Scriptwriting 1 for TVLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The students know the most comon series types of fiction on television and masters the overall structure of the series. The students is familiar with special features of scriptwriting for television, and different professional roles of the scriptwriters on television. The students know the basics of content development for the ideas of the television series.

Content

Fundamentals of television series terminology
TV scriptwriting in different programmes
Professional roles for the scriptwriters in different programmes
Formats of the TV series, genres, and special features
Analyzing TV genre
Fundamentals of the drama series and construction analysis

Further information

The course is compulsory for the students of scriptwriting