| Course Objectives: |
Course discussions, which will focus on visual arts, particularly photographic understanding and method, will also include the perspectives of psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy and aesthetics. The review of exhibitions and other related works, book reviews, photographic readings, oral performances and homework will enhance students’ knowledge.
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| Course Content: |
In this course, students will learn how to develop their creativity that is the foundation of art production; how to use it in their photographic work through systematic study of well known pieces of arts.
For the perception and transformation of knowledge it into products, certain necessary practices of exploring artworks and visualization principles will assist to the students.
In this course, alongside contemporary and historical photographs, exemplary pieces in literature, painting and music will be analyzed. How the artists through his/her methods and thought processes produce the photograph in the most creative and unique matter will be discussed.
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| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction to the principles of creative thinking. |
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| 2) |
Systematics of thought,
principles of creativity,
mind stimulation and production methods,
photography and creation.
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Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 3) |
Relationality in arts.
Reading, receiving, realizing and transforming the “essence” into image. |
Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 4) |
Reading photography and its principles.
Artistic and technical structure of photography.
Photography in relation with the history of photography.
History of culture and art. |
Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 5) |
Production process of photograph.
Signs and practices of signifying in photography.
Photography and reality.
Photography as proof.
Photography in place of memory.
Photography that demonstrates/ illuminates news.
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Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 6) |
Advertisement Photography.
Photograph: Why Art! |
Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 7) |
Induction and deduction in creative photography.
Photograph and the concept of time.
Link between past and future: Photography. |
Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 8) |
Week 8: Different cultures’ approach to art
Orientalism and geographical aspects. |
Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 9) |
Setting up a photograph.
Creative thought and sharing it with the society. |
Weekly readings will be assigned.
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| 10) |
From perception to theory. |
Weekly readings will be assigned.
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| 11) |
Fundamentals of composing.
Readings of symbols and photographic references. |
Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 12) |
Digitalization. |
Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 13) |
Philosophy and aesthetics of photography.
Photography and anthropology. |
Weekly readings will be assigned. |
| 14) |
Creative thinking.
Photography as media.
Photography as a special language. |
Weekly readings will be assigned. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society |
4 |
| 2) |
Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art |
3 |
| 3) |
Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area |
1 |
| 4) |
Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey |
1 |
| 5) |
Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product |
2 |
| 6) |
Being able to write a script ready to be shot |
2 |
| 7) |
Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment |
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| 8) |
Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations |
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| 9) |
Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages |
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| 10) |
Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage |
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| 11) |
Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white |
3 |
| 12) |
Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility |
5 |
BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
