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Program of Film Design and Directing

FİLM216

SCRIPTWRITING II

Course Code
FİLM216
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Have the knowledge of theories, methods and techniques of scriptwriting
  2. Practise scriptwriting for movies
  3. Have competence of evaluation for output works with other examples from different genres
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThe writing of script, which is a technical text will be practiced throughout the course.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction
2nd Week Screenwriting Terminology (Review)
3rd Week Term Projects and Dialogue Writing
4th Week Prologue and First Act (The Fugitive)
5th Week First Act Continued (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
6th Week First Act Presentations
7th Week Second Act (Knives Out)
8th Week Second Act Continued (Strella)
9th Week Second Act Continued (A Film With Me in It)
10th Week Second Act Presentations
11th Week Third Act (Fight Club)
12th Week Third Act and Epilogue (Parasyte)
13th Week Third Act Presentations
14th Week Project Presentations
Recommended or Required ReadingBaşol, Ö. (2010). Senaryo kitabı: senaryo yazım teknikleri ve film örnekleri. Pana Film.
Buchbinder, A. (2005). The way of the screenwriter. House of Anansi.
Aristotle, A. (1968). Poetics (Vol.9, p.1). Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Chion M. (1992). Bir Senaryo Yazmak
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Practice
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 3 60
Project 1 40
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
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 3 25 75
Project 1 35 35
Total Work Load152
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.06
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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