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Close Up (TV Series)
A close-up is tightly framed image of a person or an object. Close-Up or Close Up may refer to: Film and television * ''Close Up'' (1948 film), a 1948 Eagle-Lion Pictures crime film * ''Close-Up'' (1990 film), by Abbas Kiarostami * ''Close Up'' (TV programme), a New Zealand current affairs programmes that aired from 2004 to 2012 * ''Close Up'' (1980s), a New Zealand current affairs programmes that aired in the 1980s * "Close Up" (''Duty Free''), a 1986 TV episode * "Close Up" (''UFO''), a 1970 TV episode Music Albums * ''Close Up'' (Joey Yung album), a 2006 album * ''Close-Up'' (The Kingston Trio album), a 1961 album * ''Close Up'' (The Outsiders album), a 1978 album * ''Close Up'' a.k.a. '' Tom Jones Close Up'', a 1972 album * ''Close Up'' (EP), a 2009 EP by Jason Chan * ''Close-Up'', Merle Haggard album, 1969 * ''Close-Up'', Sonny James album, 1969 * ''Close-Up'', Buck Owens album, 1969 * ''Close-Up'', Frank Sinatra album, 1969 * ''Close-Up'', The Lettermen album, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close-up
A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming plat ..., photography, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot (filmmaking), shot that tightly film frame, frames a person or object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium and long shots (cinematic techniques). Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene. Moving toward or away from a close-up is a common type of zooming (filmmaking), zooming. A close up is taken from head to neck, giving the viewer a detailed view of the subject's face. History Most early filmmakers, such as Thomas Edison, Auguste and Louis Lumière and Georges Méliès, tended not to use close-ups and preferred to frame their s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Gleason
Herbert John Gleason (born Herbert Walton Gleason Jr.; February 26, 1916June 24, 1987), known as Jackie Gleason, was an American comedian, actor, writer, and composer also known as "The Great One". He developed a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York, and was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series ''The Honeymooners''. He also developed ''The Jackie Gleason Show'', which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s through 1970. The series originated in New York City, but filming moved to Miami Beach, Florida, in 1964 after Gleason took up permanent residence there. Among his notable film roles were Minnesota Fats (character), Minnesota Fats in 1961's ''The Hustler'' (co-starring with Paul Newman) and Buford T. Justice in the ''Smokey and the Bandit'' trilogy from 1977 to 1983 (co-starring Burt Reynolds). Gleason enjoyed a prominent secondary music career during the 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close-Up (toothpaste)
Close-Up is an American brand of toothpaste launched in 1967 by Unilever as the first gel toothpaste. The brand is marketed worldwide by Unilever and licensed since 2003 to Church & Dwight for the North American market. Close-Up toothpaste is also available in the Philippines, Pakistan, Peru, Argentina, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, India, Iran, Brazil, Russia, Nigeria, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Egypt. It is one of the top brands in terms of sales in India. The brand is positioned to target the youth segment with a lifestyle appeal in its advertising campaigns. According to an August 2016 report in ''The Economic Times'', Close-Up was in the second spot in market share of toothpaste in India during January–June 2015 as well as January–June 2016. The Close-Up toothpaste brand was considered the #1 toothpaste brand in Nigeria until early 2016 when a new brand Oral-B entered the market sold by American company, Procter & Gamble, and it has since been a competition between the two co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close Up Foundation
The Close Up Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan civic education organization in Washington, D.C. Established in 1971, Close Up offers programming to educate and encourage young people to participate in their civic affairs and government. About 850,000 students and teachers have participated in its programs. History After taking a group of American students abroad to study foreign government, Close Up founder and former State Department official Stephen A. Janger (1936-2015) noticed growing cynicism and critique of the American government among young people. As the events of the 1960s unfolded, Janger desired to help students gain a better understanding of their own government. With his wife Kathie and his brother Stanford, Janger founded the Close Up Foundation in 1971. During its first year, Close Up facilitated its first Washington High School Program with over 500 student participants from Florida, Oklahoma, and Texas. Programs Close Up programs cater to various high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Ewald
Anton Kim Ewald (born 7 August 1993) is a Swedish singer and dancer. He has participated in Melodifestivalen several times as both a background dancer and singer. Career Ewald began his career as a background dancer at Melodifestivalen. In Melodifestivalen 2009, he danced behind Velvet (singer), Velvet when she competed in the third semi-final in Leksand with "The Queen (Velvet song), The Queen". In Melodifestivalen 2012 he was a dancer and choreographer behind Danny Saucedo in his song "Amazing (Danny Saucedo song), Amazing". He also danced and choreographed Andreas Lundstedt number "Aldrig aldrig" ("Never Never") during the same year's competition. Ewald participated in Melodifestivalen 2013, the selection process for picking the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Begging (Anton Ewald song), Begging" written by Fredrik Kempe, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Details (album)
