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Program of Communication and Design

RTS323

IMAGE PROCESSING AND AESTHETICS

Course Code
RTS323
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. Learns the place of visual narrative and image in aesthetic debates. Recognizes the basic elements such as light, lighting, color that make up the image and learns their functions.
  2. Recognizes the time, space and motion dimensions of the image. To be aware of the possibilities of digital media in image editing.
  3. Gains experience with image editing practices.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionIn this course, students will begin the learning process by understanding the place of visual narrative in aesthetic debates and the uses of the concept of beauty in the visual arts. Students will learn how basic visual elements such as light, lighting and color, as well as dimensions such as time, space and motion shape the image, explore the instrumental possibilities offered by digital media in image editing, and at the end of the course, they will experience image editing by putting their own visual narratives into practice.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Debates on the concept of aesthetics.
2nd Week Art, artist, work of art, the concept/problem of beauty.
3rd Week The place and importance of image elements in visual expression.
4th Week Media aesthetics.
5th Week Light and lighting in the image.
6th Week Colour and its functions in the image.
7th Week Sound and its functions in the image.
8th Week Dimensions of the image: Framing, ratio, screen
9th Week Time dimension in the image: Time types in different media
10th Week Dimension of motion in the image
11th Week The possibilities offered by digital media in image editing
12th Week Visual narrative design: Practice presentation
13th Week Visual narrative design: Practice presentation
14th Week General Evaluation.
Recommended or Required Reading
Çerkes Karadağ. Görme Kültürü: Görüntüler Evreni. Doruk Yayımcılık, Ankara, 2004.
Herbert Read. Sanatın Anlamı. (Çev. Güner İnal ve Nuşin Asgari), ikinci baskı, İstanbul, 1974.
Herbert Zettl. Sight Sound Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics. California:Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1973. Levend Kılıç. Görüntü Estetiği. İnkılap Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2000.Robert Edmonds. The Sights and Sounds of Cinema and Television: How the Aesthetic Experience Influence Our Feelings. New York: Teachers College Press, 1982.Seyide Parsa. Televizyon Estetiği. Ege Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın No: 6, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, İzmir, 1994.Susan Sontag. Fotoğraf Üzerine. (Çev. Reha Akçakaya,), Altıkırkbeş Yayınları, İstanbul, 1993.Video Sanatı: Eleştirel bir bakış. Derleyen: Levend Kılıç. Hil Yayın, İstanbul, 1995.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Practice
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Practice 1 60
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
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 1 40 40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 70 70
Total Work Load156
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.2
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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