Communication

Film Production I(CTV413)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
CTV413 Film Production I 7 4 4 0 3 5
Prerequisites CTV203
Admission Requirements CTV203
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Alp BİROL birolalp@hotmail.com (Email) Vildan MAHMUTOĞLU vmahmutoglu@gsu.edu.tr (Email)
Assistant
Objective Students are responsible for writing a short film scenario and making their film project. Every student has to make an individual short film project.All the students who are taking the course take part in film shooting. At the end of the term, the visual and written materials are evaluated and marked.
Content In this course, primarily the features of the fictional short films are analyzed. At the end of these discussions, the process of writing a short film such as synopsis, treatmen and script are realized respectively.
Course Learning Outcomes At the end of this course students,
-learn all the stages of fictitious short film making.
Teaching and Learning Methods short film script writings are discussed and the films are analyzed in details.
References Samples of fictitious films,
"Kısa Film Yazmak" Pat Cooper, Ken Dancyger (ES Yayınları)
"Film Yapımı Temelleri-Film Dili" Robert Edgar, John Marland, Steven Rawle (Literatür Yayınları)
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Defining short fiction films
2 Discussing the themes for their projects
3 Selecting and detailing of the projects
4 Watching the sample of some short films
5 Detailing the film projects
6 Clarifying each student film project
7 mid- term exam
8 Writing the treatments
9 Discusing about the treatments
10 Writing the dialogues
11 Usage of the film music
12 Starting for the script writing
13 Discussing of the student's script
14 Group discussion for the scripts
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 1 40
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 60
Toplam 2 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 1 50
Presentation 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 50
Project 0 0
Laboratory 0 0
Other Applications 0 0
Quiz 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 0 0
Other 0 0
Toplam 2 100
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Will have effective written and oral communication skills in Turkish X
2 Will have a thorough knowledge of at least two foreign languages X
3 Will be informed about art and culture, human rights, social, professional and ethical values, law and legislation, quality standards, and will be aware of their responsibility on these subjects X
4 Will have sufficient knowledge about social sciences, professions and sectors in communication and media, innovative and entrepreneurial practices X
5 Will have the ability to use, in an effective and creative way, the techniques and tools and information technologies necessary for interactive and conventional media, in the context of health and safety in the workplace X
6 Will have the ability to develop documentary and fictional content related to their field for interactive and conventional media; also the ability to produce and manage this content in group X
7 Will have the theoretical knowledge and ability to carry out and share scientific work on communication environments and processes of interactive and conventional media and on the individual and social outcomes of the latter X
8 Will have the knowledge of analysis and modelling techniques to analyse interactive and conventional media and the communication environments and processes X
9 Will have the ability to question and critically analyse developments and problems concerning interactive and conventional media and the communication environments and processes, will be aware of the public interest, social responsibility and the environment, will be sensitive to contemporary world’s and Turkey's current problems; will develop a libertarian, democratic, constructive and problem-solving approach X
10 They are familiar with the historical development processes of electronic, digital media and film; and the current developments in these fields X
11 They learn sociological, cultural and aesthetic approaches in electronic, digital media and film X
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 4 56
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 4 4 16
Project 4 4 16
Final Examinations (including preparation) 4 4 16
Term Paper/ Project 4 4 16
Total Workload 120
Total Workload / 25 4,80
Credits ECTS 5
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