Topic 1. Television Genres and Formats

1.1. To understand television genres and formats, including macro-genres, genres, and programme formats, through practical examples.

1.2. To develop a television format proposal by preparing a professional format dossier.

Topic 2. Overview of Television Formats

2.1. To analyse current trends in television programming.

2.2. To evaluate successful and unsuccessful television formats.

2.3. To compare public service television formats with commercial television formats.

Topic 3. Television Entertainment Production and Directing

3.1. To understand the fundamentals of producing and directing television entertainment programmes.

3.2. To examine directing techniques according to programme genre and broadcast format.

Topic 4. Pre-production

4.1. To conceive and design a television programme.

4.2. To develop a synopsis, rundown, and script for a television format.

4.3. To understand production team structures and professional roles.

Topic 5. Scriptwriting

5.1. To understand the specific characteristics of entertainment scriptwriting.

5.2. To identify the constraints and planning requirements involved before scriptwriting begins.

5.3. To analyse the role of the scriptwriter across different television genres, including game shows, reality television, magazine programmes, and gala shows.

Topic 6. The Rundown

6.1. To understand the importance of the rundown as a key production tool through the analysis of professional examples (Buenafuente, El Intermedio, Polònia, Operación Triunfo).

6.2. To understand communication processes within television production teams.

6.3. To analyse the basic content units used in television programme production.

Topic 7. From Rundown to Script

7.1. To understand the scriptwriting process: thinking, writing, rewriting, discarding, and rewriting.

7.2. To identify the common elements and distinctive characteristics of entertainment scripts.

7.3. To analyse programme openings, focusing on genre, tone, pacing, and audience engagement.

7.4. To understand how television programmes are effectively concluded.

Practical Exercise 1. Television Format Proposal and Oral Presentation

To develop and present an original television format proposal, including a synopsis and technical dossier. The class will select one proposal to be produced during the workshop.

Practical Exercise 2. Rundown and Scriptwriting Workshop

To prepare the rundown and script for the selected television format, and to review and evaluate successive drafts through collaborative discussion.

Multi-camera Television Production

To record and edit the television format developed throughout the course. As the final practical project, students will produce the selected programme using a professional multi-camera setup in the Faculty television studio. They will work as a professional television production team, assuming specialised roles within a structured production hierarchy, with the support of academic tutors and technical staff. Following recording, the class will conduct a preliminary screening before preparing and submitting the final version of the programme.