PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
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
POV3341	Visual Storytelling	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 :	Instructor DAĞHAN CELAYİR
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. HASAN KEMAL SUHER
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course aims to focus on the contemporary photography that has transformed along with contemporary arts since the 1970’s. The concept of contemporary art that has been separated from the modern art for the last 4 decades will be explored. The second aim of this course is to combine contemporary photography combinations with one’s own experiences in photographic applications and to question the relation of the concepts to the visual experiences.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Identify and describe the concept of contemporary art.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the contemporary art applications.
3. Interpret the theoretical background of the contemporary photography practices.
4. Compare the relation between global and local contemporary art practices.
5. Discuss the probability of conveying social, cultural and personal experiences through the language of the contemporary art.
6. Developing the ability to apply one’s own concepts in the multilayered narrative structures and forms of contemporary art.

Course Content

Works by contemporary photographers will be analyzed in terms of the narratives created by this concept and that are usually intertextual, more micro and more identity oriented.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	What is story? Different narrative styles.
2)	Visual story telling tools used by the artist.	Working on the assignments.
3)	Statement, Design and Atmosphere. Understanding “Blade Runner” and “Seven”.	Working on the assignments.
4)	Breaking-down a script and designing emotional rhythm.	Working on the assignments.
5)	Designing visual system and all components of it. Other art forms to collaborate.	Working on the assignments.
6)	Designing a shot with using graphic components in order to create dramatic tension. All considerations to make a coverage on a scene.	Working on the assignments.
7)	Assessment for the assignment	Working on the assignments.
8)	What is art What is Craft? Society, culture and target audience.	Working on the assignments.
9)	Pre-visualizing, working with story boards. Pre production.	Working on the assignments.
10)	Narrative use of light, camera and working with a director of photography. Comparison between film and digital.	Working on the assignments.
11)	Directing T.V. Commercials.	Working on the assignments.
12)	Directing music videos. Visual system on Experimental Filmmaking.	Working on the assignments.
13)	Components of production designing.	Working on the assignments.
14)	Cognitive perception of audience and manipulating emotions.	Final Project

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Will be given weekly.

References:

1. Costello, D. & Iversen, M. (2010). Photography after conceptual art. Chichester, West Sussex, UK Malden, MA, USA Great Britain: Wiley-Blackwell Association of Art Historians.
2. Cotton, C. (2009). The photograph as contemporary art. London New York, N.Y: Thames & Hudson.
3. Freeman, M. (2007). The photographer's eye : composition and design for better digital photos. Boston: Focal Press.
4. Marien, M. (2006). Photography : a cultural history. London: Laurence King.
5. Smith, T. (2009). What is contemporary art. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	1	% 40
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	4	56
Study Hours Out of Class	13	5	65
Homework Assignments	1	20	20
Final	1	1	1
Total Workload			142

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)	Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media.	3
2)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video.	5
3)	Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video.	5
4)	Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video.	5
5)	Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video.	2
6)	Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video.	3
7)	Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture	5
8)	Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images.	5
9)	Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge.	2
10)	Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media.	4
11)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture.	4
12)	Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication.	2
13)	Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects.
14)	Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology.