BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| FILM AND TELEVISION | |||||
| 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 |
| FTV2918 | Video Production | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Basic information
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Must Course |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELENI VARMAZI |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DENİZ GÜRGEN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ERKAN BÜKER |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | NONE |
| Course Objectives: | Video Production is designed to introduce students to examples of theories and production methods to develop a consciousness and an appreciation for advanced video techniques. The connections between technology and art will be investigated in order to enhance the creative abilities and to establish an intellectual awareness for innovative expression with the audio / visual medium. The focus of the class is developing projects through concept development, proposal, production and post-production processes. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Will be able to develop a concept for the final project. 2. Will be able to work with scripts and storyboards, be able to tell stories and creat a structure for narration. 3. Will be able to found footage and research for various image resources. 4. Will be able to make a commercial video. Know the history of commercial video and sound recording workshop. 5. Gain the ability and the technical skills to tackle contemporary social, cultural, political issues of the society we live in 6. Make a music video. Know the history of music video and MTV. Will be able to follow recent trends, conventional methods and experimental approaches. 7. Will be able to prepare title sequences, teasers and trailers. 8. Learn about TV and broadcasting, set design and art direction on TV. 9. Have introductory knowledge about advanced cinema techniques, camera movements and lighting. |
Course Content
| In this course, video production techniques and methods will be discussed. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to Video Production Class Section 1-2 | Commercial assignment hand-in |
| 2) | Working with scripts and storyboards. Story telling and creating a narrative structure. | |
| 3) | Basics of Video Production; Shots and Frame Sizes | Screening: Lumiere and Company, Philippe Poulet,1995 |
| 4) | Basics of Video Production; Camera and perspective | In-Camera Editing assignment hand-in |
| 5) | Basics of Video Production; Cuts, Shots, Sequences | 180 degree rule assignment hand-in |
| 6) | Basics of Video Production; Lighting (Possible visit to see the Classical paintings in Istanbul museums) | Five Cuts One Emotion assignment hand-in |
| 7) | Basics of Video Production; Understanding TV Studio and TV as an audio-visual medium. | TV Studio Workshop |
| 8) | Technical and teorethical information to prepare a music video | |
| 9) | Basics of Video Production; Editing | Lighting assignment hand-in, cinematic video and still image assignments on lighting |
| 10) | Basics of Video Production; Sound | Microphones, sound recording, interviews |
| 11) | Basics of Video Production; Sound editing, sound mixing. | Sound Editing and sound mixing on Final Cut software |
| 12) | Basics of Video Production; Story-telling | Interview assignment hand-in |
| 13) | Basics of Video Production; Building and stabilizing the Dramatic Arc, 3 act structure and other storytelling methods | Screening and analyzing various film genres from around the world |
| 14) | Basics of Video Production; Fine tuning final project short fiction films, special fx, titles and credits. | Screening and analyzing various film genres from around the world |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Zettl H., Sight Sound Motion, Applied Media Aesthetics |
| References: | 1. Film Elestirisi El Kitabi, Timothy Corrigan (Çeviri: Ahmet Gürata), Dipnot Yayinlari, 2007 2. Pincus, Edward & Asher, Steven (2008), The Filmmaker’s Handbook 3. Wheeler, Paul (2004), High Definition and 24P Cinematography, Focal Press 4. Browne, Steven E. (1997), Video editing: a postproduction primer, Focal Press 5. The Video maker guide to digital video and DVD production, (1997), Focal Press 6. Katz, Steven D. (1991), Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen, Focal Press 7. A Comprehensive Guide For The Digital Age (includes New High Definition Formats) Plume / Penguin Putnam Inc. 8. Zettl, Herbert (2010), Sight Sound Motion, Wadsworth Publishing 9. Cook, David A.: A History of Narrative Film, W W. Norton & Company, 1996 10. Braudy, Leo & Cohen Marshall: Film Theory & Criticism, Introductory Readings, Oxford University Press, 1998 11. Metz, Christian: Film Language, University of Chicago Press, 1991 12. Bazin, André: What Is Cinema?, University of California Press, 1989 13. Eisenstein, Sergie: Film Form & The Film Sense, Harvard Books, 1969 14. Deleuze, Gilles: Cinema 1, University of Minnesota, 1986Wollen & Metz: Semiotics & 15. The Cinema, University of Chicago Press, 1991Braudy, Leo: From The World In A Frame, University of Chicago Press, 2002, 16. Naumann, Francis M.: Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Making Art In The Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Harry N. Abrams, 1999 17. Sitney, P. Adams: Visionary Film, Oxford University Press, 2002 18. Eisenstein, Sergei (1969), Film Form & The Film Sense, Harvard Books 19. Arnheim, Rudolf (1989), Film As Art, University of California Press |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 20 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 20 |
| Project | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 98 |
| Project | 1 | 24 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 10 |
| Final | 1 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 178 | |
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) | 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 | 4 |
| 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 | 3 |
| 4) | Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey | 4 |
| 5) | Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product | 4 |
| 6) | Being able to write a script ready to be shot | 5 |
| 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 | 5 |
| 8) | Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations | 5 |
| 9) | Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages | |
| 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 | 5 |
| 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 | 4 |
| 12) | Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility | 3 |