COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTS 1002 INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING II COMPULSORY 4 0 0 4

Offered By

Film Design and Screenwriting

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DILEK TUNALI

Offered to

Film Design and Screenwriting
Film Design and Screenwriting

Course Objective

Elements of a scenario such as; event, character, type, conflict, time and space, will be presented and analyzed through films and scenarios alongside with technical indispensable patterns of scenario such as; plan, sequence and scene. To support with exercises and home works of each theoretical work done by the class in order to be able to reinforce technical and practical part. To create the space for students' comprehending theoretical knowledge through film and scenario readings.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the semester, basics of scenario like film story, event, character, type and conflict will be comprehended.
2   Time and space concepts which are as necessary as film story, event and characters for scenario will be given by practical exercises.
3   Readings related to scenario will be comprehended by film screening and analysis.
4   For write more advanced scenario in the future students will be gain the rudiments.
5   Guideline of differences between film and scenario will be comprehended.
6   After giving of theoretical and practical knowledge, the concept of scenario, in a basic level, will be acquired and passed to the writing stage.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Factors forming the story and the script.
2 Introduction to character and type differentiation.
3 Explanation with examples of character and type differentiation.
4 Explanation with examples of character and type differenmtiation.
5 Creating conflict in story and scenario.
6 Examples to concept of conflict from scenarios and films in story and scenario.
7 Examples to concept of conflict from scenarios and films through story and scenario.
8 Time and space knowledge in a film story
9 Time and space knowledge in a film story
10 Analysis of time and space knowledge in film through film analysis.
11 Analysis of time and space knowledge in film through film analysis.
12 Plan, scene and sequence in scenario. Dissemination of homework through what has been learnt.
13 Evaluating and correcting of assignments.
14 General assessment.

Recomended or Required Reading

The Art of Dramatic Writing-Lagos Egri
Technics of Writing play and scenario- Turgut Özakman
To write a scenario-Micheal Chion

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Main elements needed to write a film story and to turn it to a scenario like character, type, event and conflict will be presented and they will be analyzed through films. To make readings of written scenarios. To compare what has been learnt both theoretically and practically. To present basics of technical part of scenario; to present differences of plan, scene and sequence and to give exercises and home works by these subjects.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 + ATT * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + ATT * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To carry out the theoretical and practical studies of the students in line with the aims of the course and to ensure that they are tested. To provide students with information about synopsis, treatment, detailed story and scenario in general and to measure their experience in this.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

No rules and policies

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof. Dr. Dilek Tunalı, dilek.tunali@deu.edu.tr (PHD)

Office Hours

Monday between 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Project Preparation 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 111

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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