| Course Name | Film Production I |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| CDM 301 | Fall | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
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| Course Language | English | ||||||||
| Course Type | Required | ||||||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | ||||||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | ||||||||
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| Course Coordinator | - | ||||||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | ||||||||
| Course Objectives | This course will teach advanced digital filmmaking skills with lectures, screenings, discussions and hands-on practice in studio and in the field. Focus is on sharpening & introducing advanced skills in pre-production, production, and post-production. In addition, the courses will orient students toward a theoretical understanding of visual language and a comprehension of narrative storytelling structure in a cinematic context. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This is a studio course comprised of lectures and screenings on pertinent topics as well as hands-on teaching and demonstrations of various techniques and skills for digital filmmaking. There will be individual assignments pertaining to story development and translating ideas and concepts into visual language. In addition, there will be individual in-class presentations, assignments and a post-production assignment. |
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| Core Courses | X |
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Course Introduction | |
| 2 | Storytelling, visual Language | |
| 3 | Idea development & research | |
| 4 | Pitching | |
| 5 | Pre-Production | |
| 6 | Advanced camera work | |
| 7 | Casting actors | Assignment: screenplay, breakdown, research |
| 8 | Working with actors | |
| 9 | Sound - review | |
| 10 | Lighting - review | Assignment: production dossier |
| 11 | Scene production | |
| 12 | Post-Production | Raw footage submission |
| 13 | Post-Production color grading | Rough cut submission |
| 14 | Post-Production – final cut | |
| 15 | Screening of final projects | Final project submission |
| 16 | Semester review |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | The Complete Film Production Handbook, Eve Light Honthaner, Focal Press. 4th Edition, 2010. The Power Filmmaking Kit, Jason J. Tomaric, Focal Press, 1st Edition, 2008. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 2 | 15 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 8 | 40 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 2 | 40 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 13 | 100 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 8 | 128 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 2 | 10 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 4 | 5 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 65 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 30 | ||
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 313 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to define and discuss the history, underlying concepts and theories of cinema and digital media. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to develop a storytelling idea for cinema and digital media arts by using creativity and critical thinking. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to operate specialized technical equipment and competently use software in the fields of cinema and digital media arts. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to execute the main tasks in the pre-production, production and post-production of an audio-visual work at the basic level including screenwriting, production planning, operating the camera, sound recording, lighting and editing. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to perform a specialized task at an advanced level either for pre-production, production or post-production of an audio-visual work. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to discuss how meaning is made through works of cinema and digital media; in what ways economics, politics and culture affect visual representation; how the conditions of production, consumption, distribution and interpretation shape images. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to perform specialized tasks for creating digital media narratives with interactive elements. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to conduct a critical analysis of a film or a work of digital media arts from technical, intellectual and artistic points of view. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to take individual responsibility of a film or a digital media work from scratch to product in a problem-solving manner. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to work as a crewmember by following norms of ethical conduct and taking initiative to improve the ethical standards of his/her working environment. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Cinema and Digital Media and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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