Shoot warmer, more intimate interviews with the Face-2-Face Hybrid from Glide Gear. Alternatively, slide in your tablet or smartphone and you have yourself a complete teleprompter. The Face-2-Face is both an interview tool and a teleprompter in one.

The Face-2-Face features a periscope design that allows the interviewee to look directly into the camera lens while speaking. A mirror reflection of the interviewer appears on the beamsplitter glass, while the camera sits right behind the glass. So while your interviewee is speaking to a reflection of you, he or she will also be staring right at the camera. At the same time, you will also see a reflection of the interviewee. The outcome is a comfortable face-to-face conversation and resulting eye-contact between the interview subject and the audience. Normally, the interviewee speaks about 10° off-center from the lens, but the Face-2-Face ensures eye-level communication. No longer do you have to ask your subject to look into the camera.

The Face-2-Face comes with everything you need to use it. It has tripod mount holes and integrated 15mm rod ports on the bottom, and comes with a pair of rods and rod-mount camera riser. There's enough space for most cameras to fit, from DSLR-type models to larger ones like the C300. But the riser itself also offers tripod mount holes, so you can use it to attach larger cameras separately on a second tripod.

Also included is a tablet mount adapter for inserting tablets and phones and using the Face-2-Face as a prompter. The adapter supports mobile devices measuring between 3 and 9" wide when you hold them in portrait mode. Switching to teleprompter mode is simple — just place your device inside and the glass will reflect its screen. You can use any prompting software supported by your device. A carry case is also supplied for transporting everything.

The Face-2-Face also has 1/4"-20 threaded mounting holes on top for attaching accessories such as LED lights, providing for a complete interview and prompting system.

Key Features
Interview tool and a teleprompter in one
No longer do you have to ask your interview subject to look into the camera
Periscope design allows interviewer and interviewee to keep eye-contact via glass reflections
The interviewee can look at the interviewer and the camera lens at the same time while speaking
Ensures eye-contact with the audience, resulting in warmer, more intimate interviews
Insert a tablet or smartphone and use it as a complete teleprompter
Integrated 1/4"-20 and 3/8"-16 tripod mount holes and 15mm rod ports provide for a complete, self-contained mounting system
Includes 8.5" 15mm rods and up to 4" height-adjustable rod-mount camera riser
Camera riser features 1/4"-20 and 3/8"-16 tripod mount holes and can also be used to mount a camera separately on a second tripod
70/30 beamsplitter glass
1/4"-20 mounting holes on top for LED lights and other accessories
Built-in carry handle on top

As a prompter, the Folding Mark E supports iPads/tablets up to 7 x 10" and 3/8" thick (neither tablet nor prompting software is included.) It features a 50/50 beamsplitter that allows the talent to see the text without it showing up on your image. Removing the iPad/tablet is where the design of the Folding Mark E shines, as it allows your on-camera talent to look directly at the camera, yet see the face the interviewer behind the camera, or someone off to the side. Or you can also insert a picture or headline into your subject's eyeline without having them look off camera to see it.

The Folding Mark E is exactly the same as the EyeDirect Mark II, except that it is foldable and packs into a smaller size for transport and storage. It allows you set up with the interviewer behind the camera and off to either side, and still have the on-camera talent make eye contact with the interviewer. Plus, you no longer have to worry about the interviewer leaning into the shot. Your on-camera subject maintains focus and eye contact with the interviewer while looking directly into you lens, and thus making a strong connection with the audience.
The unit can be set up so that the interviewer can sit on either side of the camera without changing the functionality of the unit. This allows you to frame and compose the shot as you normally would, without compromises.
The wing features 40° of lateral adjustability and 35° of tilt adjustment. This allows the interviewer to find a comfortable position and still make eye contact with the on-camera subject.
Removing the wing allows you to install the tablet accessory, which in turns enables the unit to be used as a teleprompter.
The Folding Mark E mounts on an 18" long plate that mounts onto your tripod. This allows you to balance your system using a variety of cameras from DSLR and Mirrorless to ENG or digital cinema cameras, as well as using prime or zoom lenses.
Made primarily from ABS plastic the Folding Mark E is a lightweight system that features a 50/50 beamsplitter, and can be used as either as a teleprompter using the included tablet accessory, or an optical device that allows your subject to look at the interviewer (or other person) yet maintain eye contact with your camera's lens.
The unit supports tablets from 5.5 x 9" to 7 x 10".
The Folding Mark E features a 160mm opening on the back for lenses. It includes a rubber donut that can be used with lenses with an outside diameter from 52 to 80mm.
An included DSLR riser block enables using DSLR or Mirrorless cameras.
You can adjust the height of the unit approximately 4.5" to center it on your camera.