TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Seventh Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Önder Muhammed Özdem
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) 1) Have the basic knowledge of methods and techniques related to cinema. 2) Have the ability of transferring his/her knowledge about cinema to a film product, can draft a creative product. 3) Learn to work as a team member whil planning the product. 4)
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course students produce a film to comprehend the language of cinema and methods of basic use of that language. Pre production processes like pre-research, preparing the film script and pitching the project will be experienced.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week Idea Development 3rd Week Specifying the film crews and division of labour / Idea development 4th Week Idea development 5th Week Idea development 6th Week Idea development 7th Week Midterm: Submitting the Draft Film Projects (thema, logline, synopsis, treatman, script?) 8th Week Discussing the draft film projects 9th Week Discussions on Scripts (and/or Idea / Acting) 10th Week Discussions on Art Directing 11th Week Discussions on Sound / Music 12th Week Discussions on Editing 13th Week Discussions on Visual Effects / Animation 14th Week Pitching: Presentations of the projects: The presentation of each project is pitched to a jury of 5 people, consisting of experienced professors and professionals in their fields, with a 7-minute presentation and an 8-minute question and answer session.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Başol, Öktem (2010) Senaryo Kitabı: Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Örnekleri İstanbul: Pana Film Yayınları Sanat Dizisi Corrigan, Timothy (2008). Film Eleştirisi El Kitabı. Çev: Ahmet Gürata. DipnotYayınları. Cowgill, Linda (2005) Writing Short Films: Structure and Content for Screenwriters Lone Eagle Dancyger, Ken & Cooper, Pat Kısa Film Yazmak İstanbul: Es yayınları Egri Lagos, (2004) The Art of Dramatic Writing: The Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives, London: Touchstone Books Simon & Schuster. Elsaesser Thomas and Warren Buckland. (2002) Studying Contemporary American Film: A Guide to Movie Analysis. London: Arnold SCAF. Katz, Steven (1991) Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing From Concept to Screen Oxford: Media Manual Focal Press Marie, Kathryn (2010) Film Music: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press. Munroe, Roberta (2009) How Not to Make a Short Film: Secrets from a Sundance Programmer, Hyperion. Millerson, Gerald (2006) Video Camera Techniques. Oxford: Media Manual Focal Press. Ward, Peter (2005) Picture Composition for Film and Television. Oxford: Media Manual Focal Press
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture, Discussion, Practice, Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Assignment 5 10 Attendance 1 15 Presentation of Case Study 1 15 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 5 4 20 Presentation (including preperation) 1 1 1 Project 1 60 60 Field Research 1 10 10 Meeting with advisor 3 2 6 Preperation for Presentations 1 5 5 Total Workload 160 Total Workload / 30 5,33 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No