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
VCD4142	Digital Compositing	Spring Fall	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)	Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media.
2)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video.
3)	Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video.
4)	Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video.
5)	Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video.
6)	Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video.
7)	Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture
8)	Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images.
9)	Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge.
10)	Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media.
11)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture.
12)	Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication.
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.