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CTV4003 Television Programming and Planning
电视节目规划与编制
This course compares TV programming strategies, practice, sources, and services at local (China), national (Hong Kong) and international levels; network, public, and independent broadcast and cable operations; audience research; and schedule development. The course analyses the management of television within the new information technology environment. Emphasis is focused on the evolution of various programme types, planning of programme formats, and creation of programme ideas. It is designed to give students an understanding of the contextual factors that affect the structures, policies, programming, and management practices of various telecommunications industries. The intersections of broadcasting, cable television, information communication technology will be examined. The function of telecommunications in providing new communications products and information services will also be covered. Additionally, programming strategies, schedule development, and audience research will be discussed within the parameters of this course.
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制作与多媒体管理
This course has two parts. Part 1 examines the roles and skills of a film producer, categories of productions and analyses the proper procedures for production management from initiation to completion. Part 2 focuses on how media organisations and production companies in various scales are managed. Topics will include: 1) Challenges media organisations are facing 2) Techniques and processes used in managing a media company 3) Crisis management 4) Challenge of working in teams 5) Challenge of the new media
Check DetailsCTV4153 Final Year Project (CTV)
毕业论文
This course engages the student in supervised independent research or project work. The course aims to: 1) Develop good media projects, scripts or dissertations under the guidance of a supervisor. 2) Ensure students possess the knowledge and skills required to complete a project independently, but with guidance. 3) Provide an opportunity to students working as a team to enhance their teamwork abilities. 4) Increase creativity and/or research skills by giving students more experience in the processes of making a TV or film project, dissertation or script.
Check DetailsCTV2003 Aesthetics of Film
电影美学
This course aims to introduce the differing perspectives on the cinema through a consideration of the concept of aesthetics. The specific objective of the course is to survey the aesthetic elements of moving image production and to demonstrate how these elements link together to create differing aesthetic forms. Furthermore, the course aims to: enhance student interest in and knowledge about the development and production processes of the cinema; offers multiple ways to situate, enlarge, and enrich knowledge and experience of film; develops critical thinking as students learn about film theory and become more visually literate.
Check DetailsCTV2013 Principles of Photo Imaging
相片成像原理
The aims and objectives of this course are: 1) To foster an appreciation of contemporary photo imaging forms and concepts through a practical, analytical and critical approach. 2) To introduce practical knowledge of photo-imaging and techniques of visual presentation along with photographic language and visual theories. 3) To develop students’ knowledge, skills and understanding through the making of photographs and digital images that lead to and demonstrate conceptual and technical accomplishment. 4) To develop students’ knowledge, skills and understanding that lead to increasingly accomplished critical and historical investigations of photography and digital imaging.
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记录片制作
The aims and objectives of this course are: 1) To examine the development of non-fiction filmmaking by comparing current documentaries with those made earlier. 2) To illustrate how the art has responded to social, political, and economic realities and to changes in technology and systems of distribution. 3) To familiarise students with the whole process of making a documentary film. 4) To help students gain documentary production experience working individually and in groups.
Check DetailsCTV3033 Art Direction and Production Design
美术指导与制作设计
This course aims to investigate the essential roles of the Art Director and Production Designer on a film or television production. Students will gain a foundation in aesthetics and techniques of the Art Department and how the design of the sets, locations, costumes, and properties all contribute to narrative world-building. Alongside the theoretical lessons and surveys of the industry, they will apply this new knowledge and skill-set as first-time production designers for a common short film project. Please note that most assignments will require both visual and written materials. While not required, some proficiency in studio arts and/or knowledge of creative software will be an asset.
Check DetailsCTV3043 Cinema and Television Internship
影视学专业实习
Objectives of the internship are to provide a direct link between the Programme’s core values and the disciplines and methods of practice; to enable students to experience aspects of practice and provide the opportunity for them to work in areas of the field outside their specific expertise; to enable students to observe, analyse, and comment on the interaction between theoretical and practical issues of their programme as it is practised; and to establish connections between practice and the development of relevant directions. The internship is intended to provide the opportunity for students to work in various situations in their Programme’s area. The internship is also intends for students to use the opportunities of their placement to broaden their own experience beyond the limitations of their chosen discipline.
