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Footage (specifically, close shots) of people ... talking, with little or no other action. Theoretically easy to write and definitely cheap to film,
The term was originally coined in the 70s to describe advertisements shot in this style.
▲Footage (specifically, close shots) of people ... talking, with little or no other action. Theoretically easy to write and definitely cheap to film, [[Talking Heads]] can be boring.
▲The term was originally coined in the 70s to describe advertisements shot in this style. [[Talking Heads]] has since been used as a criticism for media that relied heavily on dialog.
As American Television and Hollywood became more "cerebral" in the early to mid 90s, the media became noticeably more Talking Heady: Complicated police procedural and legal dramas popular at the time relied on interviews and testimonies, while comedy aped the [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny|Seinfeld]] and [[Pulp Fiction]] style of rambling, slice-of-life dialog.
[[Calvin and Hobbes|Bill Watterson]] complained that [[Newspaper Comics]] are moving in this direction, probably due to a combination of [[Cerebus Syndrome]] and [[Lazy Artist
Also notable is UK comedy show ''[[Peep Show]]'', the entire premise is based around talking heads (because each shot is from the perspective of another person in the scene).
Of course, the actual [[
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Reading only exported or scanlated manga can easily make one believe that some unwritten manga code states no work can go without dramatic poses, great drama, and eye candy. Talking Heads seem to be generally discouraged, but they are still around, mainly as one-shots. [[No Export for You|Don't expect to see them in English]].
* [[
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Several main characters (and most Enclave soldiers in [[Powered Armor]]) in ''Fallout'' and ''Fallout 2'' have animated
* Most of ''[[Mega Man (
== Webcomics ==
* ''[[8-Bit Theater
* ''[[Thinkin' Lincoln]]'' of course. Emphasis on the 'heads' part.
* Often invoked in ''[[Our Little Adventure]]'' when Julie is talking with the [[Spirit Advisor|Palm Tree Ghost]].
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