FTV3980 Making B MovieBahçeşehir 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
FTV3980 Making B Movie 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 : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ERKAN BÜKER
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ERKAN BÜKER
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course aims to understand B-Movies as new genre in the cinema. Students
will aim to understand what is the basic setting of low budget movies and they
will focus on producing their own B movie based on their analyzes in the genre.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
i. understand the common characteristics of B movies.
ii. gain the ability to design a B movie.
iii. Learn the rules of B Movie making
iv. Learn to create a film with a low budget and the tricks in a low budget film production.

Course Content

In this class students learn the main principles of B Movie. It is encouraged to discuss in the class how image creates meaning with the help of B Movie composition and the difference between B and A Movie

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) information about course -
2) B movie analysis of famous director and producers Duel – Steven Spielberg
3) B movie analysis of famous director and producers Braindead – Peter Jackson
4) B movie analysis of famous director and producers Cape Fear -Martin Scorsese
5) B movie analysis of famous director and producers Joy Ride – J.J. Abrams
6) B movie analysis of famous director and producers The Teror – Ford Coppola
7) Final Project: Script Design Neighbor – Robert Masciantonio
8) Final Project: Script Design -
9) Final Project: Production Planning -
10) Final Project: Preparing Shooting Plan -
11) Final Project :Art Design and Make-up -
12) Final Project :Art Design and Make-up -
13) Final Project : Shooting -
14) Final Project : Editing -

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Plannig the Low-Budget Film Robert Latham
Digital Filmmaking 101: An Essential Guide to Producing Low-Budget Movies Dale Newton Sir
Destroy All Movies!!! The Complete Guide to Punks on Film Zack Carlson , Bryan Connoly
References: -

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 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 Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Application 3 3 9
Field Work 3 5 15
Study Hours Out of Class 4 3 12
Project 5 5 25
Midterms 1 3 3
Final 1 15 15
Total Workload 121

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 1
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 5
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 3
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 3
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
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