Information Package

FİLM415

FILM DRAMATURGY

Course Code
FİLM415
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. Knows the process of creating a narrative.
  2. Recognize the script of the film.
  3. Analyzes the dramaturgical structure of a story, event, script, or film.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThe course aims to help student to gain the ability to evaluate the use of narration elements in movies, to analyze dramaturgically and to use those knowledge in the scripts that they will write within the frame of distinctive characteristics of narrative styles of cinema.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Observing character
2nd Week Observing events
3rd Week Dramatic situation
4th Week Desire, goal, obstacle and action
5th Week Conflict and tension
6th Week Scene dramaturgy
7th Week Dialogue and subtext
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week Story, plot and causality
10th Week Dramaturgy of information
11th Week Time and rhythm
12th Week Space, object and visual dramaturgy
13th Week Theme, motif and dramatic meaning
14th Week Dramaturgy laboratory
Recommended or Required ReadingBob Foss,Sinema ve Televizyonda Anlatım Teknikleri ve Dramaturji,
David Bordwell, Film Sanatı
Feridun Akyürek, Senaryo Yazarı Olmak
James Monaco, Bir Film Nasıl Okunur
Michael Ryan, Eleştiriye Giriş
Michael Ryan, Film Çözümlemesine Giriş
Robert Kolker, Film, Biçim ve Kültür
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Case Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Attendance 1 30
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 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework 1 70 70
Research 1 30 30
Total Work Load144
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.8
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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