Talk:Walk and talk

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[edit] In real life

Due to the popularity of the technique, the tactic is becoming more common as a real life timesaver. I cannot cite it of course, but it must surely be an interesting thing to mention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.208.17.135 (talk) 17:11, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] General

Okay, expanded and detailed the concept of the Walk and Talk a bit more, but it could probably still use some attention, preferably from someone whose knowledge of film and television technique exceeds my own. Lokicarbis 09:39, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Law and Order (various series) heavily uses this method as well (and considerably predates West Wing). There it appears to be mostly used to show the watcher how busy the characters are - they cannot take a break for a conference, but must conference on the move. 24.16.164.253 14:55, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Law and Order lacked the closeness of the characters in its walk and talks. The characters were usually taken at a much wider angle than The West Wing which used much tighter shots, and usually showed a lot of other goings on around the characters.

I think this is a much older gimmick than this piece is giving credit for. Not to mention the fact that it's all "primary research," if you call watching TV 'research.' In Terry Gilliam's "Brazil", he does an extended satire of this exact diegetic technique, which makes me think that it predates even that film. Article could use a considerable amount of attention, not that it's really a topic deserving of such.

The Bill has been doing it for years. There is telly outside America... Kinitawowi 17:47, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Larry Sanders Show

Is it just me, or did The Larry Sanders Show invent the 'Walk and Talk' waaay before The West Wing did? They didn't use it as much as The West Wing, but I distinctly remember times where the camera tracked Larry or Artie etc, from the set to backstage to their offices in one follow-shot.