Shoot ❤️ Beat Sheet Last Updated 31 August 2022 by Michael Forrest

Beat Sheet lets you edit a script and read it out using Shoot as a combined camera and teleprompter.

Create professional-looking scripted videos with minimal gear.

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Getting started

You will need

• A Mac
• An iPhone
• Recording software (e.g. OBS)
• Shoot Pro Webcam
• Beat Sheet
• AirServer, or an HDMI adapter and HDMI capture interface

For best results

Add one or both of the following:

• A good microphone
• Ecamm Live

You will NOT need

• Bulky teleprompter hardware
• A second display or device
• Any other teleprompter or iPad display apps

Steps

Prepare

• Launch Beat Sheet and write your script from the comfort of your computer.
• Save-as version 2, write a second draft, this time reading it out loud as you go.
• Save-as version 3, one more draft. That should be enough for now.

Set up recording

• Launch OBS or Ecamm on your computer
• Launch Shoot on your phone and place on a stand
• Connect Shoot via HDMI or AirPlay how to connect wirelessly
• If you have a good microphone, plug it in
• Activate the teleprompter in Shoot (using the [T] icon)
• Select your iPhone in Beat Sheet (needs Bluetooth)
• Press play on Beat Sheet and you will see your first title
• Step forward and back

Record

• Hit record in OBS or Ecamm and start reading your script
• Talk into the camera lens like you’re having a conversation with a good friend

Profit

When you’re finished, play back the video to see how you did. You might try a few more takes, tidying up the script along the way.

More about Beat Sheet

When you go live, you’re trying to showcase your expertise and talk to guests while simultaneously producing a live broadcast, all without a production team.

Beat Sheet takes one thing off your plate and helps you plan better broadcasts with a super-simple interface.

Set up your Ecamm Live scenes with different keyboard shortcuts and Beat Sheet can automatically advance your show, segment-by-segment, showing the correct scene each time.

No longer do you have to remember which scene you need for which segment, which keyboard shortcut that was, or what you wanted to talk about next.

You won’t accidentally trigger the title sequence when you’re halfway through an episode like I sometimes do!

You’ll be motivated to plan your shows better and organise a library of different show formats.

How to use Beat Sheet

• Create a new project

• Use the + button to add a section

• Describe what happens in that section

• Add additional sections to continue

• Drag and drop to rearrange the sequence

• Use the select box to send a keyboard shortcut (⌘+1 to ⌘+9) when entering the section

• When you’re ready to go live click the play button.

• The current section will be highlighted

• Click next (or press ⌘→) to advance to the next section

• Enjoy yourself!

Get Beat Sheet

Requires MacOS 11.0 (Big Sur) or higher due to reliance on TextEditor view. This may change in future versions - email me if you need this app on Catalina!