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| Code | AS340 |
| Name | Screenwriting |
| Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| Semester | 6. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 1-1 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 1 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özge Nilay ERBALABAN GÜRBÜZ |
| Course Instructor |
Öğr. Gör.Dr. BERİN YOCA
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
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Course Goal / Objective
This course aims the students to acquire basic information about screenwriting and pracitce different elements of screenwriting such as structure, character, theme and dialogue.
Course Content
The basic information and concepts of script and script writing, screenwriting techniques, script genres, analyzing script examples and writing practices will be issued by this course.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Öktem Başol, Senaryo Kitabı: Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri: İthaki Yay. Can yay. Syd Field, Senaryo Yazımının Temelleri: Alfa Yay. Christopher Vogler, Yazarın Yolculuğu: Okuyan Us Yay., Ali Karadaoğan, Senaryo ve Anlatı: De Ki Yay.,
Notes
Films mentioned in the syllabus
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Recognizes basic consepts about script writing. |
| LO02 | Recognizes the function of structure and different forms of story telling in script writing. |
| LO03 | Examines how characters are created considering their socilogical and psycholog |
| LO04 | Analyzes examples of short film scripts. |
| LO05 | Acquires the ability to think and tell a story visually |
| LO06 | Acquires the ability to organize any story as a script. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). | 1 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. | |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. | 4 |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning | 3 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. | 5 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, | |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the lesson, introduction of resources and the term lesson plan. | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Narrative, Characteristics of the narrative, Characteristics that distinguish the scenario narrative from other narratives. Screening: Buster Keaton, Cameraman | Öktem Başol, Senaryo Kitabı: Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri: İthaki Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Definition of the movie script, its features. Screening: Rashamon: Direction: Akira KurosawaScreening: Borton Fink: Ethan Joel Coen | Öktem Başol, Senaryo Kitabı: Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri: İthaki Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 4 | Historical development of script text, Europe and America. Screening: Borton Fink: Ethan &Joel Coen | Öktem Başol, Senaryo Kitabı: Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri: İthaki Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | The Hero's Journey in Terms of Scenario Theory, Storytelling Technique. Screening: The Wizard of Oz: Victor Fleming | Christopher Vogler, Yazarın Yolculuğu: Okuyan Us Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Three-Act Structure, Conflicts, Climaxes in Scenario Theory. Screening: All About Eve:Joseph Mankiewicz | Syd Field, Senaryo Yazımının Temelleri: Alfa Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Scenario Writing Stages and Basic Scenario Terms: Logline, Storyline | Öktem Başol, Senaryo Kitabı:Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri: İthaki Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Scenario Writing Stages and Basic Scenario Terms: Synopsis. | Öktem Başol, Senaryo Kitabı:Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri: İthaki Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 10 | Scenario Writing Stages and Basic Scenario Terms: Step outline, Development Scenario, Scene and Shooting Scenario | Öktem Başol, Senaryo Kitabı:Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri: İthaki Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 11 | Formal features of the script text: Scene title, Narrative language, and Use of Sound Elements in American Screenplay Format | Öktem Başol, Senaryo Kitabı: Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri: İthaki Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 12 | Formal features of the script text: Character, Dialogue, Voice Over, Eclipse in Time | Öktem Başol, Senaryo Kitabı: Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri: İthaki Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Formal features of the script text: Dream Scene, Flashback | Öktem Başol, Senaryo Kitabı: Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri: İthaki Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 14 | Scene splitting exercises in screenplay | Öktem Başol, Senaryo Kitabı: Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri: İthaki Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 15 | Using audio and visual elements in screenplay | Öktem Başol, Senaryo Kitabı: Senaryo Yazım Teknikleri ve Film Öyküleri: İthaki Yay. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading, writing | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading, writing | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 92 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,68 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||