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The AutoDerp teleprompter head was conceived in Summer 2012, using some production budget. The principle behind it, was that unlike the previous [[NaffoCue]], which relied on resting the assembly on-top of a static stool, the whole teleprompter would move with the camera head. The AutoDerp also had a few other specifications: | The AutoDerp teleprompter head was conceived in Summer 2012, using some production budget. The principle behind it, was that unlike the previous [[NaffoCue]], which relied on resting the assembly on-top of a static stool, the whole teleprompter would move with the camera head. The AutoDerp also had a few other specifications: | ||
* Able to withstand potentially decades of abuse (although in 2014 a certain [[Robert Walker | Technical Director]] managed to drop a box of cable on it and break it, requiring a trip to B&Q and lots of screws to fix) | * Able to withstand potentially decades of abuse (although in 2014 a certain [[Robert Walker | Technical Director]] managed to drop a box of cable on it and break it, requiring a trip to B&Q and lots of screws to fix) | ||
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This was finally finished in 2015, with some software written by [[Thomas Cheyney]] which got highly commended at [[NaSTA 2015|that year's NaSTA]] | This was finally finished in 2015, with some software written by [[Thomas Cheyney]] which got highly commended at [[NaSTA 2015|that year's NaSTA]] | ||