NEW MEDIA
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
POV4216	Advanced Editing and Post-Production	Fall	2	2	3	5

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TUNA TETİK
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to introduce students to advance post-production skills such as color correction, reframing, keying, tracking and compositing as well as to the application various special effect techniques used to modify pre-edited footage.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Ability to work with digital tools in order to endow them with capabilities to handle post-production situations.
2. Focus on advanced techniques and strategies for digitally altering video footage.
3. Show ability to fully participate in teamwork projects.
4. Refine skills as storytellers and structural engineers of the screen.
5. Operate post-production softwares.

Course Content

This course is prepared for providing the students with the basic knowledge on different techniques and effects regarding the essential components of editing such as colour, light and text. Students will be expected to apply and develop their practical skills through assignments.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the software.
2)	Working with the keyframe and its attributes.	Working on the assignments.
3)	Working with “masks” and their applications.	Assignment 1
4)	Creating, arranging and animating textual components.	Working on the assignments.
5)	Painting, erasing and cloning techniques.	Assignment 2
6)	Motion tracking techniques.	Assignment 3
7)	Keying techniques.	Working on the assignments.
8)	Time warping.	Assignment 4
9)	Using the camera and the light.	Working on the assignments.
10)	Color correction techniques	Assignment 5
11)	Transition Effects.	Working on the assignments.
12)	Adding plug-ins and creating presets. Laboratory Work	Assignment 6
13)	Export formats and saving the project.	Working on the assignments.
14)	Exemplary solutions and applications.	Preparation for Final Assignment.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	1. Adobe Creative Team. Adobe After Effects CS5 Classroom in a Book. Adobe Press, 2010. 2. Christiansen, Mark. Adobe After Effects CS5 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques. Adobe Press, 2010.
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 20
Homework Assignments	6	% 30
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	4	56
Study Hours Out of Class	13	2	26
Homework Assignments	6	5	30
Final	1	13	13
Total Workload			125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.