“There's not much TV these days where you really get that element of surprise. There are so many spoilers all the time.” TvsElementsSurpriseThese DaysElement Of SurpriseSpoilers Author:Jenna Coleman
“Reality TV has managed to commodify everything we used to think of as the elements of normal life.” ThinkingRealityUsedTvsElementsNormalNormal LifeReality Tv Author:Merrill Markoe
“There has to be an element of repetition for TV... You want people to be addicted to your show, and the way to get people addicted is not to give it to them once, but to give it to them a few times, until they get on board with it. It's just about finding that balance of the necessary repetition and making the things that are repetitive absolutely necessary while keeping everything else fresh.” PeopleWayWantGivingShowsTvsBalanceElementsFindingsBoardsRepetitionRepetitive Author:Antony Starr
“I want to put elements from movies into TV to raise the quality of TV.” WantQualityTvsElementsRaises Author:Andrew Lau
“I think that people want to go to the movies and watch shows on TV or in theaters that make them feel good and music really does that. Not only can you watch something and connect to dialogue, but when you listen to a song, it gives a whole other element of connection and you get that feeling like you want to stand up and dance and sing.” PeopleThinkingWantGivingFeelsDoeWholeShowsFeelingsSongWatchesTvsLike YouElementsConnectionsTheaterDialogueFeel Good Author:Brittany Snow
“Just concentrate on the performers. Make sure you get the performers, and that's it. That's all we need to do." And I was thinking, "Well what if you do both? Of course the performance is important, the writing is really important. But what if you could have the perfect marriage of making it look really slick as well?" I think that's kind of what I tried to develop as a style, and Spaced was the first TV show I did where all the elements came together.” IfsThinkingNeedsWritingFirstsWellsLooksKindImportantShowsTogetherCoursesPerfectStyleTvsElementsPerformancesWhat IfPerformersTv ShowsSlickPerfect Marriage Author:Edgar Wright
“You never know when you're taking a job, ever... but you try to take good scripts. That's all you can do as an actor - take the best thing available. Even then, it's not [really] in your control. Certainly not in film and TV, because there are so many other elements. You just have to take control of your own performance.” KnowsTryingJobsFilmActorsCan DoTvsElementsPerformancesScriptsAvailableBest ThingsTake Control Author:Damian Lewis
“Duke Ellington's career traces the entire history of jazz. The repertoire associated with him contains the most important elements in the music and provides concrete examples of some of the best ways to present the music in the widest variety of settings-radio, TV, recordings, movies, concert halls, festivals, solo, small ensemble, big band, symphony orchestra, opera, Broadway shows.... You name it, he did it!” WayImportantShowsBigsNamesCareersExampleTvsBandElementsJazzRadioSettingBest WaySettingsVarietyHallsConcertsOperaConcreteSoloBroadwayOrchestraFestivalsSymphonyDukesEnsembleBroadway ShowsSymphony Orchestras Author:Billy Taylor
“I haven't ever seen a period drama that has a fantasy element to it, that's set in London, that's as lavish as it is, and that's made for American TV.” MadeFantasyHavensTvsPeriodsDramaElementsLondon Author:Oliver Jackson-Cohen
“We have to focus on his early work, and just one or two of his movies, and elements of his TV shows, to keep his memory pure. People now know that Elvis could play a mean rhythm guitar himself, and needed no other musicians to perform a great song. But Elvis was not just a rock star, he was an all-round entertainer.” PeopleKnowsMeanTwoPlayShowsSongStarsMemoriesFocusRocksTvsNeededPureElementsMusicianGuitarRoundsRhythmJust OneTv ShowsRock StarEntertainersEarly Work Author:Pete Townshend
“I'm a nature lover, I want at any given time to be able to bring lots of plants into my house, have lots of light flooding in, have lots of natural elements. Reclaimed lumbers, actual live edge slab tables. I do love technology, but I want the TV to be hidden away a little, I want the speakers to be up on the ceiling.” WantLittlesLightAbleHouseGivenNaturalTechnologyTvsLoversElementsTablesPlantEdgesSpeakersCeilingsFloodingNature LoveNature LoverLumberSlabsNatural Elements Author:Sebastian Clovis