Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Film Directing and Production II RTS204 Turkish Compulsory 4. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 5.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to Face
Course Coordinator Öğr. Gör. Murat USLU
Instructor(s)
Goals Preparing students for film studies and performing film studies
Course Content In the content of this course, especially the concepts of Mise-en-scene, Cinematography, Editing and Sound, which form the foundations of the film regime, are emphasized in detail. Detailed studies are also conducted on the subtitles of these important concepts of the film regime. The areas of expertise, regime and production processes of the teams that make up the film production and its regime are studied.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Master the content and formal elements of cinema art
2 Learns the pre-production process
3 Learns the construction process
4 Learns the post-production process
5 Prepares for film studies
6 Prepares for script work
7 Prepares for script work
8 Prepares for script work
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Idea development, theme, what is the subject, information is given, students are discussed on the ideas of film development Class Hours Other Activities Verbal Expression
2. Week Describes the scenario of the idea, discusses the students' work Other Activities Class Hours Verbal Expression
3. Week What is synopsis is explained, students are asked to make examples, these examples are discussed Class Hours Verbal Expression Other Activities
4. Week What is the treatment is explained, students are asked to make examples Class Hours Practice Verbal Expression
5. Week How to write a script, give information on script writing techniques, discuss the student on short film scripts Class Hours Verbal Expression Other Activities
6. Week How to prepare a shooting scenario, provide information, study on students' shooting scenario Verbal Expression Practice Class Hours
7. Week Information on preparing a storyboard is given, discussing on students' storyboard studies Verbal Expression Class Hours
8. Week midterm exam Class Hours Practice
9. Week Information on space design is given, students are supported to start space design studies for their own projects. Other Activities Verbal Expression Class Hours
10. Week Information is given on pre-production studies and students are supported to start their projects' preliminary processes. Class Hours Verbal Expression Other Activities
11. Week Information on player selection and management is given and students' own projects are directed on this subject. Other Activities Class Hours Verbal Expression
12. Week Information about the use of camera is given and students are supported to design the video generation. Class Hours Other Activities Verbal Expression
13. Week Students work on short film studies Other Activities Verbal Expression Class Hours
14. Week Students' short films are studied Class Hours Verbal Expression Other Activities
15. Week FINAL Class Hours Practice
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students will be able to define the concepts related to cinema and television sectors.
2 Students will be able to discuss the reflections of this information in the fields of application by dominating both basic and new theoretical orientations and concepts in cinema and television fields.
3 Students will be able to comprehends the historical processes of cinema, television, media and communication fields and compares them with today's sectoral trends.
4 Students will be able to have knowledge about the structure and working principle of the technical materials used in the field, follow the current material developed in line with the new orientations and apply this knowledge by reflecting on their own studies.
5 Students will be able to work in the field of cinema and television, they develop appropriate solutions by calculating possible problems.
6 Students will be able to combine the theoretical knowledge related by the cinema and television sectors with the practical methods.
7 Students will be able to develop collaborative work by linking cinema and television fields with other arranged disciplines.
8 Students will be able to questioning the innovations they pursue, they discover their own directions of cinema and television.
9 Students will be able to provide the opportunity to use and share knowledge, skills effectively by participating in national and international film screenings, festivals, contests and similar organizations.
10 Students will be able to recognize the ethical values in cinema and television fields and applies them in the working environment.
11 Students will be able to organize that bring together individuals working in the field of cinema and television organizations and arrange an environment of reflection and discussion.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6
PY1 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY2 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY3 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY4 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY6 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY7 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY8 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY9 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY10 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY11 5 5 5 5 5 5
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Selma Köksal, Sinema’da Yapım ve Yönetim, Yitik Ülke Yayınları, 2017.
  • Kristian Thompson, David Bordwell, Film Sanatı, De Ki Sinema, 2012.
  • Feridun Akyürek, Senaryo Yazarı Olmak, Mediacat Kitapları, 7. Baskı, 2012.
  • Robert Edgar-Hunt, John Marland, James Richards, Steven Rawle Charlotte Worthinghton, Film yapımının Temelleri, Literatür Yayınevi, 2016
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 3 42
Other Activities 10 2 20
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1.5 1.5
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 107.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0