Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Scenario I RTS315 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ayla KANBUR
Instructors Selma KÖKSAL
Assistants
Goals This course aims to enable students to comprehend the basics of storytelling and script writing and to gain the ability to apply them in their own projects.
Course Content Starting from the basics of storytelling, the distinctions between fiction and reality, basic scenario techniques, developing from thought to story, questioning, narrative, narrative arrangement, plot setup are within the scope of this course.
Learning Outcomes - Has a command of the current script writing technique in the cinema industry.
- Obtains the ways of plotting.
- Gains the knowledge of scenario development from thought to story, character and research.
- Understands the importance of creating scenes, sequences and plans, character and dialogue, and dominates the methods of expression.
- Analyze and apply the effects of genres, periods and scenarios.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Does scriptwriting have a beginning? If so, where to start? Distinctive features of feature length design. Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research
2. Week What is the proposition? The power and value of the proposition. Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Practice Course Hours
3. Week Proposition examples and discussion: Conflict and cause-effect relationships in a sentence. Practice Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Research
4. Week Relationship and differences between plot, plot, story. Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Practice Course Hours
5. Week Synopsis writing. For whom, for what purpose? Synopsis trials, discussion. Research Other Activities Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
6. Week The main differences between synopsis and treatment. Practice Other Activities Research Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week Rules to be considered in treatment writing and plot setting. Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Practice Research
8. Week Midterm Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Practice Other Activities
9. Week Event and time relationship. Using space, designing time. Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Practice Course Hours
10. Week Stage writing rules and expression of a scene and creating an atmosphere. Course Hours Research Other Activities Practice Preparation, After Class Study
11. Week What is the character? The difference between typing and character. Course Hours Practice Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
12. Week The formation of the character in events. Research Preparation, After Class Study Practice Other Activities Course Hours
13. Week How the character speaks, what does she/he speak: Dialogue Writing. Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study Practice Other Activities
14. Week Scene transitions and subtleties. Other Activities Practice Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours
15. Week Final Practice Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
Recommended Sources
Robert McGee, Story/hikaye.
Lajos Egri, Hikaye Yazma Sanatı
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
PY1 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY2 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY3 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY4 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY6 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY7 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY8 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY9 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY10 1 1 1 1 1 1 40,60
PY11 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 3 42
Research 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
Practice 14 1 14
Total Workload 102
ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0