FTV2934 Narration in Film and TVBahçeşehir 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
FTV2934 Narration in Film and TV 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): Instructor MELİK SARAÇOĞLU
Course Objectives: Upon completion of the course, students will learn fundamental principles of narration in detail and comprehend how storytelling is formed, presented and recepted in feature film and television media.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) understand the principles of dramatic arc.
2) learn fundamentals of storytelling.
3) discuss basic narration theories.
4) discuss the differences and similarities between narration in feature film and television products.
5) learn history of storytelling.
6) discuss the connection between genres and narration.

Course Content

Film genres and screenplay relationship, develop a story idea, dramaturgical techniques, character development, motivation, dialogue, adaptation screenplay, visual storytelling, writing a synopsis, complete the story outline and write feature film

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course overview, meeting with the class, Basic principles of storytelling
2) Narration in moving image
3) What is narration? Todorov and Propp's narration structures.
4) History of storytelling
5) Theories of narration
6) Narrative codes of Roland Barthes
7) Understanding ideology in narration
8) Genre and narration in fiction film
9) Genre and narration in fiction film- continued
10) Narration in television series
11) Genre and narration in television series
12) Contemporary technological developments and their impacts on narration- TV platforms
13) Contemporary technological developments and their impacts on narration- game technologies, social media
14) Overview of the topics

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Lacey, Nick. Narrative and Genre: Key Concepts in Media Studies. (New York: St Martins Press, 2000)
References: David Bordwell, Narration in the Fiction Film (University of Wisconsin Press, 1985)

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 4 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 11 5 55
Homework Assignments 4 6 24
Midterms 1 3 3
Final 1 4 4
Total Workload 128

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 4
4) Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey 3
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 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 2
8) Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations 4
9) Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages 3
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 3
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 4