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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
POV2015 Computer for Media Arts Spring 2 2 3 6
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 : Prof. Dr. NAZLI EDA NOYAN CELAYİR
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. NAZLI EDA NOYAN CELAYİR
Recommended Optional Program Components: Digital Image Processing
Course Objectives: This course introduces computer technology and certain software that the students will employ in order to implement their creative projects in various media and formats.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Demonstrate familiarity with the digital technology used.
2. Find effective solutions to technical problems.
3. Find effective technical solutions to aesthetic problems.
4. Gain proficiency in use of computer technology and culture.

Course Content

WEEK 1- Introduction, overview of the syllabus, review of the course content and expectations from the students
WEEK 2- General Presentation about the computer technology for art and communication. History of Computers.
Class activity: Present your interaction with computers.
WEEK 3- Computer graphics: Hardware/software
Class activity: Present your interaction with computers.
P1: Scanogram/scanography
WEEK 4- Computer graphics: Compression formats
P1: Scanogram/scanography / Compositing an image- bitmap
WEEK 5- Color system Models
P2: Cinemagraph
WEEK 6- Net art
WEEK 7- Classwork:Vector-based graphics
WEEK 8- Classwork:Vector-based graphics
WEEK 9- Classwork:Vector-based graphics
WEEK 10- Classwork: Moving image
WEEK 11- Classwork: Moving image
WEEK 12- Classwork: Moving image
WEEK 13- Classwork: Moving image
WEEK 14- Course Portfolio Presentations/ Blog

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction,overview of the syllabus, review of the course content and expectations from the students
2) General Presentation about the computer technology for art and communication.History of Computers. Present your interaction with computers.
3) Hardware P1: Scanogram/scanography: Show Me the Money
4) Software, Computer Generated Graphics: Bitmap & Vector P2: Me, Myself, I in My Room
5) Cinemagraph/ Compression formats P3:The Confessions’ Loop
6) Vector-based graphics/ Color System Models P4: Animated portrait: Beauty and the Beast
7) Video P5:Print to Motion
9) Net art and social media P6: Something to click!
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11) Moving image P5: Film title
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14) Course Portfolio Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 3 % 30
Midterms 1 % 20
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

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 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
8) Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations
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 5