FTV4964 Directing ActorsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs FILM AND TELEVISIONGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
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
FTV4964 Directing Actors Fall 3 0 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: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. NİLAY ULUSOY
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. NİLAY ULUSOY
Recommended Optional Program Components: N/A
Course Objectives: This course is based on the acting techniques of Eric Morris. The primary aims of this course are to be able to direct actors in an efficient way, to understand the fine points of acting as an art. In addition, to have a creative approach in acting part of a TV serie or film, to understand the psychology of an actor and the relationship between the camera and the actor.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Acknowledge “acting” as an art,
2. Will be able to direct actors in an efficient and creative way,
3. İdentify the fine points of directing the actors in order to motivate them and get the most of their capacity,
4. Practice acting with Eric Morris Technique
5. Will be able to conduct the psychology of an actor,
6. Will be able to create a well balanced relationship with and between the actors,
7. Will be able to create the magical relationship between the camera and the actor.

Course Content

In this course, directing of actors in television and cinema and the relationship between the actor and the camera will be discussed.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Is acting an art? What is acting? What an actor needs? Practice
2) Acting with Eric Morris Technique. (Practice)
3) Eric Morris technique and its applications (Practice)
4) What is the part of a director in creating the best of “acting” in a film? The relationship between the camera and the actor. (Practice)
5) What is the part of a director in acting? (Practice)
6) Understanding the psychology of an actor. Creating a character in an actor. (Practice)
7) Creating a well balanced relationship with and between the actors in pre-production, shooting and post-production period.
8) Does a director let spontaneity in acting or is open to do some changes in the script due to the needs of an actor? (Practice)
9) Watching the best samples of acting performances in series and films. Discussions about the performances.
10) Directing actors in scenes and shooting the performances. (All students will shoot one or more scenes all along the course. This shootings and directing skills will be evaluated as the examination)
11) Directing actors in scenes and shooting the performances.
12) Directing actors in scenes and shooting the performances.
13) Directing actors in scenes and shooting the performances.
14) Discussions about the directors and acting performances.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References: Rol Yapmayın Lütfen, Eric Morris, Alfa Yayıncılık
Fütursuz Oyunculuk, Eric Morris, Alfa Yayıncılık, Dost Kitabevi

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Presentation 2 % 30
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Study Hours Out of Class 9 45
Presentations / Seminar 2 30
Midterms 1 4
Final 1 4
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) Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society
2) Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art 2
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 4
4) Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey 5
5) Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product 5
6) Being able to write a script ready to be shot 1
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 3
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 1
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 4