ZURb1432 The Art of TV Interview

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ivana Šmelová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Telferová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each odd Thursday 10:00–13:40 Střižna 531; and Thu 18. 9. 10:00–13:40 Střižna 531
Prerequisites
ZURb1115 The professional behavior
Interest in filming and processing of video, at least basic knowledge of both. The ability to present a topic in a cultivated manner.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 10/10, only registered: 2/10
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Course objectives
To learn how to conduct an interview in audiovisual media, especially live, to work with research, with guests, to perceive the differences between different types of respondents and topics.
Learning outcomes
Students will practice conducting different types of interviews with different types of respondents. They will learn to prepare well for these interviews, work with their own psyche and respond to the respondents. They will also learn the basic differences between an audiovisual interview and a podcast.
Syllabus
  • 1.THE INTERVIEW AND PREPARATION FOR IT
  • - types of interviews (expert interview, interview with a politician, investigative interview, etc.), length, recording vs. live
  • - INTERVIEWERSHIPS, searching for the respondent
  • 2. INTERVIEWERSHIPS AND SYNCHRON
  • - Analyzing research, how to grasp properly
  • - rules, tips, and shooting synchron - using research in interview
  • 3. ANCHOR
  • - personality of the moderator, general overview
  • - what he can do, what he can't do, what he must do, how to look, how to talk, body language
  • - working with different types of guests
  • - improvisation techniques
  • 4. LIVE INTERVIEW
  • - pitfalls of interviewing live, studio vs. outdoors, preparation vs. no preparation, continuous broadcasting - the hardest discipline
  • 5. PODCAST
  • - the difference between a TV interview and a podcast
  • - how to talk, what to put in a podcast besides the interview itself
  • - main message, flow of the interview
Literature
  • STEWART, Peter and Ray ALEXANDER. Broadcast journalism : techniques of radio and television news. 8th edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022, ix, 406. ISBN 9780367460471. info
  • TATANO, Randy. Broadcast journalism street smarts : 20/20 vision for 2020 and beyond. First published. United States: [nakladatel není známý], 2020, 299 stran. ISBN 9781674780726. info
  • SHOOK, Frederick; John LARSON and John DETARSIO. Television field production and reporting. Seventh edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis group, 2018, xxi, 359. ISBN 9780415787666. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, discussions, analysis of samples, practical work with audiovisual material. Simulated practical learning by doing. Creating a media product. Project oriented learning. Developing teamwork.
Assessment methods
Credits will be given to those students, who actively participate in the class and finish the creative work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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