Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Scenario I RTS315 Turkish Compulsory 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ayla KANBUR
Instructor(s) Prof. Dr. Selma KÖKSAL (Güz)
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
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Has a command of the current script writing technique in the cinema industry.
2 Obtains the ways of plotting.
3 Gains the knowledge of scenario development from thought to story, character and research.
4 Understands the importance of creating scenes, sequences and plans, character and dialogue, and dominates the methods of expression.
5 Analyze and apply the effects of genres, periods and scenarios.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Does scriptwriting have a beginning? If so, where to start? Distinctive features of feature length design. Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Practice Research
2. Week What is the proposition? The power and value of the proposition. Class Hours Other Activities Research Preparation, After Class Study Practice
3. Week Proposition examples and discussion: Conflict and cause-effect relationships in a sentence. Preparation, After Class Study Practice Class Hours Research Other Activities
4. Week Relationship and differences between plot, plot, story. Other Activities Practice Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
5. Week Synopsis writing. For whom, for what purpose? Synopsis trials, discussion. Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research Practice
6. Week The main differences between synopsis and treatment. Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Practice Other Activities
7. Week Rules to be considered in treatment writing and plot setting. Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Practice
8. Week Midterm Other Activities Practice Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
9. Week Event and time relationship. Using space, designing time. Preparation, After Class Study Class Hours Other Activities Practice Research
10. Week Stage writing rules and expression of a scene and creating an atmosphere. Other Activities Class Hours Research Practice Preparation, After Class Study
11. Week What is the character? The difference between typing and character. Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Practice
12. Week The formation of the character in events. Class Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Practice
13. Week How the character speaks, what does she/he speak: Dialogue Writing. Other Activities Practice Research Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study
14. Week Scene transitions and subtleties. Practice Class Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities
15. Week Final Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities 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
PY1 5 5 5 5 5
PY2 4 4 4 4 4
PY3 0 0 0 0 0
PY4 0 0 0 0 0
PY5 5 5 5 5 5
PY6 4 4 4 4 4
PY7 0 0 0 0 0
PY8 4 4 4 4 4
PY9 4 4 4 4 4
PY10 1 1 1 1 1
PY11 0 0 0 0 0
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Robert McGee, Story/hikaye.
  • Lajos Egri, Hikaye Yazma Sanatı
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
Research 14 1 14
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
Practice 14 1 14
Total Workload 102
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0