Check DetailsCTV3053 Advanced Film Sound and Music Recording and Mixing
高级影视音效与音乐录制与混音
This course will build upon basic sound recording and editing skills previously taught. Students will learn about major film composers and matching music to emotional content, while listening skills will be sharpened in order to recognize and analyse the techniques used in sound design both in relation to visual images and to the psychological and metaphorical uses of sound. Skills and techniques required for successful recording of dialog, Foley, effects, and backgrounds will be taught, while students discover the critical importance of dialog editing, and creation of sound design elements for film. Students will be encouraged to think critically and creatively as they appreciate the crucial importance of good sound for all films, TV, and media.
Check DetailsCTV4023 History and Aesthetics of the Chinese Cinema
中国电影史与美学
This course explores the expressive possibilities of Chinese cinema through the analysis of major aesthetic categories of narrative, mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing and sound. The course aims to provide students with the attitudes and skills required to judge and appraise Chinese films and write about the achievements of major films from an aesthetic and industrial perspective.
Check DetailsCTV4033 On-line Interactive Video
网上互动视频
The internet provides wonderful access to film/video makers of all kinds, enabling them to reach a vast potential audience cheaply and easily. This course explores concepts and structures of online communication, employing interactive digital media. A variety of tools and procedures will be employed. Students will learn the history and aesthetics of online media and use tools and techniques learned in class to create a well-designed, interactive web page to convey their idea and concept as well as produce a high-quality video to be distributed across the internet. Topics like HTML, user interface, design, internet history, users’ navigation habits, graphic processing, file transfers, internet access, and movie streaming will be covered. Emphases will be put on how to compress the movie without sacrificing playback speed and sharp, crisp detail, as well as incorporate interactive scripts to set up an interface that controls the movie clips through behaviour and action.
Check DetailsCTV4043 Film Music and Sound
电影音乐与音效
The objectives of this course are to enable the students to: 1) Acquire a comprehensive foundation in sound and music for film. 2) Develop listening skills in order to recognise and analyse the techniques used in music composition and sound design in relation to visual images. 3) Become familiar with the various types of music, sound effects, silence and dialogue and how it complements the plot in a film. 4) Become conversant enough in music and film terminology in order to participate in class discussions. 5) Develop an appreciation of the skills required for successful creation of music and sound for film.
Check DetailsCTV4053 Digital Animation
数字动画
This course introduces the history, language, principles, aesthetics and digital tools used in the creation of animation within the context of art and design. The class will focus on understanding the development of animation, the mechanism of animation, and the techniques of animation sufficient to produce projects of merit. Through different styles of animation, the class will explore the foundations of animation history and its characteristics. In addition, through the use of the 3D software Maya, this course will teach students how to complete basic digital animation.
Check DetailsCTV4063 Studies in Hollywood Cinema
好莱坞电影研习
The aims and objectives of this course are: 1) to examine Hollywood as a reference point for all cinemas globally and historically; 2) to explore a set of conventions and practices developed in Hollywood cinema; 3) to study the Hollywood formula and certain important moments in Hollywood cinema and how they relate to American history.
Check DetailsCTV4073 Special Topics in Film and Television Studies
影视专题
Different studies are designed to give students a range of current ideas and respond to new interests of the faculty. Some of the topics of the studies include: visualising stories, digital technology and innovation, the musical or the semiotics related to culture studies, entertainment marketing, creative process and creativity, gender studies, etc. The aims of this course are: 1) To enhance the knowledge and bring different perspectives on the selected topic in TV and Film area. 2) To compare and analyse the main issues of the selected topic and subject. 3) To develop creativities, analysing abilities, and critical thinking through the topical studies in the film and TV area.
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