The latvian academy of culture

Requirements for the Acquisition of Credit Points:
1. Participation and a positive assessment at seminars.

2. Successfully passed tests and examinations.

Literature:
1. Ņečaja O., Ratņikovs G. Kinomākslas pamats – Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1983.

2. Padomju Latvijas kinomāksla: Dokumentālā, mākslas, televīzijas un multiplikācijas kino devums. – Rīga, Liesma, 1989.

3. Арнхеим Р. Кино как искусство. – Москва: Изд. Иностранной литературы, 1960.

4. Балаш Б. Кино: Становление и сущность нового искусства. – Москва: Прогресс, 1968.

THE LATVIAN ACADEMY OF CULTURE

BA Study Programme

SELF-ASSESSMENT

Subprogramme: TV Director

The Authors of the Subprogramme: Ass.Prof.Ģirts Nagainis

1. The Objective of the Course

3. 
   To provide theoretical and practical training for professional TV directors capable of independent and creative thinking who may work at TV studios and direct TV broadcasts and video films independently.
   
4. 
   To provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge on the modes of expression in TV, the cinema and drama.
   
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   On acquisition and completing the programme the student acquires a BA in TV Direction which gives the right to continue his/her studies in an MA programme.
   
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   The BA programme in the speciality of the TV Director is integrated in the development of national culture, TV and the cinema in Latvia. It also offers a possibility to acquire the latest developments of other countries in TV theory in practice.
   

2. Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course

For the acquisition of the speciality of TV Direction it is required to have prior knowledge in the history of art, the cinema and literature. Students should be able to photograph, film with a VHS camera, have paradoxical type of thinking, a bright imagination and an extraordinary conception of life.

3. The Scope and Organization of the Course

The BA programme in the speciality of the TV Director has been developed and implemented by the Film and Theatre Department.

The study programme has been designed according to the Law on Higher Education of the Republic of Latvia and the decisions of the Senate of the Latvian Academy of Culture.

All the subjects pertaining to the speciality which allow students to develop the basic elements of the art of TV direction both practically and methodologically have been included in the programme. According to the programmes the basic disciplines include: TV Direction, editing, TV genres, acting and operator skills. These subjects are covered during the study period and are synthesized at the final and BA Examinations.

The requirements for the BA Examination in TV Direction are as follows:

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  a feature or a documentary film;
  
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  a description of the work (the conception, the script of the director).
  

Creative camps are organized within the framework of the study programme in Pedvale, Murjani and Estonia.

4. The Structure of the Study Programme

The BA study programme in the speciality of TV Direction consists of:

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   subjects of Part A (80 credit points),
   
7. 
   subjects of Part B depending on the speciality (82 credit points),
   
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   subjects of Part C – optional subjects which the student can choose himself/herself (16 credit points).
   

To acquire a BA degree the students shall:

1. Pass the examinations and tests Parts A, B and C and acquire 160 credit points;

2. Pass the BA Examination in the Theory of Culture and History;

3. Present their BA Work in TV Direction which is the individual work of each student.
5. Study Provision

The implementation the TV Direction programme requires the equipment of cameras, video editing equipment, lights and VCRs provided by the Latvian Academy of Culture and Latvian TV.

TV DIRECTION

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Compulsory	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Hours	Credit Points	Lecturers
TV Direction	64:3 E	64:3 E	64:3 E	64:3 E	64:3 E	48:3 E	20:2E		388	20	Ass.Prof. Ģ. Nagainis
General Theory of Culture	64:4 T	64:4 T							128	8	Prof. R. Vilciņš
History of Latvia	48 :2 E								48	2	Ass.Prof. J. Goldmanis
General Psychology	32:2 E								32	2	Lect. A.Miltuze
History of Latvian Literature			64:4 E	32:2 E					96	6	Ass.Prof.R. Briedis
History of World Literature		48:2 E	48:2 E	48 :2 T	48:3 E				192	9	Ass.Prof. I.Karbanova, Lect.Z.Šiliņa
The Hiostory of Culture of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome and Culture of the Ancient Orient	32:2 T	32:2 E							32	4	Ass.Prof. H. Tumans
Foreign Language	32:2 T	32:2E							64	4	Lect. E.Meija, Lect. D.Volkenšteine, Lect. I.Baiže, Lect. A.Vaišļe
History of Philosophy				32:2 T	32:2 E	32:2 E			96	6	Prof. P. Laķis
History of World Art				32 :2 T	32:2 E	32:2 E	32:2 E		128	6	Ass.Prof. M.Lapiņa
History of World Music						16: 1 T			16	1	Prof. P.Dambis
History of Latvian Art						32 :2 E	32: 2 I		64	4	Ass.Prof. T.Suta, Ass.Prof. M.Lapiņa
History of the World Cinema			32:2 I	64:4 E					96	6	Lecturer D. Āboltiņa
Total	15	13	11	15	10	10	6			80