Teleplay

Originally, the TV drama, similar to the early radio play, a form of theater that was intended for playback on TV. Today, the definition limits the filmed play and to send the documentary forms such as TV drama, the docudrama or the TV movie are fluid.

When teleplay is usually a specially conceived for television presentation of a movie scene. This can be in the form of a single consignment as well as mini-series, series and series. In the broadest sense of these terms is with play action considered by the ARD each telecast. In the early days of television and the development of magnetic recording ( VTR ) TV Games were broadcast live from the production studio or delayed as a recording. From 1963, the documentaries established by production of active ZDF Department conductor Wolfgang Bruhn as a separate form of television game. The ZDF series The little teleplay serves mainly to promote young filmmakers. The television Film Festival Baden -Baden wore from 1989 to 1999 the name Baden-Baden days of the television game.

In some series, the reaction of the (nonexistent) audience is simulated ( canned laughter, applause ) as a replica of the original form of the television game today.