| CODE | MCS3110 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Radio Production | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Media and Communications | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit seeks to introduce students to the world of radio. Essentially this is a medium which lacks visuals and users need to grasp a thorough understanding of the appropriate treatment to convey messages in a clear and concise manner for a medium that is governed by time and not space. Students enrolled for this study unit enjoy the opportunity of familiarisation visits to a radio studio including practical sessions of addressing microphones. The sessions will lead students to produce their own short audio-documentary. Study-Unit Aims: - To introduce students to the world of audio production (radio); - To help students understand the importance of creativity in the medium; - To assist students in grasping the concept of proper scripting for the medium; - To familiarise students with the domestic law governing broadcasting; - Hands-on experience inside a studio. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - be aware of the postulates of sound-only (audio) communication; - be knowledgeable of the appropriate format of radio scripts; - distinguish between the various genres of scripting for radio. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - prepare different scripts for different treatments; - identify the relevant legal provision governing specific genres of programming; - produce a short audio-documentary. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Keith M. C., (2007) The Radio Station: Broadcast, Satellite and Internet, Focal Press. - Hilliard R. L, (2015) Writing for Television, Radio and New Media, Cengage Learning,USA. - Hausman C, O'Donell L.B., Messere F., Benoit P., ( 2003) Announcing Broadcast Communicating Today, Cengage Learning, USA. Supplementary Readings: - Broadcasting Act, Chapter 350 of the Laws of Malta http://justiceservices.gov.mt/LOM.aspxpageid=27&mode=chrono&gotoID=350 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sylvana Debono (Co-ord.) Gorg Mallia |
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