COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCRIPT PROJECT DESIGN

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMS 4211 SCRIPT PROJECT DESIGN COMPULSORY 4 4 0 15

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 Screenwriting
Film Design and Screenwriting

Course Objective

This course will start with several exercises intented to create an authorial identity covering literature and film scripts. On the other hand, different approaches in poetry, short stories, novels and scripts will be discussed by reading multiple texts. While contemplating on the practice of writing while reading and watching, ways of self-discovery and skill development will be explored. At the end of the course, you will be expected to create a (short) film or documentary script and series project, as well as completing the preparations for the Diploma course in the last semester of the program.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Self-discovery as a writer, Understanding ways of fiction in literature, Analyzing forms and structures of scripts, Designing a script study on your own, Understanding different ways of script production.

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 2. Creative Writing 3. The Sound and Voice of Writing 4. The Grammar of Writing 5. The View and Voice of the Narrator 6. The Structure and Control of the Narrative 7. From Narrative to Script 8. It All Starts with the Idea 9. Genre: Same But Different 10. Characters 11. Beats 12. The Script Layout 13. Other Scripts and Doctoring 14. Presentation and Pitching

Recomended or Required Reading

Le Guin, Ursula K. Steering the Craft. .
Hemingway, Ernest. On Writing.
Snyder, Blake. Save the Cat.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In the first part of the course, the will be some joing exercises and study, while the second part will be comprised of student's individual project preparation. Thus the course will feature intensive reciprocal work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.50 + ASG * 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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Practice (Reflection) 14 2
Group session 12 2
Student Presentations 2 4
Preparation about subject 12 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 9
Preparation for midterm exam 1 16
Preparation for final exam 1 32
Reading 7 12
Final 1 3
Midterm 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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