Information Package

Program of Preschool Teaching

GKE447

SCRIPTWRITING

Course Code
GKE447
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Define the general features of screenplays.
  2. Discuss how narrative styles are used in the screenplays.
  3. Analyze movie scripts.
  4. Write screenplays by taking into account the screenplay elements and phases.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionGeneral characteristics of scripts. Writing a script, elements and stages of the script. Subject, theme, proposition, story, narration, character creation, plot, conflict, time, place, etc. elements and the creation of these elements in scripts.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Characteristics of the script texts.
2nd Week Elements and phases of the script.
3rd Week Synopsis (draft story), subject, theme, proposition,
4th Week Script development (treatment), dramatic structure, story and narration.
5th Week Person creation in the script.
6th Week Person creation in the script, main types.
7th Week Conflict and conflict types in the script.
8th Week Midterm Exam.
9th Week Space and its functions in the script.
10th Week Space and its functions in the script.
11th Week Use of time in the script. Flash back, flash forward.
12th Week Speaking in the script.
13th Week Separation in the script.
14th Week Separation in the script.
Recommended or Required ReadingAslanyürek, Semir (2016). Senaryo Kuramı. İstanbul: Pan Yayıncılık.
Başol, Öktem (2021). Senaryo Kitabı: Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri. İstanbul: İthaki Yayınları.
Chion, Michel (2016). Bir Senaryo Yazmak. İstanbul: Agora Yayıncılık.
Ertem, Serkan (2019). Pratik Senaryo Yazma Rehberi. istanbul AZ Yayıncılık.
Field, Syd (2005). Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting, NY: Bantam Dell.
Gulino, Paul Joseph (2018). Senaryo Yazımı: Sekans Yönetimi. İstanbul: Kalkedon Yayıncılık.
McKee, Robert (1997). Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting, NY: Harper-Collins Inc.
Snyder, Blake (2005). Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need, CA: Michael Wiese Productions.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Practice
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 3 60
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 11 2 22
Preparation for Final exam 1 16 16
Course hours 13 2 26
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 3 12 36
Presentation (including preperation) 3 6 18
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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