Differences between TV & CInema

TV

• Lower production values; less special effects
  
• Longer running time; e.g. episodes instead of a single film
  
• Events shown in real time
• Direct, the viewer is more a part of the story
• Plot can be longer & more complex
  
• Lower quality image
  

Cinema

• Huge production values; special effects galore
  
• Shorter running time; e.g. film instead of episodes
  
• Events shown in narrative time
• may include a narrator or voiceover
  
• Condensed plot to fit in shorter running time
• High quality image to fit on bigger screen