Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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This course covers all the essential areas of television news reporting including: story planning and development, research and reviews, script preparation, writing for television news, field production techniques, videography, theory of editing, field reporting and interviewing. Additionally, course intends to cover the topics like: video control, special effects, operation of cameras and linear and non-linear editing, composition, lighting, staging, and directing, on-camera announcing and interviewing.
The students will be taught how to generate an idea, present a concept, research on it, write the script, plan the production and televise the news. The course focuses on visual communication and the way television news is visualized along with skills relating to writing for video, stills and graphics. This is followed by an understanding of television reporting, doing piece to camera and voice-overs. The course also focuses on developing individual skills in writing and reporting for broadcast news. Students will learn to refine and improve their writing and reporting skills for broadcast. The course will take a practical approach to teaching advanced interview skills, writing for television, and packaging TV news reports.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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At the end of the course, you should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills of news reporting, editing and television news production.
- Cover news stories and operate a television newsroom under deadline pressure.
- Use computer and related software to process visual information and produce television news story packages.
- Use digital editing software to create visual effects.
- Write news stories in the professional standard of media industry.
- Produce television newscasts of professional quality that are acceptable for broadcasting through media outlets.
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Course Calendar
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Week 01
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1
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Creativity and idea generation for television
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2
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Pre-requisites of a Creative Producer/Director
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3
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Refining an idea for Production
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Week 02
Week 03
Assignment 1
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8
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Selection of required Content and talent
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Week 04
Quiz 1
Week 05
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13
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Day of Recording/Production
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14
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Linear editing and NLE
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15
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Mixing and Uses of effects
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Week 06
Quiz 2
Mid-Term Exam
Week 07
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19
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Compilation of News Bulletin
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20
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Presentation of News Bulletin
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21
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Making Special Bulletins
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Week 08
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22
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Technical Codes, Terminology, and Production Grammar
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Graded Discussion Board GDB
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23
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Types of TV Production
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Week 09
Quiz 3
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26
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Functions of a Reporter
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Week 10
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28
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Structure of News Department
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29
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Electronic Field Production
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Week 11
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31
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Qualities of a news producer
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Quiz 4
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32
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Duties of a news producer
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33
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Assignment/News Editor
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Week 12
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35
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Preparation of special reports
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36
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Interviews, vox pops and public opinions
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Week 13
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37
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Back Ground voice and voice over
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38
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Spoken words and relevant visuals
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39
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Talk shows, forums and Discussion Programmes
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Week 14
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40
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Functions of various departments of a TV set up
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42
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News and Current Affairs
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Week 15
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43
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Coordination among Different Departments of Television 1:
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44
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Coordination among Different Departments of Television 2
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Final Term Exam
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