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
FTV2921	Camera and Lighting	Fall	2	2	3	6

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 ERKAN BÜKER
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TOLGA HEPDİNÇLER
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course aims at offering a combined perspective on the theory and practice of camera and lighting. Therefore, narrative norms, critical and cultural uses of the camera and lighting apparatus and the concept of authorship will be discussed along with technical issues.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Recognise the basic terms of camera and lighting equipment.
2. Show dexterity in using the media which are inherent to production process.
3. Show dexterity in the narrative use of these media.
4. Demonstrate high level abilities in reading the formal language of film, TV and video.
5. Perceive the notion of formal elements in terms of film.
6. Comprehend the narrative potentials of camearaand lighting and apply them skilfully.

Course Content

The course is structured in two parts. The first part focuses on the basic terms of camera use. It provides an overview of the variable uses of camera both classical and contemporary examples. And it analyses narrative structures related to camera use . The second part aims at enabling the student to gain dexterity in the use of Light apparatuses. Practical uses of camera, light, sound, screenwriting and post-production equipments are applied.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course
2)	Review of cinematic frame: shot sizes (long, medium, closeup) and conventions (over the shoulder, establishment, subjective, two/group, split-screen etc. shots).
3)	Camera types and camera controls. Controlling exposure, depth of filed.
4)	Components of Digital Cinematography such as Aspect Ratio, Resolution, Formats. Definition of digital workflow.
5)	Usage camera in Relation with the dynamics of framing. Understanding Basic Visual Components, The screen and visual progression.
6)	Color and its components and narrative quality of the color I: Contrast and Affinity
7)	Color and its components and narrative quality of the color II: Tonality, Color splitting, Controlling Grayscale
8)	Lighting, Key terminology and equipment for Lighting,
9)	Lighting the Subject: Three Point Lighting
10)	Lighting the Shot: Variable Uses of Light and common practical lighting setups.
11)	Lighting the Genre: Lighting codes and practices in specific film genres.
12)	Non-Fiction Lighting: Interview, Documentary, News
13)	Student Presentations: Analyzing the visual components of a scene.
14)	Evaluation of synopsis, mood-board and lighting diagrams for the final projects.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Viera, John David (2005) Lighting for film and Digital Cinematography, (Barbaros Library Catalog Number: TTR 891/.V54
Rombes, Nicholas (2017) Cinema in the Digital Age (Barbaros Library Catalog Number: Online Book Access)

References:

Wheeles, Paul (2009) High Definition Cinematography (Barbaros Library Catalog Number: Online Book Access)
Brown, Blain (2012) Cinematography theory and Practice (Barbaros Library Catalog Number: TR 850/.B76)
Peretz, Eyal (2017) The Off-Screen: An Investigation of the Cinematic Frame (Barbaros Library Catalog Number: Online Book Access)
Miseki Richard (2010) Chromatic Cinema: A History of Screen Color (Barbaros Library Catalog Number: Online Book Access)
Parkinson, David (2012) 100 Ideas that Changes Film (Barbaros Library Catalog Number: PN 1997.8/.P37)

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	2	% 50
Presentation	1	% 10
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	13	4	52
Study Hours Out of Class	13	5	65
Presentations / Seminar	1	4	4
Homework Assignments	2	10	20
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			144

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	1
2)	Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art
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)	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	3
6)	Being able to write a script ready to be shot
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	2
9)	Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages	4
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	4
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
12)	Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility