Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF FINE ARTS / GİT305 - VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN

Code: GİT305 Course Title: THE PRODUCTION OF FILM Theoretical+Practice: 2+2 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SELÇUK ULUTAŞ (selcukulutas@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to teach students film production and short film production; to prepare the synopsis, outline, treatman and cycle scenarios, to teach the importance of shooting scales and camera usage in creating meaning; to apply the stage of shooting; short film.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 In film making; can prepare synopsis, outline, treatman and cycle scenarios. PO-8 Students will be able to solve two, three and four dimensional design problems and perform their applications.
PO-18 Students use existing computer technologies in the area of ??interest.
PO-21 Produces original ideas and solutions according to the requirements of a given project.
PO-24 Visual Communication Design adapts to what they have learned and gained in the department education process.
PO-26 Interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary cooperation.
Examination
Term Paper
Practice Exam
LO-2 Have information about the importance of shooting scales and camera usage in creating meaning. PO-8 Students will be able to solve two, three and four dimensional design problems and perform their applications.
PO-13 Describes how to visual communication of meaning and signification.
PO-19 Performs natural and artificial object studies related to vision and shaping.
PO-20 Develop the strategies that define the media, communication and art processes as theoretically.
PO-25 Basic knowledge of artistic applications and designs
PO-26 Interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary cooperation.
Examination
Term Paper
Practice Exam
LO-3 Emotion creation and use of music can make music. PO-12 Ability to utilize various artistic and industrial production techniques.
PO-13 Describes how to visual communication of meaning and signification.
PO-18 Students use existing computer technologies in the area of ??interest.
PO-21 Produces original ideas and solutions according to the requirements of a given project.
Examination
Term Paper
Practice Exam
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Preparing the cinematic narrative, creating ideas for the shooting, adapting the written stories to the visual environment, teaching the duties of the director and other team members, image editing, shooting scales, using the camera, the cinematic expression of emotions, fiction language teaching.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Narration, story and creation of character, concepts of diegesis and non-diegesis, differences between story and plot, formation of “idea” with case study, Homework: Writing story and create characters for films. Naration, Question and Answer
2 Assessment of homework. Practice about visualization of story. Basic concepts of narration. To think of drama structure in narrative. Intriguing elements of narration. Naration, Question and Answer
3 Rules of adaptation. Analyzing of examples of plays, novels which adapted to film. Naration, Question and Answer
4 Learning of writing synopsis, outline, treatman, scale of shots. Homework. Naration, Question and Answer
5 Rhythm, tempo, atmosphere of film. Director’s and other staff’s jobs. Naration, Question and Answer
6 Introduction to framing and visual regulation. Concepts of shot, scene and sequence. Scale of shots. Naration, Question and Answer
7 Angle shot-reverse shot. Subjective/Objective point of view. Parallax difference and other useful concepts of film making. Naration, Question and Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Golden ratio. Using of lenses. Perspective. Depth of field. Differences between video and film. Examples. Naration, Question and Answer
10 Three-shots. Triangle positioning. Building composition and lines relations. Naration, Question and Answer
11 Formation of mise-en-scene. Formation of movie set. Share tasks. Examples. Naration, Question and Answer
12 Importance of editing. Alternate editing. Editing types. Examples. Naration, Question and Answer
13 Basic rules of editing. Continually editing. 30 degree angle rule. Effects of editing. Naration, Question and Answer
14 Gaze of off-screen. Leitmotif, coverage, cutaway and other useful concepts of film making. Watching and evaluation of short films homework. Naration, Question and Answer
15 Watching and evaluation of short films homework. Naration, Question and Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook, Notes, Slides, Computer

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 2 14 28
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 2 8 16
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 8 24
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 8 24
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 178