Content tagged with “tv”

There are 5 item(s) tagged with “tv” on this site.

Other tags used by these items: media, movies, film, filming, acting

Behind the Screens: Illustrated Floor Plans and Scenes from the Best TV Shows of All Time
Book Review
December 24, 2024
243

“I’ve always been interested in how we relate to fictional spaces, mentally. There’s a whole sub-genre of art that creates floorplans for fictional spaces, and I’ve always been amazed at how interesting I find it. We identify so much with these spaces, and it’s fascinating for me to see them laid…”

End Billing
Explanation
April 30, 2024
339
Grip and Gaffer
Stuff I Looked Up
Explanation
November 2, 2021
399

“A grip is responsible for setting up the camera equipment, especially when the camera is doing something odd, like traveling on a track or elevating. The ‘key grip’ is – as the name would indicate – the manager of the grips. A ‘best boy’ is the assistant to the key grip. A gaffer is responsible for…”

Method Acting
Stuff I Looked Up
Explanation
August 14, 2022
424

“‘The Method’ is a style of acting that was popularized by the Russian actor Konstantin Stanislavski. It was made much more popular in the United States by Lee Strasborg. The basic idea of The Method is that the actor should believe they are the character that they’re playing. They should ‘lose…”

Showrunner
Stuff I Looked Up
Explanation
June 4, 2023
370

“This is the producer of a television show who has creative control over the content of the show. The showrunner is almost always a writer, and manages the writer’s room, making the final creative decisions. How the plot unfolds, season over season, is the responsibility of the showrunner. From an…”