NMD4105 Media Production TechniquesBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
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
NMD4105 Media Production Techniques 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 SİNAN AŞÇI
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The main aim of the course is to give the essential production techniques for print, radio, television and online brodcasting.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who successfully complete this course:
1. Will make progress in understanding and comprehending the visual world.
2. Will be able to gain and develop technical skills in developing visual projects.
3. will be able to initiate, develop and present photography and video projects
4. Will be able to create a personal portfolio.
5. Will be able to share and discuss personal projects with multimedia applications.

Course Content

This course introduces to the basics of image capture using stills and video production technologies. Students will learn photographic techniques, from recording initial assets to editing, digitization, compression and storage. Students also will develop your skills in mediatic storytelling and study examples of promotion and campaigning with social media.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the course
2) Photography techniques
3) Being a photographer and videographer
4) What is happening in our immediate environment? What is a visual summary of this?
5) Thinking visually
6) Working as a team
7) Creative thinking
8) Telling visual stories
9) Thinking, production, critic and presentation
10) Find a subject, make a production, need a critic and make a presentation
11) Multimedia applications
12) Where are the differences between editorial work and commercial work in media production?
13) Creative presentation techniques
14) Review of the course

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Reading materials will be given on weekly basis.
References: Yazılı ders notları dönem boyunca verilecektir.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
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 2 28
Application 14 2 28
Study Hours Out of Class 14 5 70
Midterms 1 5 5
Final 1 5 5
Total Workload 136

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.