text: Fellow executive producer and director Thomas Schlamme championed the `` walk and talk '' , a continuous shot tracking in front of the characters as they walk from one place to another that became part of The West Wings signature visual style .
simplified: Fellow executive producer and director Thomas Schlamme championed the `` walk and talk , '' a continuous shot tracking in front of the characters as they walk from one place to another that became part of The West Wings signature visual style .