Course: TV seminar

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Course title TV seminar
Course code KDU/TS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Feikusová Klára, Mgr.
  • Hermanová Barbora, Mgr.
  • Rufer Bílá Anna, Mgr.
Course content
Following topics will be reflected during the seminar (see Moodle for details): 1. Characteristics of the TV medium 2. Essential TV research 3. TV and law I: public TV 4. TV and law: radio and TV transmission law 5. TV representation I: TV codes, realism 6. TV representation II: the depiction of specific themes (gender, sexuality, ethnicity etc) 7. TV genres and formats, TV narration 8. Contect production and TV professions 9. Programming, flow, segmentation 10. Streaming platforms and web series 11. TV audiences 12. Fandom 13. Exam week

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic), Group work
  • Homework for Teaching - 37.5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 12.5 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 12.5 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 12.5 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Television seminar introduces students to the basic characteristics of television as a medium and a landscape, as well as the specific approaches to TV and its productions.
Students will be trained in perceiving TV content and the TV medium as a whole. They will learn the basics of analysing TV content, medium and institutions.
Prerequisites
This course has no prerequisites.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog, Systematic Observation of Student, Seminar Work

Reading the required texts and/or watching the required TV content and active participation in its discussion Fullfilling tasks throughout the semester Creating an original proposal for a TV station or a viewing diary (specific instructions in Moodle)
Recommended literature
  • Asociace televizních organizací (ATO).
  • CST online.
  • Česká televize.
  • Flow TV.
  • MediaGuru.
  • Rada pro rozhlasové a TV vysílání.
  • Television Think Tank.
  • The Guardian.
  • TV by the Numbers.
  • 25fps.
  • Bennett, Tara. (2014). Showrunners: The art of running a TV show. London.
  • Bignell, J. (2013). An introduction to television studies. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
  • BUTLER, Jeremy. (2006). Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh.
  • Calvisi, Daniel P. (2016). Story maps: TV drama: The structure of the one - hour television pilot.
  • CREEBER, Glen. (2013). Small Screen Aesthetics. London.
  • CREEBER, Glen. (2006). Tele-visions: An Introduction to Television Studies. London.
  • CREEBER, Glen. (2005). The Televison Genre Book. London.
  • FISKE, J., HARTLEY J. Reading Television.
  • FISKE, John. (1987). Television Culture. London and New York.
  • FISKE, John. Understanding Popular Culture. London: Unwin Hyman, 1989..
  • MITTEL, Jason. (2006). Narrative Complexity in Contemporary American Television. , The Velvet Light Trap, 58, s. 29-40.
  • ORLEBAR, Jeremy. (2012). Kniha o televizi. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): TV and Radio Studies (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Television and Radio Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Television and Radio Studies (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Television and Radio Studies (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Film, Theatre, TV and Radio Studies (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Television and Radio Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -