TL 11 - Art and Language of Television

Institution:

Eastern Connecticut State University

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Description:

This basic introduction to the study of television explores the visual and audio style of various television texts, their narrative and generic conventions, the practical implications of aesthetic choices, and the meanings and pleasures generated.The course reviews the historical roots of television content and technology, and traces the evolution of program types on broadcast and cable television and the Web.This course is required for students majoring in the television track of the New Media Film, Television and Radio program and is a prerequisite for all production courses in the major or minor.It fulfills a VPA core requirement in history.Formerly listed as TL 101.Three credits.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.easternct.edu/

Phone Number:

(860) 465-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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