| APPLICATION PERIOD |
From March 16th to May 15th, 2011 |
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| DURATION | 1 academic year (60 ECTS credits) |
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| CALENDAR AND TIMETABLE | From September to June. Mornings and afternoons schedule | |
| COURSE TYPES | Professional | |
| LANGUAGE | Catalan | |
| PLACES | 30 (12 for the Fiction track and 18 for the Reality track) |
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| ORGANIZATION | Cross-university programme at UPF and the UAB with the participation of TV3 |
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| LOCATION | Theory classes will be given at UPF, UAB and at TV3's premises. Practical training will be held at TV3 |
Presentation
The medium of television is undergoing a process of profound change. The leap from analogue to digital TV will mean, on the one hand, a significant increase in the number of channels, with the subsequent need for new professionals and, on the other, it will bring a new concept to the production, broadcasting and reception of television, which in turn will require new expertise and skills.
Objectives
Rapid development in the audiovisual industry has brought about the need for a high degree of specialisation, and hence this programme aims to train television professionals to a high degree of expertise in this medium and to gain an understanding of the main professional functions of television.
This master's degree places special emphasis on two essential factors of excellence in television: innovation and quality. With this aim, students will analyse in depth new trends and formats and the knowledge of models of television and programmes that stand out due to their quality. To achieve these objectives, the master's degree has the active participation of Catalan public television channel, TV3, which contributes by providing its facilities, its prestigious professionals and the management of practical classes.
Students will demonstrate the level of competency they have acquired by carrying out a final project, which consists of a comprehensive exercise in creativity, as well as a practical training in contents production in accordance with quality, innovation and efficiency criteria.
Tracks
Master has two tracks. Candidates must choose one of them.
Contents
- Creative idea and script-writing processes for television products.
- Script theories and audiovisual narrative.
- Innovation techniques in fictional and reality based programmes.
- Actor direction and casting processes.
- Fiction and documentary production systems in a TV channel.
- Bibles construction for television series and script-writing for reality based programmes.
- Writing and development of storylines, synopsis and dialogues.
- Techniques for thinking up and characterising characters.
- Programme and recording plans planning processes.
- TV series and docusoap design and production management.
Internship
Throughout the course, students will undertake different practical work consisting of elaborating audiovisual products that respond to a format and a genre contained in the course programme. These pieces of work will be done in groups of a maximum of four students. For their final project, students shall elaborate an audiovisual production lasting approximately 30 minutes, which may be presented in the form of a report, documentary or "new formats".
Career prospects
Students who have taken this master's degree are ready to be employed as reporters for a variety of formats of documentary.