Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
STVY512	DRAMATURGY OF FILM/TV SERIES	Compulsory	1	2	5

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The Dramaturgy of Cinema is the compass for all, from the film director, scriptwriter to the director of photography, from the art director, musician to editor and the whole cinema laborers. Therefore the Dramaturgy of Cinema classes aims to analyse the whole phases of film production on the grounds of structure, texture and meaning, from the film idea phase, to synopsis, film story, scenario phases till the phase which the work of art is ready to be watched after editing. Thus aims to assimilate the dialectics of the art of cinema through the perspective of the world history of art.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet YILMAZ

Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to differentiate the difference between media systems.
2	To list the main characteristics of media policies.
3	To be able to compare broadcasting in different countries.
4	To analyse media theories and its process
5	To understand culture, society relations of media
6	Direct the writing process of a script
7	Comprehends to write a movie or tv series script in the professional sense
8	Compile the different events occured in different times and places or events from various sources and can create an authentic world by combining them
9
10

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

What is The Dramaturgy of Cinema? The Place of The Cinema in The World History of Art. The Cinamatic Composition. The structure and elements of a scenario.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The Art of Cinema through the perspective of The World History of Art
2	What is the Dramaturgy of Cinema?
3	The Problems of the Dramaturgy of Cinema
4	The Components of the Dramaturgy of Cinema
5	The Idea and The Subject
6	Composition
7	Dramatic conflict, dramatic action
8	Midterm Exam
9	The Character
10	Various Characters
11	Practice on Character
12	Scene, episode, situation
13	Practice on Sc., Ep., Sit.
14	Time in the Scenario
15	Practice on Time in the Scenario
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Lecture notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Project Preparation	2	35	70
Project Presentation	2	5	10
Writing Paper	1	35	35
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	15	15
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			154

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9
LO1	5					4
LO2		4					3
LO3			4						3
LO4				4				4
LO5					3
LO6
LO7
LO8
LO9
LO10

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High