Università Roma Tre

The first part of the laboratory is a historical excursus on the phases of “neotelevisione” (Eco’s definition for the kind of mainstream television that developed in Italy after 1975) and identifies the essential characteristics of the most important television genres - varieties, talk shows, reality shows, investigations. Then the laboratory includes a series of meetings with professionals from the world of television - authors, directors, operators, editors, casting authors – in order to understand what skills and professionalism are important for working in convergence tv.

There are no mandatory texts.
A recommended text is Stefano Balassone, Come Cavarsela in Tv, Lezioni di linguaggio audiovisivo. Roma, Meltemi, 2001