COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Film Production II
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
CDM 302
Spring
4
4
6
12
Prerequisites
 CDM 301To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery Online
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course will teach advanced digital filmmaking skills with lectures, screenings, discussions and hands-on practice. The focus is on new narrative forms using interactive and non-linear storytelling methods. Students will continue sharpening their skills in pre-production, production, and post-production. In addition, they will develop new skills in formats such as interactive film, web documentary, video installation and video mapping.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Translate ideas into a visual format, either linear or non-linear.
  • Develop and produce an individual work of non-linear storytelling.
  • Apply technical digital film making skills.
  • Use interactive storytelling software.
  • Describe the differences between conventional and interactive storytelling approaches from a theoretical perspective.
Course Description This is a continuation of Film Production I. It is a studio course comprised of lectures and screenings on pertinent topics related to digital filmmaking. There is a special emphasis on interactive storytelling and using a variety of digital tools and platforms. There will be individual assignments pertaining to story development and translating ideas and concepts into visual, non-linear language. There will also be individual in-class presentations, assignments and a final project.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction to Digital Media, concepts and examples / First assignment introduction and lecture
2 Bring photographs for discussion / Revisions of the photographs Bring photographs
3 Bring installation idea sketches Preperation of the installation
4 1st assignment submissions / Second assignment introduction and lecture
5 Creating an atmosphere (bring ideas) / Mise-en scene Presentation of the concepts
6 Mood-board, photos, lighting ideas, production design / Raw footage of first shootings Production folder and raw footage
7 Raw footage of all shootings / Post-production Raw footage and rough cut
8 Second assignment final submissions / Final assignment introduction and lecture
9 Statements / MSS statements -
10 Multiple screen design ideas and sketches / Final version of MSS timelines MSS design submission
11 Copyright free found footage and sound / Sound mixing Found footage and sound submission
12 First editing draft with sound / Second editing draft with sound Rough Cut submission
13 Revisions and discussions on MSS assignments Fine cut submission
14 Final Project Presentations -
15 Semester review
16 Semester review
Course Notes/Textbooks

Instructor prepared PDF presentations.

Suggested Readings/Materials

The Complete Film Production Handbook, Eve Light Honthaner, Focal Press. 4th Edition, 2010. i-Docs: The Evolving Practices of Interactive Documentary, J. Aston, S. Gaudenzi & M. Rose - editors, Wallflower Press, 1st Edition, 2017. The Power Filmmaking Kit, Jason J. Tomaric, Focal Press, 1st Edition, 2008.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
6
30
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
6
30
Presentation / Jury
3
30
Project
-
-
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
4
64
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
4
Study Hours Out of Class
13
4
52
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
6
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
6
10
Presentation / Jury
3
20
Project
-
-
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
360

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to have fundamental knowledge about narrative forms in cinema, digital and interactive media, and the foundational concepts relevant to these forms.

X
2

To be able to create narratives based on creative and critical thinking skills, by using the forms and tools of expression specific to cinema and digital media arts.

X
3

To be able to use the technical equipment and software required for becoming a specialist/expert in cinema and digital media.

X
4

To be able to perform skills such as scriptwriting, production planning, use of the camera, sound recording, lighting and editing, at the basic level necessary for pre-production, production and post-production phases of an audio-visual work; and to perform at least one of them at an advanced level.

X
5

To be able to discuss how meaning is made in cinema and digital media; how economy, politics and culture affect regimes of representation; and how processes of production, consumption, distribution and meaning-making shape narratives.

X
6

To be able to perform the special technical and aesthetic skills at the basic level necessary to create digital media narratives in the fields of interactive film, video installation, experimental cinema and virtual reality.

X
7

To be able to critically analyze a film or digital media artwork from technical, intellectual and artistic perspectives.

X
8

To be able to participate in the production of a film or digital media artwork as a member or leader of a team, following the principles of work safety and norms of ethical behavior.

X
9

To be able to stay informed about global scientific, social, economic, cultural, political, institutional and industrial developments. 

X
10

To be able to develop solutions to legal, scientific and professional problems surrounding the field of cinema and digital media.

11

To be able to use a foreign language to communicate with colleagues and collect data in the field of cinema and digital media. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

X
12

To be able to use a second foreign language at the medium level.

13

To be able to connect the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to the field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest