Talking head
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Talking head can refer to:
- In broadcasting, slang for interview footage shot in a locked down medium shot of the subject's head and shoulders.
- It can also refer to a person or persons (talking heads), whether on TV or elsewhere, who are given to excessive talking with little underlying thought or meaning.
- In music, the group Talking Heads gets its name from the second definition. The phrase can also refer to one of the individual members of the band. There is also a song by Motörhead called "Talking Head"
- In legend and mythology, a magical talking head giving advice is a recurring motif (see Mimir, Baphomet, Pope Silvester II).
- In computer graphics, a computer-generated character that talks. The topic is a subset of computer facial animation with focus on visual speech synthesis.
- Talking Head, a film by Mamoru Oshii.
- In Sex Toys, the Talking Head Vibrator is a rabbit vibrator with MP3 playback and voice recording capability.