COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PLAYWRITING VIII

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DYU 4004 PLAYWRITING VIII ELECTIVE 4 4 0 12

Offered By

Play Writing - Dramaturgy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ASLIHAN ÜNLÜ

Offered to

Play Writing - Dramaturgy
Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy

Course Objective

Providing knowledge on forms and techniques of scriptwriting

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Apply the dramatic structure to different forms
2   Learn visual narrative methods
3   Learn cinema and TV scriptwriting
4   Learn the rules and proceedings of the market
5   Prepare themselves for the professional life
6   Expand their intellectual and artistic culture
7   Learn making good use of their time being self-disciplined
8   Learn how to express themselves correctly

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Characteristics of the visual language and exercises
2 Lecturing on scriptwriting and exercises
3 Evaluation of movie and script examples
4 Model application for synopsis and treatment writing
5 Model application for scriptwriting
6 Model application for scriptwriting
7 Scriptwriting for short movies
8 Scriptwriting for short movies
9 Feature-length scriptwriting
10 Feature-length scriptwriting
11 Feature-length scriptwriting
12 Project-design for series
13 Synopsis writing for series
14 Treatment-scriptwriting writing for series

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources: Robert McKee, Öykü, plato Y., Ist., 2007
Yardımcı kaynaklar:
Michel Chion, Bir Senaryo Yazmak, Afa Y., Ist., 1987.
Sinema Nedir - Andre Bazin
Jamesz Monaco, Bir Film Nasıl Okunur

Other course materials:
Movies, films, and the number of instances of the scenario

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, reading, listening and evaluation of examples, preparing and evaluation of the homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 COM COMMITTEE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE COM * 1


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Correct perception of scriptwriting forms, making of competent products in which dramatic narrative is applied to the visual language, providing proper criticisms through in-class participation

Assessment Criteria

Along with the explanations regarding evaluation, attendance, submission of the homework before the deadline; regarding multi-staged homework, proper evaluation of criticisms raised in the class and their reflection in the next stage of the work

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Submission of the homework before the deadline. Preparation of creative and proper homework. In-class participation

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

a.unlu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

no office hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Tutorials 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 6 48
Preparing assignments 10 12 120
Reading 3 4 12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 292

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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