Xiwai Foreign Language School Syllabus of TV Production

2014-03-16

Goal: Produce a 15-minute TV News Program to be viewed by all students (time TBD)

Student Assessment: Written AND videoed reflections, participation, attitude, quality of work

 Potential Topics: Weather, sports, school calendar/events/activities/projects, kindergarten stuff, best exam scores, study tips, joke of the day, movie reviews, current events (world, china, shanghai, local), birthdays, holidays, special guests with special talents, stuff at other schools in shanghai, a few minutes with my mom/dad at work, intro to local places like the zoo or a restaurant and give a critical review

 Problems to Solve: Roles?  Rolling credits?  Bloopers?  Real-time broadcast to entire school?

 Possible Job Responsibilities for the 25 Students in the Table Below:

1. 2 Language Coaches

2. 3 Anchors / Actors（separate）

3. 1 Makeup, Hair, and Costumes

4. 1 Lighting

5. 2 Video Camera Operators (1 for production, 1 for meta-)

6. 2 Video Editor

7. 2 Script Writers

8. 2 Script Editors

9. 2 Interviewers

10. 2 Sound and Music

11. 1 Research

12. 2 Set/Stage Design

13. 1 Accounting (ex: off-campus interviews may require taxi/food reimbursement)

14. 1 Material Resource Manager (cameras, cables, batteries, laptops, mics, stands, stationary)

15. 1 Director