COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCRIPTWRITING TECHNIQUES II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTS 2316 SCRIPTWRITING TECHNIQUES II COMPULSORY 4 0 0 6

Offered By

Film Design and Screenwriting

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ZÜHAL ÇETIN ÖZKAN

Offered to

Film Design and Screenwriting
Film Design and Screenwriting

Course Objective

The course entitled as "Scenario Writing Techniques II" aimes to establish the relation between theoretical and analytical evaluation of scenario structure with practice. By promoting scenario writing with home works and projects, information of 'form' is reinforced by content. Student who takes the course can complete the work technically and contextually by following the steps in scenario writing from the beginning to the end ; they can make analysis and evaluations on scenario structure of written scenarios and films.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have technical and practical knowledge of scenario,
2   Apply all steps perfectly in his scenarios to be written in the future, in his education and professional life,
3   Be able to make analysis and review over all written scenarios,
4   Make scenario analysis and evaluations on all films,
5   Evaluate topic perfectly if he takes place in TV sector or scenario groups and present proposals about scenario,

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Determination of homework/practice topics
2 Practical and theoretical presentation of the relationship between treatment and fiction
3 Practical analysis of films which have different fictional structures
4 Practical analysis of films which have different fictional structures (continue)
5 Homework examinations, evaluation and discussion
6 Homework examinations, evaluation and discussion (continue)
7 Comparative evaluation of dramatic structure with different film samples
8 Comparative evaluation of dramatic structure with different film samples
9 Dramatic structure evaluation of homework/practice topics, discussion, analysis
10 Dramatic structure evaluation of homework/practice topics, discussion, analysis (continue)
11 Writing synopsis, story, treatment and scenario through a short film (Story, synopsis, treatment of some scenes in film watched are written with a reversed approach of practical-scenario writing method)
12 Writing synopsis, story, treatment and scenario through a short film (Story, synopsis, treatment of some scenes in film watched are written with a reversed approach of practical-scenario writing method)
13 Evaluation of completed practical works, reduction of deficiencies and mistakes
14 General evaluation and conclusion

Recomended or Required Reading

short and feature films, scenarios, literal and theatral documents.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Evaluation of basic concepts related to scenario with home works and projects. Correction of mistakes and reduction of deficiencies. Verbal lecture, practice, discussion, scenario examination and evaluation scenario structure with films.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.10 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.10 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

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

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Design Project 1 20 20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5

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

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