The Table Work in the Audiovisual Media: The Hermeneutics of the Word/Logos

Abstract

The theme of this article is the table work.  It describes, from an hermeneutical framework, the elements that make up this technique and how they affect the process of transduction from the written text to the audiovisual. The methodology is based on the qualitative technique of the in-depth interviews, both direct (interviews with Spanish professionals) and indirect (through interview books). The hypothesis is that table work is articulated on the concept of logos in its triple meaning: word, reason and thought. But the doubts shown about when to place the table work, how long it should last, what it should consist of or what happens with the special cases, draw the conclusion that there is a complicated interaction between logos and praxis, which is solved with poetic reason.