COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASICS OF VISUAL DESIGN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Film Design and Screenwriting

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAVAŞ ARSLAN

Offered to

Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Screenwriting
Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Screenwriting

Course Objective

In this courses, the basics of cinematic visual design will be discussed through films. Firstly, the categorization of cinematography, editing, mise-en-scene, sound, and narrative will be explained and then the aesthetics bases of cinema will be explored through perception, conception, and contextualization. In addition, the basic traits of film design will be detailed by touching on light, color, composition, area, screen, depth, volume, effects, visualization, time, movement, sound, sound and image relationship, and different editing styles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this courses, students will be expected to have a knowledge of the following: 1. Visual design of films, 2. aesthetic dimensions, 3. cinematography, editing, mise-en-scene, sound and narrative, and 4. temporal and spatial film design.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Introduction to the Course and Plan, 11. Visualization,
2 2. Film Art, 12. Sound,
3 3. Film Aesthetics, 13. Sound and Image,
4 4. Light, 14. Editing
5 5. Color,
6 6. Composition,
7 7. Area,
8 8. Screen Frame,
9 9. Depth and Volume,
10 10. Effects,

Recomended or Required Reading

Zettl, Herbert. 2011. Sight Sound Motion. Boston: Wadsworth.
Canikligil, Ilker. 2020. Dijital Video ile Sinema. Istanbul: Alfa.
Holden, Tom. 2019. Film Yapımı. Istanbul: Hayalperest.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face-to-face

Assessment Methods

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


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)

savas.arslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Project Preparation 13 2 26
Midterm 1 4 4
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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