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RTV142 - Script Writing
Welcome to Script Writing. Please read this addendum to the general course outline carefully. It is
your guide to the course requirements and activities in my class. Be sure to read the outline
containing key course information at: http://www.senecapolytechnic.ca/ssos/findOutline.do?termCode=20191&schoolCode=&isLoggedIn=&subjectCode=RTV142
The Script Writing course prepares students to write scripts for visual media - television, film,
mobile or online. The student develops an acute awareness of how story narratives and images
work together. Students are able to strengthen their storytelling skills by combining rich character
development with dialogue or narration to enhance the narrative for scripted or factual content.
Since you will need to take some General Education courses as part of your program, also look at
els.senecapolytechnic.ca/ where you will find details from the School of English and Liberal Studies,
especially regarding ELS courses and graduation requirements.
NOTE: COM101 (formerly EAC150) MUST be successfully completed before the end of your second
semester in the program.
Student-Faculty Consultation outside Classroom Hours
Please arrange times with me during office hours to discuss your work and progress in this course.
RTV333 - Television News III
This subject continues to develop the student's editorial and writing skills. Students will continue to produce and perform live to tape television newscasts (news, sports, weather, entertainment, box office hits, with the addition of 'same-day' ENGs to be rolled into each of the newscasts. They will also edit, write and perform live voice-overs in the newscasts (with emphasis on original writing and research). They'll learn and perform live ROCs (Reporter on Camera) to be rolled into newscasts and students will learn and perform 'live to tape' 1-on-1 interviews. Students will shoot, write, edit, and report focused ENGs. The emphasis is on original story telling as it applies to covering their local market/environment.
Prerequisites: RTV 233, RTV 214, RTV436
Corequisites: RTV456, RTV 334
RTV334 - Radio News III
This subject further develops radio news skills. Students are expected to improve on the speed and skill of preparing and presenting newscasts for the Internet and closed circuit radio stations. Students will continue to cover various news beats at Seneca College and York University.
Prerequisites:
RTV 212, RTV 213, RTV 214, RTV 436
Co-requisites:
RTV 333 and RTV 456
RTV370 - Computer Assisted Reporting and Research
This course explores the use of the World Wide Web and other rapidly developing cyber tools that enhance research for the newsroom, story honing and investigative reporting. Students will refine their practical research skills through the use of search engines, social media, blogs, blogs, news groups, databases, online statistical records and as well as links to libraries and archives. Through practical exercises with hard deadlines, students will learn to respond to the demands of the professional production environment, including the computer-assisted development of stories, pre-interviews, media background research files, guest and expert selection, story and panel preparation, and investigative reporting. They will also receive instruction in social media sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, Google Hangout and LinkedIn. Students will bring their skills together to create a pan-platform show line-up, and a news blog/vlog. Online security and conduct will be an overriding theme.
RTV371 - The Radio Documentary
This subject introduces the student to the documentary form. The subject covers the development of the radio documentary from concept through research, writing, interviewing, technical production and presentation. Radio documentary is a form rich in possibilities to evoke emotion, write intelligently, interview brilliantly, visualize and master the use of sound and edit many different kinds of material. Radio is a wonderful form in which to discover the art of documentary.
Pre-requisites: RTV212, RTV213, RTV214 and RTV436
Co-requisites: RTV333, RTV334 and RTV456
RTV456 - News Reporting III
The purpose of RTV456 is to continue to develop the student?s on-air presentation skills. This course will concentrate on performance. Students will continue developing their own on-air personalities based on their performance strengths. Students will also develop better interviewing techniques as well as learn the basics of other forms of on-air performance (hosting, live-hits, breaking stories, special event coverage).
Pre-requisites: RTV213, RTV214 and RTV436
Corequisites: RTV333 and RTV334
GEN001 - General Education Option
According to the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities, ?the purpose of General Education in the Ontario college system is to contribute to the development of citizens who are conscious of the diversity, complexity, and richness of the human experience; who are able to establish meaning through this consciousness; and, who, as a result, are able to contribute thoughtfully, creatively, and positively to the society in which they live and work. General Education strengthens students' generic skills, such as critical analysis, problem solving, and communication, in the context of an exploration of topics with broad-based personal and / or societal importance?. Please contact the School of English and Liberal Studies at your campus to find out more about the variety of General Education courses from which you can choose.