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CourseCodeSemesterT+P (Hour)CreditECTS
SCENERIO WRITING TECHNIQUES-Spring Semester1+225
Course Program
Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses
Language of CourseTurkish
Course LevelFirst Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course TypeElective
Course CoordinatorAssist.Prof. Kemal ÇELİK
Name of Lecturer(s)Assist.Prof. Kemal ÇELİK
Assistant(s)
AimGiving information about cinema theories and gaining the theoretical approach to the students.
Course ContentThis course contains; Course Introduction and General Introduction. • Discussion of the syllabus. • The First Rule of Drama: creating curiosity, the Second Rule: sustaining curiosity! • How to write a screenplay? Talking about it in writing, not in speech! • What is a screenplay? General discussion. Visual language! • Difference between short film and feature film: concepts of shot, scene, sequence, shot sequence, editing sequence. • Basic elements of the screenplay: story, character, structure! Discussion! • What is atmosphere? Why is it important? • Stages of the screenplay: logline, synopsis, treatment, screenplay, shooting script. • Examples of stages. • Finding a screenplay idea • Basic components of drama: need, desire, action, curiosity, conflict, and transformation. • What is a logline? • Sell your idea in one sentence! • Examples of loglines. • Discussion of internal and external conflict. • Tip: To find a good logline, ask the question, "What if this happened?" • Logline exercise in class. Find a logline with all the elements in place. • Logline evaluation criterion: curiosity!,Evaluation of loglines written by students. • Logline evaluation questions: - Does the story create curiosity? - Character: Is the protagonist strong enough? - Need: Is the protagonist's goal sufficient to drive action? - What is at stake? Why is the goal or need important? What happens if it is not met? - Action: Does the story lead to a strong dramatic action? - What is the conflict, obstacle, resistance? Does a strong conflict arise? - Transformation: Is there a strong potential for characters and story transformation? - Does the story have visual writing potential? - Do you feel willing to write this? - If you were the audience, would you watch this story? • Discussion of the fundamental components of storytelling in the context of the movie "Inception.", Evaluation of loglines written by students. • The importance of characters in the screenplay. • How to create an effective character? • Depth of character vs. Superficial character. Internal and external conflict! Distinction between character and archetype. Protagonists and supporting characters. - Find your character in real life! • Three basic emotions a character can evoke: empathy, sympathy, and antipathy. • How does character transformation occur? • How to create identification and catharsis? • The importance of the antagonist; a film is as good as its antagonist! • Discussion of characters in "The Godfather.",• Discussion of characters written by students. • What is a synopsis? The time and place of the story! • Structure and story models in the narrative: slideshow presentation. (Syd Field's three-act structure: setup, confrontation, resolution) • The structure of a short film, classic narrative structure • Adapting the three-act structure to film stories in the logline. • Discussion of the story of the film "Mr. Mrs. Smith.",• Evaluation of synopses. • What is a treatment? Writing scenes. • How do you decide where to start the story? • How to visualize the story in the audience's mind? • Fundamental rule: Action tells the story, dialogue reveals the character. • Bill Wilder's ten rules of screenplay writing. • In-class exercise: - Write the preparation of a character for a significant event (murder, job interview, love declaration, confession, etc.) without dialogue. - In the second scene, describe the character's situation and attitude after the event, narrating how the event happened without directly mentioning it. • Discussion of the story of the film "American Beauty.",• Evaluation of treatments. • What makes a good scene? Scene as a part of the screenplay. The beginning, middle, and end of the scene. • In-class exercise: - Write a dialogue scene with at least two characters. One character has a secret, and the other wants to learn it but cannot ask directly. • Fundamental rule: Advance the story or introduce a character! • Fundamental rule: Enter late, exit early! • Fundamental rule: Something is lost or gained in the scene. • Analysis of important scenes from "Avatar" and other films.,Midterm Exam,• How to write realistic dialogue? Relationship between scene writing and the cohesion of scenes. • Screenplay writing formats, American vs. French formats. • Discussion of dialogues from "The Dark Knight" and "Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım." ,• What is the point of view in the screenplay? What is the theme in the screenplay?
• Shot scales, plans, perspectives, scenes, sequences, and acts in the screenplay.
• Adaptation in the screenplay.,• Evaluation of screenplays. • Movement in the screenplay; internal movement - external movement of characters, camera movement, time movement, spatial movement. • Screenplay time usage, setting alarms, flashback-flashforward.,• Evaluation of screenplays. • Use of sound and music in the screenplay. • Fundamental rule: Editing is done in the screenplay! • Writing parallel action and telephone conversations.,• Evaluation of screenplays. • The importance of revision in the screenplay, there is no first draft, only drafts! • Fundamental rule: Anticipating the audience's reaction, what excites you excites the audience!,Screenplay Evaluations • How to evaluate a screenplay?,Screenplay Evaluations.
Dersin Öğrenme KazanımlarıTeaching MethodsAssessment Methods
9A, E
16A, H
10, 9A, F
16, 19A, E, H
A, F, H
Teaching Methods:10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 19: Brainstorming Technique, 9: Lecture Method
Assessment Methods:A: Traditional Written Exam, E: Homework, F: Project Task, H: Performance Task

