Class Techniques of Television Expression

The TET course is part of the study area of journalism and communication. In the context of the degree course of Communication and Journalism, it constitutes the introduction to the study of television journalism, television techniques and its practices (in laboratory and professional simulation).

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The course contents are divided into four modules. The theoretical module presents the best national and international television practices and characterizes the TV report as a narrative genre, street genre and integrator of other journalistic genres. The students will embark on a detailed journey for the preparation of a TV report: from the choice of  the  subject and the angle of approach to the editing of the text, sound and image. We will work in depth on the (journalistic) television text. The technical modules are divided into three areas: image gathering, image editing and audio. The unifying element of all of the modules is the TV reporting project that all students will carry out. All of the modules are geared towards accompanying the practical work of (television) reporting.

The TET course combines several teaching methodologies. In the theoretical component, the classes have an expositive vocation, complemented with the analysis and visioning of reports, tv shows, newspapers' line-ups, scripts; as well as laboratorial work and simulation, in the construction of television tv shows, report scripts, report and anchor texts. In the practical components, the contents are combined with their practical application in laboratory and professional simulation, either in image processing (collection and editing), as in sound (collection and post-production). The evaluation is divided as follows: theoretical module (55%), technical modules (45%). The evaluation of the technical modules is divided into three areas: image gathering (15%), image editing (15%), sound (15%). The assessment of the technical modules focuses on the reportage assignment. The assessment of the theoretical module consists in two levels: continuous assessment and practical reporting work.

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