ZURb1205 Video journalism

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Barbora Telferová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:40 AVC
Prerequisites (in Czech)
ZURb1108 Audiovisual journalism && ZURb1115 The professional behavior && ZURb1116 Technological competence || ZUR367 Audio and video || ZUR232 TV newscasting - workshop
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
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Course objectives
The course provides an introduction to practical video journalism. In the seminar, students will be acquainted with the latest digital video tools and their applications in audio-visual media. Students will be guided to gain basic professional audiovisual practices. Through the practical tasks, students acquire professional AV techniques and become familiar potential usages. An important part of the course is reflection and assessment of student exercises. By analyzing sample works, students learn how to realise concepts and their aesthetic outcome. The main objective of the seminar is to teach the students the technical and methodological basis for their independent audiovisual work, as well as to introduce them to general newsroom routines. Thanks to the practicality of the subject the student will be able to independently produce audiovisual broadcasting works. The complexity of the course is based on the requirements of the application sphere, as elaborated in the market analysis.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge - students acquire theoretical and factual knowledge in the field of video journalism; can use genres from the field of broadcasting video journalism;, define specific formats and analyze videojournalistic works. Practical and functional skills - they will be able to use their knowledge in practice when making stories, news, live broadcasting and podcasts. They are able to design a way of operating in small newrooms and coordinating jobs as a crew. They are also able to work independently. General skills - Students as video journalists will be able to use the knowledge and skills in daily newsroom work, work independently, and be responsible as authors of videojournalistic content.
Syllabus
  • Week: 1 • Introduction • Journalist - the resistant species • • Week: 2 • Interview - the journalistic foundation • • Week: 3 • Respondents • Stand-up + reporter as the guide • Dress code • • Week: 4 • The operations of newsrooms - news vs. feature shows • • Week: 5 • Topics for the news and feature shows • Live script to pictures • • Week: 6 • The image tells the story • • Week: 7 • Equipment • Camera shots • Script for the presenter • • Week: 8 • Story structure • Newswriting • • Week: 9 • Live - via phone • Live - broadcast with image • • Week: 10 • Story length • TV news story • • Week: 11 • Social networks - the future of news? • • Week: 12 • "True" news report • Feature story • • Preparation of final stories • Q's & A's • Reflection and feedback
Literature
    required literature
  • TATANO, Randy. Broadcast journalism street smarts : 20/20 vision for 2020 and beyond. First published. United States: [nakladatel není známý], 2020, 299 stran. ISBN 9781674780726. info
  • WENGER, Debora Halpern and Deborah POTTER. Advancing the story : broadcast journalism in a multimedia world. 2nd ed. Washington: CQ Press, 2012, xxxi, 380. ISBN 9781608717149. info
  • BOYD, Andrew. Broadcast journalism : techniques of radio and television news. Boston, MA: Elsevier, 2008, 377 s. ISBN 9780240810249. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, discussions, analysis of samples, practical work with audiovisual material. Simulated practical learning by doing. Creating a media product. Project oriented learning. Developing teamwork.
Assessment methods
Credits will be given to those students, who finish the creative work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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