Transformation of travel literature on television (on the example of I. Melezh’s TV program «Traveling around Europe» (1956))

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Keywords:

«conversation», «illustrated story», television travel essay, announcement, dialogized monologue, subjectivism, the principle of co-creation of the author and the audience

Abstract

For the first time the article explores the work of I. Melezh as a television publisher. It is determined that the writer became a pioneer of the travel essay genre on Belarusian television. The techniques and principles, that I. Melezh used to adapt the printed text to the audiovisual space, in particular, the announcement, dialogized monologue, reducing the number of typical characters, autobiographical episodes, contrast, comparison, and the principle of subjectivism, the principle of co-creation of the author and the audience, are highlighted. They can be used in modern television production to improve the quality and competitiveness of programs.

Author Biography

  • Elena I. Morozowa, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    senior lecturer at the department of TV and radio, faculty of journalism

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Published

2019-03-30

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No. 1 (2019): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism and Pedagogics

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Audiovisual Journalism

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Morozowa, E.I. 2019. Transformation of travel literature on television (on the example of I. Melezh’s TV program «Traveling around Europe» (1956)). Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism. 1 (Mar. 2019), 56–62.