Com 240

Introduction to Radio and Television Production

Dr. Janet McMullen

Fall, 2001

Assigned Reading Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
August  27 28 29 30 Introduction 31
September: Alten 1, 2, 3 : Ch 1 Script Form; Speech Drills 3 Labor Day 4 Hand signals; Uses of Sound and Music 5 6 Licensing, Speech Drills, Listen to Lone Ranger 7
Alten: Ch. 4,5,6,7,8,9, 10 Burrows: Ch: 3 17 18 Studio Organization; Characteristics of Sound Waves 19 20 Characteristics of Radio Waves Microphones 21

Alten: Ch. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; P-1 Assignment Sheet;Web Lecture Notes

24 25 Use of Microphones - catch up.  26 27 Radio Commercials 28
OctoberP-2 Assignment Sheet 1 2 Discuss Interviews/ P-2/Practice for P-2 3 4 DUE: P -1 Radio Commercials 28
  8 9 DUE: P-2 Radio Interviews 10 11 DUE: P-2 Interview 12
Web lecture notes 8 9 Radio Formats 10 11 Radio Formats 12
15 16 Radio Formats 17 18 Due: P-3 Board Shifts 19
22 23  Video 24  25 Due: P-3 Board Shifts  26
November 29 30 Finish P-3 Board Shifts  Begin TV Lecture; principles of light 31

1 Radio Exam! 2
Burrows: 1,2,5; web lecture notes 5 6 Camera Structure/ Shot Composition 7Last Day to Drop 8 Video Technologies 9
Burrows: 4, 6,7,11, 12

12 13 Directing, Lighting 14   15 Studio Orientation 16
Burrows: 9, 10

This week groups should do all pre-production, cut carts, make graphics, etc.

19 20 Practice P-4 Discuss P-5 Graphics Construction 21 22 Thanksgiving Holiday 23
Burrows: 13

26 27 DUE: P-4 TV Commercials 28 29 DUE: P-5 TV News/Interview Program 30
December 3 4 DUE: P-5 TV News/Interview Program 5 6 Discuss final projects; view previous assignments 7
10 11 TV EXAM

All Extra Credit due today.

12 Finish discussion 13 Study Day! 14  
17 Final Productions 10:15

 

18 19 20 21
Remember that this calendar is tentative and not chiseled in granite. Dr. Mc reserves the right to reschedule any events as she deems necessary.

 


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Dr. Janet McMullen
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