36:025 Writing for Television and Radio

Description

This course teaches students to identify and produce a variety of genres of television and radio writing, including news and sports, documentaries, commercials, and dramas. The course pays particular attention to the relationship between writing and the overall broadcast production process.

Course Goals

• At the end of the semester, students should be able to do the following:
• Identify the unique formats, styles and structures of radio and TV genres
• Understand basic writing procedures, including the adaptation of scripts to broadcast
• Write short scripts based on original ideas and research in a range of genres

Possible Texts

Hillard, Robert L. Writing for Television, Radio and New Media. 7th ed.

Assignments

• Exams to test for vocabulary, concepts, formats
• Writing exercises to practice different formats and genres
• A final script-writing project

Workload

35 pages of textbook reading per week; weekly TV and radio listening and viewing activities

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