SCRIPTWRITING

GKE447

Course Code: GKE447
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Define the general features of screenplays.
Discuss how narrative styles are used in the screenplays.
Analyze movie scripts.
Write screenplays by taking into account the screenplay elements and phases.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

General 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
1^st Week	Characteristics of the script texts.
2^nd Week	Elements and phases of the script.
3^rd Week	Synopsis (draft story), subject, theme, proposition,
4^th Week	Script development (treatment), dramatic structure, story and narration.
5^th Week	Person creation in the script.
6^th Week	Person creation in the script, main types.
7^th Week	Conflict and conflict types in the script.
8^th Week	Midterm Exam.
9^th Week	Space and its functions in the script.
10^th Week	Space and its functions in the script.
11^th Week	Use of time in the script. Flash back, flash forward.
12^th Week	Speaking in the script.
13^th Week	Separation in the script.
14^th Week	Separation in the script.

Recommended or Required Reading

Aslanyürek, 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 Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5	X	X	X	X
K6
K7
K8		X
K9
K10