EUROPEAN UNION RELATIONS
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
VCD4142 Digital Compositing Spring 2 2 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: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İPEK TORUN
Recommended Optional Program Components: none
Course Objectives: The main objective of this course is to transfer the information on the digital compositing projects by examples to students, which is one of the main fields in visual effects and animation in tv and cinema. Also it focuses on making students gain artistic and technical experience on the field by given application projects in order to make a base to be able to handle digital compositing projects for any kind of post-grad professional work in cinema or tv.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Recognize the categories of digital compositing.
2) Analyze the national and global examples of the area.
3) Define the digital compositing workflow.
4) Display technical skills for visual effects and digital compositing.
5) Execute the steps for digital compositing workflow.
6) Execute preliminary visual effects and compositing projects for TV and cinema

Course Content

This course covers subjects on the various techniques on compositing and altering moving image as well as application examples, classworks and projects. The necessary software skills to make these applications are presented to the students on a weekly basis.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Detailed information about lessons, program and calendar.
2) Digital compositing categories. What's going in Turkey and the World. Adobe After Effects as a compositing tool.
3) Digital Compositing workflow. Terms of set extension, matte painting, motion control, original plate, principal photography versus digital cinematography. Rotoscoping, tracking, matchmoving, chroma keying tools in After Effects.
4) Preparing materials for a painless workflow. Different approaches to similar shots. Adobe After Effects: Basic compositing tools of After Effects. Photoshop - AE intercourse.
5) Sky Replacement Çalıştayı
Adobe After Effects: Chroma Key, BlueBox-Greenbox, Alpha-Luma matte, garbage matte, travelling matte.
6) Basic Matte painting workshop. Adobe After Effects: Rotoscoping.
7) Advanced matte painting workshop. Adobe After Effects: Stablizing, motion tracking.
8) Basic rotoscoping workshop. Adobe After Effects: 3d camera and 3d layers.
9) Advanced rotoscoping workshop. Adobe After Effects: 3d camera, multipass render, z-buffer.
10) Chroma keying workshop. Adobe After Effects: Primary & secondary color correction, animating filters, optical effects.
11) Motion tracking & matchmoving workshop. Adobe After Effects: Corner pin, perspective distortion.
12) Final Project workshop 1
13) Final Project workshop 2
14) Final Project workshop 3

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: The course notes will be given weekly.
References: 1) The Art & Science of Digital Compositing, Ron Brinkmann, May, 1999, ISBN-10: 0121339602, ISBN-13: 978-0121339609
2) The Invisible Art, Mark Cotta Vaz, Nov 2002, ISBN-10: 0811831361, ISBN-13: 978-0811831369
3) www.vfxworld.com
4) www.fxguide.com www.creativecow.net

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Project 1 % 50
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 10
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 90
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Project 14 42
Homework Assignments 14 42
Final 1 3
Total Workload 129

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) To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. 2
2) To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. 2
3) To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. 3
4) To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. 2
5) To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. 1
6) To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. 1
7) To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. 2
8) To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. 2
9) To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. 2
10) To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. 2
11) To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. 2
12) To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. 3