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
POV1115	Photography	Fall	2	2	3	5

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 TOLGA HEPDİNÇLER
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TOLGA HEPDİNÇLER Prof. Dr. NAZLI EDA NOYAN CELAYİR Dr. Öğr. Üyesi PRÖHL JOCHEN JAKOB Prof. Dr. HASAN KEMAL SUHER
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course is designed to provide a basic knowledge and understanding of photography by introducing technical, theoretical and historical issues that surround camera-made images. Classes will take place in an interactive setting comprised of lectures, screenings, assignments and discussion sessions. Students will be encouraged to develop a critical familiarity with the medium through personal experimentation and collective critique.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Define the basic terms and concepts of photography.
2. Identify the structure of the camera and its equipment.
3. Recognize the relationships between exposure variables and how they affect the photographic image.
4. Categorize various types of lenses and their applications.
5. Recognize the compositional elements.
6. Understand photography terminology.
7. Put into practice the use of camera variables.
8. Recognize digital photography technology and equipment.
9. Put into practice the use of compositional elements according to principles of art.

Course Content

The topics of this course includes: a detailed history of photography: cameras (35 mm, medium and large format cameras); lenses; (standard, wide angle, narrow angle (tele) and zoom lenses); exposure control mechanisms (aperture, shutter; stop motion; depth of field control); light measuring; exposure modes, filters and asset accessories; image design; digital photography processing and editing

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction: Reviving the course structure and objectives
2)	What is Photography? Understanding contemporary practices of photography
3)	Camera Types and Formats & Basic Camera modes and Operations.
4)	Exposure Control I: (Depth of Field and Aperture)
5)	Exposure Control II: (Shutter/Movement/Blur/ISO)
6)	Lenses (Use of different types of lenses, focal lenght)
7)	Principals of Composition (Unity, Variety, Emphasis, Movement, Perspective, Balance Aspect Ratio)
8)	Elements of Composition: (Space, Line, Color, Size, Shape, Value)
9)	Concept and Practice of Digital Photography
10)	Visual Storytelling I: Basics (Subject & Concept; Signs & Symbols, Textuality, Narrative)
11)	Visual Storytelling II: Photographer’s Eye (Detail, Frame, Vantage Point, Time)
12)	Genres and Practices: Portrait Landscape, Still Life, Self-Portrait
13)	Genres and Practices: Documentary, Photojournalism, Fashion, Body, Image Manipulation
14)	Contemporary Photography Practices: Understanding Photography of Today's Visual Culture

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Langford, Michael (2010) Langford's Basic Photography: The guide for serious photographers. (Accessible through Barbaros Library online books) Hamilton, Trenton (2017) Photography: Equipment, techniques, styles and Practice. (Accessible through Barbaros Library online books)
References:	Bull, Stephen (2010) Photography. (Accessible through Barbaros Library online books) Weels, Liz, et al. (2003) The photography reader. (Barbaros Library Catalogue Number TR 146. P46 2003) Ingledew, John & Gullachasen, Lorenz (2013) Photography (Accessible through Barbaros Library online books)

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	4	% 60
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	14	4	56
Study Hours Out of Class	13	2	26
Homework Assignments	4	10	40
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			125

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	2
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
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 that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product
6)	Being able to write a script ready to be shot	1
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	1
12)	Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility	3