COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Directing
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
CDM 325
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
5
Prerequisites
 CDM 201To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to give the students the specialized skills needed to act as a film director on a film set.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • articulate the role of stylistic and aesthetic features of film language,
  • describe the necessary steps for a film director to complete a film project, from prep to post,
  • manage a collectively working film crew
  • plan a layout for placing the actors in a scene
  • express her/himself in terms of camera placement and composition to the crew members through storyboard frames
  • describe the major role and responsibilities of a director in film production.
Course Description This course focuses on the role, craft and skills that are necessary for a film director. Evaluation will be based on studio critique, assignments and projects.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Director’s crew on set and descriptions Kang-bok, L. (Producer) & Bong Joon, H. (Director). (2003). Salinui Chueok [Film] South Korea : CJ Ent.
2 Storyboarding Telling a story with photos
3 Storyboarding Kennedy, K. (Producer) & Spielberg, S. (Director). (2005). Munich [Film] United States : DreamWorks
4 Blocking Storyboard exercise
5 Blocking Willimon B. (Writer), & Fincher, D. (Director). (1 Feb. 2013). Chapter 1. [Television Series Episode] House of Cards. Los Angeles : Netflix
6 Working with actors Blocking exercise
7 Working with actors Atakan, Z. (Producer) & Ceylan, N. B. (Director). (2011). Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da [Film] Turkey : ZeynoFilm
8 Film Analysis - Scene Breakdowns Project development file
9 Film Analysis - Scene Breakdowns Broderick, J. (Producer) & Villeneuve, D. (Director). (2013). Prisoners [Film] United States : Madhouse Ent.
10 Editing for Directors Film analysis
11 Pre - Production Claybourne, D. (Producer) & Bahr, F. (Director). (1991). Heart of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse. [Documentary]. United States : American Zoetrope
12 Pre - Production Pre-production file for final project
13 Storyboarding for the film project Preparing the film project
14 Storyboarding for the film project
15 Semester Review
16 Semester Review
Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

Daniel Arijon, Grammer of the Film Language Silman-James Pr ; Reprint edition (1991)

Steven D. Katz, Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen Focal Press; 1 edition (July 31, 1991)

Judith Weston, Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television

Joseph V. Mascelli, The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques, Silman-James Pr; 1st Silman-James Press edition (June 1, 1998).

Walter Murch, In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing Silman-James Press; 2nd edition (August 1, 2001).

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
1
15
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
35
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
6
100
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
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
10
2
20
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
6
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
126

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 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.

 X
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.

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