FTV2944 Film Sound and MusicBahçeşehir 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
FTV2944 Film Sound and Music Spring 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 CEMAL BARKIN ENGİN
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students acquire fundamental information regarding film music production processes and approaches, have knowledge of current digital-based music production technologies, gain a technical and aesthetic perspective on the relationship between cinema and music, and experience issues such as current industry standards and copyrights.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) gain fundamental information about the history of cinema and music.
2) develop critical music listening and analysis skills.
3) examine the interactive relationships between cinema and music.
4) recognize and experience the pre & post production phases of music composition for cinema.
5) become familiar with recent music production stages.
"6) gain insight about synchronization and copyrights.
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7) be able to adjust to independent and collective work flows.

Course Content

Film music, music analysis, music production stages, film music styles, recent music production technology, copyrights, synchronization.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Music History & Terminology
3) Music Production Stages
4) Film Music Production I: Style and Function Analysis
5) Film Music Production II: Spotting and Production
6) Film Music Production III: Popular Music
7) Project 1
8) Midterm
8) Current Music Technology I
9) Current Music Technology II
10) Current Music Technology III
11) Workshop I
12) Workshop II
13) Workshop III
14) Final Projesi

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: 1-Audissino, Emilio; Film/Music Analysis, Palgarve MacMillan, 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-61692-6
2- Kalinak, Kathryn; Film Music: A Very Short Introduction; Oxford University Press, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-537087-4
3- Wierzbicki,James; Film Music: A History; Routledge, 2009
ISBN: 0-203-88447-7
References: 1-Audissino, Emilio; Film/Music Analysis, Palgarve MacMillan, 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-61692-6
2- Kalinak, Kathryn; Film Music: A Very Short Introduction; Oxford University Press, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-537087-4
3- Wierzbicki,James; Film Music: A History; Routledge, 2009
ISBN: 0-203-88447-7

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Project 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 30
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 70
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Midterms 1 20 20
Final 1 30 30
Total Workload 134

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 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 2
4) Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey 2
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 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 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 3