Introduction to Audiovisual Language
Main language of instruction: Catalan
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish
Introduction to Audiovisual Language is a subject of 4 ECTS credits that is taught in the first semester of the first course of Journalism. It is part of the base of the academic curriculum of the area of Audiovisual Journalism. Thus, along with other subjects studied during the first year (Journalistic Language 1), this subject contributes to prepare students to access the second course "Television Communication".
The subject aims to make the students acquire the knowledge and fundamental abilities of the audiovisual journalistic language. In this sense, it introduces both the theoretical and practical specificities of the elements that constitute the codes of the audiovisual language.
"Introduction to Audiovisual Language" provides very important technical and narrative knowledge to transmit the desired message. In addition, students will experience teamwork and acquire a critical attitude towards audiovisual products with which they will have to work as future communication professionals.
It is not a requirement to have prior knowledge of the audiovisual world, although good predisposition and interest in the different television content is an extra to face the subject.
The aim of the subject is to train the student with maximum knowledge related to audiovisual language, as well as to edit a story and a report, through theoretical and practical knowledge regarding the edition of the raw material from own or other recordings, valuing the application of different assembly techniques and the narrative procedures typical of the report and other audiovisual products.
Students:
Presentation of the subject and the DMS
Basic language, types of plans and their narrative functions.
Camera: manual exposure (iris), shutter speed, color temperature, ISO and manual focus.
Burn with tripod
Recording in exteriors.
Editing
1. Audiovisual panorama in Catalonia
1.1. Penetration of the media in Catalonia
1.2. The television of state scope
1.3. Catalan-language television
1.4. The local television
1.5. Television audience: channels and programs
2. Introduction to audiovisual journalism
2.1. The specificities of the audiovisual media with respect to the written press: think about images, detect important actions and write for the ear.
2.2. Reception conditions for written and audiovisual narratives: characteristics and limitations.
2.3. The elements of the audiovisual message. The conjugation of codes.
2.4. Street team, team in the studio
3. Shooting of informative programs
3.1. The previous phase: Pre-production, planning and documentation.
3.2. What is an ENG? Functions and tools of the television journalist.
3.3. Typology of plans, camera movements and gold rules.
3.4. Recommendations for shooting.
4. Technical concepts: image and sound adjustment
4.1. Diaphragm, Iris, focus and depth of field
4.2. Color temperature / white balance.
4.3. Neutral density filters.
4.4. Earn.
5. Script and narration
5.1. Vision and selection
5.2. Structure of news information
5.3. Script and text
5.4. The discourse of the assembly
6. Type of assembly
6.1. Tª of the double coding. What is the first, the image or the text?
6.2. Mounting type
7. Digital edition and post-production.
7.1. Transitions
7.2. Correspondence image-voice
8. Problems of narrative and film continuity
8.1 Angle
8.2. Plans
8.3. Raccord
8.4. Axle leap
9. The sound in the audiovisual piece
9.1. Go off
9.2. Sound atmosphere
9.3. Declarations: the street interview
9.4. Synchronization
10. The text in the image
10.1. Lettering
10.2. Over-pressures
The subject is organized combining the master classes with practical activities related to the theoretical content taught.
The evaluation will be continued and the realization of the obligatory practices to pass the subject.
Basic Bibliography
Complementary Bibliography
Didactic resources