Special Topics
COM FT 553
Topics and instructors vary each semester. For Fall 2018: FT553 A1 BUTV10 Editorial; FT553 B1BUTV10 Production. BUTV10 Editorial: This BUTV10 course focuses on approaches to making informed editorial decisions, as well as techniques for shaping coherent news content. The course operates on two tracks: One class section each week examines significant developments in the evolution of television news in America; in the other, students explore the practical aspects of creating editorial content in a modern media environment that ranges from broadcast and cable television to digital video streams to social media platforms. Those practical applications will be applied to a collaborative project with students from the BUTV10 Production course. BUTV10 Production: This BUTV10 course presents the processes and techniques to create dynamic video and audio content on location, especially when time is of the essence. The course also presents how to efficiently and effectively utilize this material in the post-production workflow. Course outcomes include proficiency in strategies of approach, technical craft, professional standards, and the practical application in a collaborative project with students from the BUTV10 Editorial course.

