At the end of this course, the students; 1) define the general features of screenplays. 2) discuss how narrative styles are used in the screenplays. 3) analyze movie scripts. 4) write screenplays by taking into account the screenplay elements and phases.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
General characteristics of scripts. Writing a script, elements and stages of the script. Subject, theme, proposition, story, narration, character creation, plot, conflict, time, place, etc. elements and the creation of these elements in scripts.
Week 4: Script development (treatment), dramatic structure, story and narration.
5th Week
Week 5: Person creation in the script.
6th Week
Week 6: Person creation in the script, main types.
7th Week
Week 7: Conflict and conflict types in the script.
8th Week
Week 8: Midterm Exam.
9th Week
Week 9: Space and its functions in the script.
10th Week
Week 10: Space and its functions in the script.
11th Week
Week 11: Use of time in the script. Flash back, flash forward.
12th Week
Week 12: Speaking in the script.
13th Week
Week 13: Separation in the script.
14th Week
Week 14: Separation in the script.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Aslanyürek, Semir (2016). Senaryo Kuramı. İstanbul: Pan Yayıncılık. Başol, Öktem (2021). Senaryo Kitabı: Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri. İstanbul: İthaki Yayınları. Chion, Michel (2016). Bir Senaryo Yazmak. İstanbul: Agora Yayıncılık. Ertem, Serkan (2019). Pratik Senaryo Yazma Rehberi. istanbul AZ Yayıncılık. Field, Syd (2005). Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting, NY: Bantam Dell. Gulino, Paul Joseph (2018). Senaryo Yazımı: Sekans Yönetimi. İstanbul: Kalkedon Yayıncılık. McKee, Robert (1997). Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting, NY: Harper-Collins Inc. Snyder, Blake (2005). Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need, CA: Michael Wiese Productions.
