ENG 3210 - Television Journalism Basics I

Institution:

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Subject:

English

Description:

3 hours; 3 credits This course exposes students to the central production and reportage techniques involved in television news reporting. The course emphasizes person-on-the-street interview segments. Students learn how to handle the tripod and camera and become adept at foreground and background framing, camera positioning, simple lighting techniques, and analog (cuts only) editing-all in the service of telling a news story. Students also learn basic video script formatting, how to select 15- to 20-second sound bytes from raw interview material, and how to write an opening and a close that help focus viewers on the central theme of a story. Prerequisite: ENG 2100 or 2150 or departmental permission.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.baruch.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(646) 312-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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