''Details'' is the only studio album by British electronic duo Frou Frou. It was released on June 4, 2002, by MCA Records in the United States and by Island Records internationally. Commercial performance As of 2009, the song "Let Go" has sold 370,000 units in the US while the album has sold 284,000 copies in the US and 29,000 copies in the UK. Reception ''Play'' reviewed ''Details'' positively, calling the duo "refreshing" and "not the typical electronic dance-music factory drones" and writing, "This melodic, occasionally striking collection of new-wave dance songs doesn't reek of overproduction, benefiting greatly from the pleasing, softening array of live instruments." For AllMusic, Alex Henderson gave the album three out of five stars, opining that the album had "quality singing and composing" which made it "a cut above much of the electronic Europop that came out in 2002" and comparing it to the music of singers Björk, Kate Bush, and Dido. Andy Thomas of '' Drowned in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torino (album)
Torino is an album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ... by the UK band Cinerama. It was released on July 2, 2002, on Manifesto Records. Track listing All tracks composed by David Gedge and Simon Cleave # "And When She Was Bad" – 2:53 # "Two Girls" – 2:43 # "Estrella" – 3:15 # "Cat Girl Tights" – 5:03 # "Airborne" – 2:06 # "Quick, Before It Melts" – 5:03 # "Tie Me Up" – 4:15 # "Careless" – 2:53 # "Close Up" – 4:17 # "Starry Eyed" – 2:54 # "Get Up and Go" – 4:24 # "Get Smart" – 3:31 # "Health and Efficiency" – 6:25 Personnel ;Cinerama * David Gedge - vocals, guitar *Simon Cleave - guitar *Sally Murrell - keyboards, vocals *Terry de Castro - bass, vocals *Kari Paavola - drums References 2002 albums Albums produced by Steve Albini [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdy (Peter Gabriel Album)
''Birdy'' is the first soundtrack and sixth album overall by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel for the movie of the same name, released in 1985. The album marked Gabriel's first work with producer Daniel Lanois. It was remastered with most of Gabriel's catalogue in 2002. Background In addition to composing new pieces for the soundtrack, Gabriel also used instrumental themes and sections from earlier works to form the basis of some tracks. Of the album's twelve tracks, two adapt music from Gabriel's third album and three adapt music from Gabriel's fourth album. There are, however, no songs with lyrics on the album. Gabriel recorded the album over the course of six weeks. In an interview with ''Spin'' in 1986, Gabriel said, “''Birdy'' was about the struggle of the spirit... It was about the interplay between the traumatized Birdy, the wounded victim, and his best friend, who’s ostensibly the tough one. But in the end, it’s Birdy who’s strong and his friend who’s c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Mandrell
Thelma Louise Mandrell (born July 13, 1954) is an American country music music artist (occupation), singer. She is the younger sister of fellow country singer Barbara Mandrell, and older sister of musician Irlene Mandrell. Louise had a successful singing career in country music from the 1970s, with a string of hits during the 1980s. Early life Thelma Louise Mandrell was born in 1954, to Mary Ellen (Birth name#Maiden and married names, née McGill; born 1931) and Irby Matthew Mandrell (October 11, 1924 – March 5, 2009) in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. She is the second of three daughters. Sister Barbara Mandrell, Barbara is five and a half years older; sister Irlene Mandrell, Irlene is one and a half years younger. Her mother, Mary, was a homemaker and musician hailing from rural Wayne County, Illinois, Wayne County, Illinois. Her father Irby was a World War II naval veteran and Texas police officer from Garland County, Arkansas, Garland County, Arkansas. Irby Mandrell w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobo (musician)
Roland Kent LaVoie (born July 31, 1943), better known by his stage name Lobo (which is Spanish for wolf), is an American singer-songwriter who was successful in the 1970s, scoring several U.S. Top 10 hits including "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo", "I'd Love You to Want Me", and "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend". These three songs, along with "Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love", gave Lobo four chart toppers on the Adult Contemporary (chart), Easy Listening/Hot Adult Contemporary chart. Career 1961–1970: Early years Born in Tallahassee, Florida, LaVoie was raised by his mother in Winter Haven, Florida, with his six siblings. He began his musical career in 1961 as a member of a local band, The Rumours. The band included Gram Parsons and Jim Stafford, as well as drummer Jon Corneal, who later joined Parsons' International Submarine Band. In 1964, while attending the University of South Florida, LaVoie joined a band called the Sugar Beats and met producer Phil Gernhard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sanborn
David William Sanborn (July 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) was an American alto saxophonist. He worked in many musical genres; his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He began playing the saxophone at the age of 11 and released his first solo album, ''Taking Off,'' in 1975. He was active as a session musician and played on numerous albums by artists including Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Sting, the Eagles, Rickie Lee Jones, James Brown, George Benson, Carly Simon, Elton John, Bryan Ferry, Ween, and The Rolling Stones. Sanborn released more than 20 albums and won six Grammy awards. In 2012, Sanborn was described by critic Scott Yanow as "the most influential saxophonist on pop, R&B and crossover players of the past 20 years." He became identified with radio-friendly smooth jazz, although he disliked the term and said he was not a jazz musician. Early life Sanborn was born in 1945 in Tampa, Florida, where his father wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by their vocal harmonies, adolescent-oriented lyrics, and musical ingenuity, they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era. The group drew on the music of Traditional pop, older pop vocal groups, 1950s rock and roll, and black R&B to create their unique sound. Under Brian's direction, they often incorporated classical music, classical or jazz elements and Recording studio as an instrument, unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways. The Beach Boys formed as a garage band centered on Brian's songwriting and managed by the Wilsons' father, Murry Wilson, Murry. Jardine was briefly replaced by David Marks during 1962–1963. In 1963, they enjoyed their first national hit with "Surfin' U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