Course Outline

OrderSubjectsPreliminary Work
1Course Introduction and General Introduction. • Discussion of the syllabus. • The First Rule of Drama: creating curiosity, the Second Rule: sustaining curiosity! • How to write a screenplay? Talking about it in writing, not in speech! • What is a screenplay? General discussion. Visual language! • Difference between short film and feature film: concepts of shot, scene, sequence, shot sequence, editing sequence. • Basic elements of the screenplay: story, character, structure! Discussion! • What is atmosphere? Why is it important? • Stages of the screenplay: logline, synopsis, treatment, screenplay, shooting script. • Examples of stages. • Finding a screenplay idea • Basic components of drama: need, desire, action, curiosity, conflict, and transformation. • What is a logline? • Sell your idea in one sentence! • Examples of loglines. • Discussion of internal and external conflict. • Tip: To find a good logline, ask the question, "What if this happened?" • Logline exercise in class. Find a logline with all the elements in place. • Logline evaluation criterion: curiosity!
2Evaluation of loglines written by students. • Logline evaluation questions: - Does the story create curiosity? - Character: Is the protagonist strong enough? - Need: Is the protagonist's goal sufficient to drive action? - What is at stake? Why is the goal or need important? What happens if it is not met? - Action: Does the story lead to a strong dramatic action? - What is the conflict, obstacle, resistance? Does a strong conflict arise? - Transformation: Is there a strong potential for characters and story transformation? - Does the story have visual writing potential? - Do you feel willing to write this? - If you were the audience, would you watch this story? • Discussion of the fundamental components of storytelling in the context of the movie "Inception."
3 Evaluation of loglines written by students. • The importance of characters in the screenplay. • How to create an effective character? • Depth of character vs. Superficial character. Internal and external conflict! Distinction between character and archetype. Protagonists and supporting characters. - Find your character in real life! • Three basic emotions a character can evoke: empathy, sympathy, and antipathy. • How does character transformation occur? • How to create identification and catharsis? • The importance of the antagonist; a film is as good as its antagonist! • Discussion of characters in "The Godfather."
4• Discussion of characters written by students. • What is a synopsis? The time and place of the story! • Structure and story models in the narrative: slideshow presentation. (Syd Field's three-act structure: setup, confrontation, resolution) • The structure of a short film, classic narrative structure • Adapting the three-act structure to film stories in the logline. • Discussion of the story of the film "Mr. Mrs. Smith."
5• Evaluation of synopses. • What is a treatment? Writing scenes. • How do you decide where to start the story? • How to visualize the story in the audience's mind? • Fundamental rule: Action tells the story, dialogue reveals the character. • Bill Wilder's ten rules of screenplay writing. • In-class exercise: - Write the preparation of a character for a significant event (murder, job interview, love declaration, confession, etc.) without dialogue. - In the second scene, describe the character's situation and attitude after the event, narrating how the event happened without directly mentioning it. • Discussion of the story of the film "American Beauty."
6• Evaluation of treatments. • What makes a good scene? Scene as a part of the screenplay. The beginning, middle, and end of the scene. • In-class exercise: - Write a dialogue scene with at least two characters. One character has a secret, and the other wants to learn it but cannot ask directly. • Fundamental rule: Advance the story or introduce a character! • Fundamental rule: Enter late, exit early! • Fundamental rule: Something is lost or gained in the scene. • Analysis of important scenes from "Avatar" and other films.
7Midterm Exam
8• How to write realistic dialogue? Relationship between scene writing and the cohesion of scenes. • Screenplay writing formats, American vs. French formats. • Discussion of dialogues from "The Dark Knight" and "Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım."
9• What is the point of view in the screenplay? What is the theme in the screenplay?
• Shot scales, plans, perspectives, scenes, sequences, and acts in the screenplay.
• Adaptation in the screenplay.
10• Evaluation of screenplays. • Movement in the screenplay; internal movement - external movement of characters, camera movement, time movement, spatial movement. • Screenplay time usage, setting alarms, flashback-flashforward.
11• Evaluation of screenplays. • Use of sound and music in the screenplay. • Fundamental rule: Editing is done in the screenplay! • Writing parallel action and telephone conversations.
12• Evaluation of screenplays. • The importance of revision in the screenplay, there is no first draft, only drafts! • Fundamental rule: Anticipating the audience's reaction, what excites you excites the audience!
13Screenplay Evaluations • How to evaluate a screenplay?
14Screenplay Evaluations
Resources
Film Theory and Criticism, New York Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1999. Dudley, Andrew, J, Büyük Film Kuramları, çev. İbrahim Şener, Sistem Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1995.

