| FILM AND TELEVISION (ENGLISH, THESIS) | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| FTV5060 | Basics of Film and Video Making | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELENI VARMAZI |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ERKAN BÜKER Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DENİZ GÜRGEN |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | In this course one of the responsibilities of students must cover is to using the camera and shoot, edit their own films. They will write the synopsis of the whole film whereas the final product will only consist of an individual film. Students are obligated to succeed of the projects in order to pass the class. If they cannot complete of the projects, she/he will fail the class. Durations of film must be min. 3 – max. 8 minutes long. There can be dialogues in the films. Students who cannot cover these requirements will fail. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Demonstrate ability to write a short film script. II. Ability to prepare a photo-storyboard of a scene of the short film. III. Illustrate ability to produce and shoot the short film. IV. Apply post-production techniques to the film. V. Ability to present and defend their project in class. |
| In this course one of the responsibilities of students must cover is to using the camera and shoot, edit their own films. They will write the synopsis of the whole film whereas the final product will only consist of an individual film. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | General information about course | |
| 2) | Outline, beatsheet, photoboard | |
| 3) | Outline presentations | |
| 4) | White balance, shutter speed, lens aperture and exposure | |
| 5) | Shooting formats, resolation, frame rates, aspect ratio and general information about tv studio | |
| 6) | Script writing methods | |
| 7) | Shooting desing for film | |
| 8) | Beatsheet presantions | |
| 9) | Using color on cinema | |
| 10) | Sound on cinema and television | |
| 11) | Camera movements | |
| 12) | Photoboard presentations and editing on cinema | |
| 13) | Using the editing program | |
| 14) | film analysis about students final projects |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | In Short: A guide to short film making in the digital age. Eileen Elsey, Andrew Kelly 2002. |
| References: | In Short: A guide to short film making in the digital age. Eileen Elsey, Andrew Kelly 2002. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Presentation | 2 | % 50 |
| Project | 1 | % 50 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 5 | 60 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Project | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 138 | ||
| 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 | 3 |
| 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. | 3 |
| 4) | Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey | |
| 5) | Being able to create a narrative to be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product | 4 |
| 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, edit and do other postproduction operations | 4 |
| 9) | Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and postproduction | |
| 10) | Being culturally equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image and to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white | 4 |
| 11) | Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility |