COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Course Name

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
	Fall

Prerequisites	None
Course Language
Course Type	Required
Course Level	-
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Serkan ŞAVK Öğr. Gör. Ali MATAY
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Will be familiar with the language of film Will be able to apply the production process and its relationship with different visual and cinematic media - Through research, planning, rehearsals, production and post-production Will have learned technical skills - Operation of digital production and post-production equipment Will appreciate and understand the aesthetics of cinema and the particular possibilities of cinema and digital media as a creative medium Will have learned to take different tasks in teamwork and be able to discuss their own work and the work of others Will be able to express intellectual development through the creation of visual forms.
Course Description

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	Introduction to the course
2	Videography I: How the camera works?
3	Videography II: Lenses and composition	Assignment I: Camera person exercise
4	Videography III: Visal language and design
5	Visual storytelling
6	Shooting with stills	Assignment II: Photo-story
7	Principles of editing
8	Edit on camera	Assignment III: Edit on camera
9	Introduction to digital editing (codecs, sensors and formats)
10	Introduction to Da Vinci Resolve
11	Basic editing techniques
12	Finishing and exporting	Assignment IV: Post-production
13	Work in progress: Production
14	Work in progress: Rough cuts
15	Screenings	Project submission
16	Course Review

Course Notes/Textbooks

Jason J. Tomaric. The Power Filmmaking Kit. Focal Press: 2008. Mike Figgis. Digital Filmmaking. Faber and Faber: 2007. Blain Brown. Cinematography Theory and Practice. Focal Press: 2002. Daniel Arijon. Grammer of the Film Language. Focal Press: 1984. Herbert Zettl Sight, Sound, Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics, Nöel Burch (1981) Theory of Film Practice Princeton University Press, David Bordwell ve Kriston Thompson (2010) Film Art: An Introduction McGrawHill

Suggested Readings/Materials

1)Steven Ascher & Edward Pincus. The Filmmaker’s Handbook. Plume: 2007. 2)Elliot Grove. Beginning Filmmakeng, Methuen/Drama. 3)Michael Rabiger. Directing Film Techiques and Aesthetics. Focal Press: 1997.

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	4	60
Presentation / Jury
Project	1	25
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	11	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	8	128
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16
Study Hours Out of Class	16	3
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	4	22
Presentation / Jury
Project	1	50
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
		Total	314

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of media and communication discipline.		X
2	To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the mediaproduction process.					X
3	To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.					X
4	To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of media and communication.	X
5	To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of media and communication studies.	X
6	To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problemsolving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report those methods to the public.		X
7	To be able to gather, scrutinize and use with scientific methods the necessary data to for the processes of production and distribution.	X
8	To be able to use and develop the acquired knowledge and skills in a lifelong process towards personal and social goals.			X
9	To be able to follow developments in new technologies of media and communication, as well as new methods of production, new media industries, and new theories; and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale,” Level B1)
10	To be able to use a second foreign language at the intermediate level.
11	To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advancedlevel computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level)				X

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