COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LIGHTING AESTHETICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SSA 5133 LIGHTING AESTHETICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Performing Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LEVENT BERBER

Offered to

Performing Arts

Course Objective

Give information about how to use the lighting design and stage effects at stage arts, performing arts and movie arts; within the frame of conceptual and dramatical means; and provide Project productions which are using these information at conseptual lighting design and special effects application; at this context teach the concepts such as color, texture, forms and design of shadows; under the framework of these information and with the help of lighting and efects developing fiction processes; To make and record visual and literatural surveys about the stage effects and special effects of today s stage, show and movie arts; and to develope innovative methods by using these knowledge.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1.Teaching the theoretical information within the framework interacting with the conceptual lighting and effect design with the dramatical expression;
2   2.Comprehend the basic information, such as color, texture and form knowledge, which will be used at design of conceptual lighting and effects
3   3.Comprehend the lighting angles and their dramatical effects,
4   4.Comprehend the dramatical and conceptual effects of the shadows and during the lighting design
5   5.For the purpose of developing techniques for application fields of lighting design and stage effects; establish innovative ideas including different application methods for new aesthetical solutions.
6   6.Comprehend the current developments related to the design of lighting and stage effects

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Evaluating theoretically, the conseptional lighting design and stage effects in relation with the performing arts and movie art.
2 2.General evaluation of the factors (such as color, texture, form knowledge) which are the fundementals of conceptional lighting and effects design.
3 3.Explanation of basic color knowledge and the mixture charts of color and light.
4 4. Explanation of conceptional features and phsycological meanings of colors, and announcing a research assignment related to the topic.
5 5.Evaluation and discussion of assignments.
6 6.Evaluation and discussion of assignments.
7 7.Explanation of form and texture information.
8 8.Describing the general frame of the phases about the lighting and effects design.
9 9.Describing the concept development methods for the lighting and effects design.
10 10.Explanation of methods of decision for light angles, when making lighting design.
11 11.Explaining the methods for determining the colors during the lighting design and balancing them
12 12.Explaining the technical drawing methods of lighting plan and announcing an application assignment related to the topic..
13 13.Evaluation and discussion of assignments.
14 14.Evaluation and discussion of assignments.

Recomended or Required Reading

Ross LOWELL, Matters of Light & Depth, Broad Street Books, Philedelphia, 1994,ISBN 1-879174-03-0
-Neil FRAZER, Lighting and Sound, Phaidon, New York, 2004
-Harry C. Box, Set Lighting Technician s Handbook, Focal Press, Newton U.S.A., 1997, ISBN 0-240-80257-8
-Max KELLER, Light Fantastic-Art and Design, Prestel, New York, 1999, ISBN 3-7913-2162-5
Norioshi HASEGAWA, Sketching Interiors: Colour, Page One Publishing, Tokyo, 2009, ISBN 978-981-245-846-9
-Graeme BOOKER/Sally STONE, Iç Mekan Tasarımı Nedir , Yem Yayınları, Istanbul, 2011, ISBN 978-9944-757-40-9
-Francis D. K. CHING, Iç Mekan Tasarımı, Yem Yayınları, Istanbul, 2006, ISBN 975-8599-37-2

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

At this course, the theoretical information related to lighting design and stage effects will be transferred through explaining and sharing the lecture notes, scientific researches about the issue, direct or indirect, local and international references. Through the assignments and exams feedback will be received and evaluated accordingly.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.60 + DKL * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Attendance.
Timely and complete submission of assignments.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance.
Timely and complete submission of assignments.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

levent.berber@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 2 20
Case study 5 1 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparing assignments 10 6 60
Project Assignment 5 2 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 160

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1
LO.21355
LO.333
LO.41
LO.53
LO.6

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