You can't just have your characters announce how they feel!  That makes me feel angry!

Television is a close up medium because people watch it on small screens, so you shoot a lot of close ups to show detail and make things seem bigger. Cinema is already displayed on a larger than life screen, so they don't use as many close ups as the picture is already big. That's all he meant.

Television is a close up medium because people watch it on small screens, so you shoot a lot of close ups to show detail and make things seem bigger. Cinema is already displayed on a larger than life screen, so they don't use as many close ups as the picture is already big. That's all he meant.