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RTS332

SCENARIO PRACTICES

Course Code
RTS332
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. Have the knowledge of theories, methods and techniques of script-writing
  2. Practise script-writing for television and short movies
  3. Have competence of evaluation for output works with other examples from different disciplines
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionWithin this course, it is aimed to learn contextual and formal stages of script writing for TV productions, motion pictures or commercial movies and to put into practice authentic forms and rules of an audio-visual structure. For that purpose, there will be exercices about all elements of visual language - such as being able to use imagination in accordance wtih cinema and television's structure that is capable of using space and time as a plastic material and perpetuate the dramatical structure - from the stage of finding a idea to the stage of writing and visualisation.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Reminding of the contextual and formal writing stages of a script through sample scripts, exercices on sample scripts.
2nd Week Reminding of the contextual and formal writing stages of a script through sample scripts, exercices on sample scripts.
3rd Week Finalization of synopsis writing by identfying the theme and subject.
4th Week Treatment writing
5th Week Treatment writing
6th Week Continuity / Sequence Study / Finalization of cinematographic story.
7th Week Elimination of project deficincies
8th Week Elimination of project deficincies
9th Week Writing shooting script
10th Week Completing the stage of story board.
11th Week Editing
12th Week Stages of visual editing, sound(music, dialogues, sound effects) matching.
13th Week Completing final operations concerning the post-production stages of the project.
14th Week Evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingSENARYO KİTABI / Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Örnekleri
Öktem Başol, Pana Film Yayınları, İstanbul, 2010.

SENARYO VE YAPIM
Mahmut Tali Öngören, Alan Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1985.

SENARYO YAZARI OLMAK
Feridun Akyürek, MediaCat Kitapları, İstanbul, 2004.

THE NONBROADCAST TELEVISION WRITER?S HANDBOOK
William Van Nonstran, Knowlwdge Industry Publications, Inc. NY, 1983.

ELEMENTS OF STYLE FOR SCREENWRITERS The Essential Manual for Writers of Screenplays, Paul Argentini, IFilm Publishing, Lone Eagle Publising. Co., USA, New York, 1998.

THE SCREEN-WRITER'S WORKBOOK
Syd FIELD, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., USA, New York, 1984.

WRITERS AT THE MOVIES ? TWENTY-SIX - CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS CELEBRATE, TWENTY SIX MEMORABLE MOVIES, Edited by Jım Shepard, Perennial An Imprint of Harper Collins Publihers, New York, 2000.

SCREENWRITING
Ray Frensham, Printed in Great Britain for Hodder&Stoughton Educational, a division of Hodder Headline Ltd., London, 2003.

OYUN VE SENARYO YAZMA TEKNİĞİ
Turgut Özakman, Bilgi Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1998.

SENARYO KURAMI
Semir Aslanyürek, Pan Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1998.

TELEVİZYON YAZARLIĞI
Gerald Kelsey, Çeviren: Bahar Öcal Düzgören, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2001.

BİR SENARYO YAZMAK
Michael Chion, Çeviren. Nedret Tanyolaç, Afa Sinema Yayınları, İstanbul, 1997.

SENARYO YAZIMI (I - II) DERS NOTLARI
H. Hale KÜNÜÇEN, Gazi Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi (1994 - 2011), Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Practice
  • Lecture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 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 1 60 60
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 45 45
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 2 2
Total Work Load153
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.1
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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