COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FILM PROJECT AND PRE-PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMY 3311 FILM PROJECT AND PRE-PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 1 1 0 5

Offered By

Film Design and Directing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ZEHRA CERRAHOĞLU

Offered to

Sound Editing and Cinematography
Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Directing
Animation Film Design and Directing
Cartoon Film and Animation
Film Design and Screenwriting
Film Design and Screenwriting

Course Objective

The aim of this course is enabling students to know about film project preparation
process and working on their own project files. Besides, information will be provided
on film festivals, funds and film business locally and globally.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Having information on the elements of a film project and being able to work on them
2   Having information on film national and interantional film festivals, funds and co-productions.
3   Having information on pre-production and research for the film projects
4   Having information on film (project) pitching

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information on the course
2 Introduction: Production processes and pre-production
3 Film festivals and film industry- world
4 Film festivals and film industry- Türkiye
5 Film funds- Türkiye - Ministry of Culture and the others
6 Film funds- Europe- Eurimages and the others
7 What is pitching what do you need for a good presentation
8 What are the components of a project (learning the budget and expenses)
9 Pitching event- midterm evoluation
10 Pitching event- midterm evoluation
11 Co-productions in Türkiye and the world
12 Project file, film proposal and press kit
13 How to send your film to a festival
14 Crowd funding

Recomended or Required Reading

Film Yapımı Temelleri 01, Yapım, Charlotte Worthington, Literatür Yay., Istanbul, 2009.
Pre- Production Planning for Video, Film and Multimedia, Steve R. Cartwright, Focal
Press, 1996.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
Evaluations of the sample projects
Practices

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRC PRACTICE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRC * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm evaluation will be made through presentations (pitching) in the class, and students are expected to prepare a project file as their final assignments.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Taking part in class projects are mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zehra.cerrahoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

office hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Tutorials 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for tutorial exam 1 30 30
Project Preparation 1 30 30
Practical exam 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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