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RTS325

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EDITING

Course Code
RTS325
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Learn fundamental concepts of film editing.
  2. Learn principles of editing in television programs.
  3. Gain critical point of view and competence of analysis concerning the importance of editing in cinema and television.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis is a theoretical and practical course that provides information on editing theories and practices in the history of cinema, as well as the application of editing schools.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction - Course Overview
2nd Week Basic Concepts: Motion-Image, Shot, Cinematography, Editing
3rd Week Pre-history of Editing in Cinema and the Birth of Editing, Pioneering Approaches in Editing.
4th Week Griffith and the First Editing School: Parallel Editing, Classical Narrative Cinema
5th Week Young Soviet Cinema and a Dialectical Approach to Editing. Eisenstein's Editing Philosophy
6th Week An Overview of Editing Software 1
7th Week An Overview of Editing Software 2
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Mechanical Editing Approach in French Cinema. Quantitative Editing School.
10th Week German Cinema and the Dense Editing Approach.
11th Week World War II and the Crisis of Editing Cinema.
12th Week Cinema Moving Away from Editing and the Direct Image of Time.
13th Week The Relationship between Video Image, Time, and Editing.
14th Week General Review
Recommended or Required ReadingAbisel, Nilgün, (2014) Sessiz Sinema, Ankara: De Ki.
Aristoteles, (2017) Poetika, çev. N. Kalaycı, Ankara: Pharmakon.
Bonitzer, Pascal, (2011) Kör Alan ve Dekadrajlar, çev. İ. Yasar, İstanbul: Metis.
Bordwell, David ve Thompson, Kristin, (2011) Film Sanatı, çev. E. Yılmaz ve E. S.Onat, Ankara: De Ki.
Bresson, Robert, (1992) Sinematograf Üzerine Notlar, çev. N. Güngörmüş, İstanbul: Nisan.
Deleuze, Gilles, (2000) Cinema 2 ? The Time Image, İngilizceye çev. H. Tomlinson, R. Galeta, Londra: Athlone.
Deleuze, Gilles, (2014) Sinema 1 ? Hareket-İmge, çev. S. Özdemir, İstanbul: Norgunk.
Eisenstein, Sergey, M., (1985) Film Biçimi, çev. N. Özön, İstanbul: Payel.
İlic, Erdem, (2017) Film Atölyesi: Sinemanın İmgelem Araçları, Ankara:Pharmakon
Karadoğan, Ali, (2016) Senaryo ve Anlatı, Ankara: De Ki.
Konuralp, Sadi, (2004) Film Müziği, İstanbul: Oğlak.
Sözen, Mustafa, (2003) Sinemada Ses Kullanımı, Ankara: Detay.
Tarkovski, Andrey, (2008) Mühürlenmiş Zaman, çev. F. Ant, İstanbul: Agora.
Harlan, Jan, (2001) A Life in Pictures, Warner Bros. (DVD.)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 4 60
Total(%) 80
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 80
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 20
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 4 15 60
Total Work Load146
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.86
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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