COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED SCRIPTWRITING TECHNIQUES

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

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SABIRE SOYTOK

Offered to

Film Design and Screenwriting
Film Design and Screenwriting

Course Objective


It is aimed to give the technical and application forms of feature and short scenarios in more detail. It is aimed to teach character analysis, relations between characters, conflict and tension, event and triggering event, drama structure

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Teaching short and full-length script writing in all its lines,
2   To comprehend the techniques and application methods,
3   Teaching the basics of character analysis and character creation,
4   To comprehend the relationship styles between the characters in such a way as to form the plot,
5   Practical teaching of formations such as tension, conflict, event and triggering event within the framework of the drama structure,
6   Conducting and analyzing studies within the framework of what has been learned

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is a Feature Screenplay What are its features
2 Character and Its Importance for Screenplay, Character Analysis
3 Relationships between characters in a scenario
4 Thriller, Conflict, Event, Triggering Event
5 Screenplay and Film Comparison
6 Screenplay and Film Comparison
7 Midterm
8 Evaluation of Homework
9 Evaluation of Homework
10 Evaluation of Homework

Recomended or Required Reading

Bir Senaryo Yazmak-Michel Chion
Piyes Yazma Sanatı-Lagos Egri
Senaryo Yazarları için Psikoloji-William Indick
Oyun ve Senaryo Yazma Teknikleri-Turgut Özakman
Senaryo Kitabı-Öktem Başol

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Making scenario analysis, making movie and scenario comparisons, analyzing drama structure, character and relationships over movies, performing applied studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 CLA INCLASS ACTIVITIES
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 ATT ATTENDANCE
4 COM COMMITTEE
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE CLA * 0.60 + ASG * 0.20 + ATT * 0.10 + COM * 0.10


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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Practice (Reflection) 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Project Preparation 1 10 10
Midterm 1 10 10
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 154

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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