Small Rigging Clamp Long Carbon Fibre rigging rods Micro Prompt and fixing screw The Frame and Carbon Fibre Bars are rigged in exactly the same way as for a Tablet rig 8

9 The Small Rigging Clamp that is used to secure the Tablet rig needs to be dismantled, turned upside down, the L shaped plate needs to be reversed and is attached to the Micro Prompt by using the supplied screw as shown 9

10 The whole rig then slides on to the Carbon Fibre Bars to the edge of the Frame / Reflector To feed the Micro Prompt you will need a dedicated Prompting Software source like WinDigi and a hand or foot control system to scroll 10

11 Rigging for a 10.4 or 12 On camera head up display These are all the parts to rig a 10.4 or 12 on camera head up display Frame, Cloth Hood and Reflector Large Riser Clamp Portaprompt 10.4 or 12 head up fitted with spigot adaptor clamp The head up attaches to the Frame by using an additional fixing plate with two spigots (available as an accessory) which attaches the display directly to the Frame - so there is no need for the Long Carbon Rods The Frame attaches to the camera using the Large Riser Clamp exactly as with all other 365 rigging To feed the 10.4 or 12 On camera head up you will need a dedicated Prompting Software source like WinDigi and a hand or foot control system to scroll 11

12 Rigging the Reflector (glass) into the Frame and Cleaning the Reflector This is the Frame and Cloth Hood with the spare Reflector in its blue bag The optically flat Reflector has Velcro on it which holds it in the hood. Check it is firmly attached before use by carefully pressing down on the edge of the glass using a soft cloth to protect you finger Clean Glass with a soft cloth and nonabrasive glass/lens cleaner, treat it the same ways as you do your lens. It is fragile so always handle with care. 12

13 Photo Gallery Picture showing ipad rigged Picture showing hood rigged in Passive Interrotron mode. 13

14 Picture showing 365 rigged on camera with a 7 prompter display, note the hood cloth light shield is held around the lens with the elastic cord. Picture showing 365 rigged with 12 on camera head up display. Note the 12 fixing clamp is an additional accessory and not part of the 365 kit 14

15 FAQ s Getting started? - Your 1 st decision is to decide what type of tablet or phone device you wish to use Apple, Android or Windows as you first need to download a prompting software application. Our rigging will fit all variants of tablets. Tablet and Phone Software options Apple Tablets seem to be the most prolific tools used and we recommend the Pico Prompt App which is a download from the Apple Store. When combined with Teleprompter Techniques i-scroll and i-glue devices you have the kind of variable scrolling functionality that you would expect to have on conventional device which means the Presenter is in control of the script rather than vice versa (never a good idea). Android there are a number of packages available. The one we use is called i-prompt Pro which is a free download. The limitation is that we are not aware of a good variable scrolling device for Android Windows once again there are a number of packages available on the web to download but again the limitation is that we are not aware of a good variable scrolling device for Windows Scripts and editing with using tablet systems? Editing scripts changes with dedicated tablet software can be a pain as you have to de-rig the tablet, turn mirror mode off, make the changes, re-mirror and re-rig. Alternatively you can link with a wireless or Bluetooth key board which makes the operation very simple. I don t have 15mm bars how do I rig the kit? The 365 will only rig on 15mm bars if you don t have these the we suggest using the mm bars rigging plate How to Videos? Portaprompt has a number of rigging and prompting videos on their website which may be useful for you 15