Remembering you script

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Hey! I have such troubles remembering my script.
Even if I read it for days over and over.
So I have to cut all the time.
Does anyone have advice on this?
Also is my frequent cutting in my videos annoying?

Thanks heaps in advance!
 
Don't you record commentary separately? If you do then why not have the script up on your screen as you record commentary?
 
I have it open on a separate screen so I can have a quick look should I forget anything. But then again... Are many cuts annoying? Depends on how smooth you make 'm I guess? Personal preference? I mean.. have you ever heard Onision rant on OnisionSpeaks? That's like a billion cuts per video (and I personally think he cuts his frames too close for comfort) but he has 1.7mil subs either way.

I've started cutting up takes into pieces of 2 or 3 sentences max and if you make sure you stick to your position and posture, cuts shouldn't be a problem.
 
What I do is, I have a base idea for what I want to do. Like an outline of what my video is going to be on. It'll have some main big sections and maybe a few important details in each section. This gives me some structure to work with but enough wiggle room to have my talking flow be a bit more natural than feeling....well... scripted.
 
Learn to read from cue cards! You could use a write on/wipe off board with long bits of script, and place it right above your camera lens, which will place your eyes not too far off of the line of sight.
 
Yeah I tend to write my scripts, then film almost straight away or the next night after kids go to bed.
I dont have time to rehearse so I print them out and fold them into thirds and stick them on my camera tripod just below the lens.

If I give my self a bit of distance it dosnt look like I am looking below the lens and the paper being in thirds is so my eyes dont wander too far down and it is super obvious that Im reading.

On a side note. I once decided to just ab lib a topic, the video was Ok but it did feel too long and it was not concise. Re-watching it I could have halved the video and got to my points alot quicker if I had scripted it.

So I definitely prefer scripting.
 
javacentral said:
What I do is, I have a base idea for what I want to do. Like an outline of what my video is going to be on. It'll have some main big sections and maybe a few important details in each section. This gives me some structure to work with but enough wiggle room to have my talking flow be a bit more natural than feeling....well... scripted.
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I like the more natural flow, I just like I forget what I'm about to say as soon as I look into the camera haha[DOUBLEPOST=1467794063,1467794026][/DOUBLEPOST]
xingcat said:
Learn to read from cue cards! You could use a write on/wipe off board with long bits of script, and place it right above your camera lens, which will place your eyes not too far off of the line of sight.
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Cheers for the advice!!
I'll give the whiteboard ago :)[DOUBLEPOST=1467794169][/DOUBLEPOST]
Kirgle said:
Yeah I tend to write my scripts, then film almost straight away or the next night after kids go to bed.
I dont have time to rehearse so I print them out and fold them into thirds and stick them on my camera tripod just below the lens.

If I give my self a bit of distance it dosnt look like I am looking below the lens and the paper being in thirds is so my eyes dont wander too far down and it is super obvious that Im reading.

On a side note. I once decided to just ab lib a topic, the video was Ok but it did feel too long and it was not concise. Re-watching it I could have halved the video and got to my points alot quicker if I had scripted it.

So I definitely prefer scripting.
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Yeah I feel the same, if I don't have it scripted, I get side tracked Instead of getting to direct points
 
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