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
NoProgram QualificationContribution Level
12345
1
Knows the basic concepts and theoretical grounds related to the field.
2
Determines the facts related to Public Relations and Advertising and analyzes these facts with various dimensions.
3
Takes place in companies’ decision making mechanism using his/her expertise; determines problems and offers solutions.
X
4
Performs analysis for corporations and devises plans in order to cater the needs of the corporations.
5
Takes responsibility when necessary in the field related projects and proposes solutions to emerging problems.
6
Takes place as a member in a project-based teamwork; leads projects and plans events.
7
Observes the theoretical and factual problems with scientific methods related to Public Relations and Advertising disciplines and sub-disciplines; analyzes the findings and presents them in scientific publications.
8
Has a high awareness towards lifelong learning. Follows the developments, innovations, opinions, methods and techniques regularly and uses them efficiently.
9
Uses Turkish language fluently and accurately in scientific and professional works.
X
10
Utilizes new communication technologies efficiently in professional and scientific works and follows the developments in new communication technologies regularly.
11
Communicates verbally and in writing using a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General level.
12
Acts in accordance with ethical codes in professional and scientific works.
13
Plans social responsibility events and takes a role in implementation process.
14
Performs the measurement and evaluation of communication activities.
15
Knowledgeable about occupational health and safety and can use this information when necessary.
16
Sensitive to the environment, the universality of social rights and the protection of cultural values.
17
Implements public relations and advertising campaigns in public and private companies using the methods and techniques related to the field.

Assessment Methods

Contribution LevelAbsolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success 40
Rate of Final Exam to Success 60
Total 100
ECTS / Workload Table
ActivitiesNumber ofDuration(Hour)Total Workload(Hour)
Course Hours14342
Guided Problem Solving14114
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report000
Term Project12020
Presentation of Project / Seminar11414
Quiz000
Midterm Exam11414
General Exam13636
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan133
Total Workload(Hour)143
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(143/30)5
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit.

Detail Informations of the Course

Course Description

CourseCodeSemesterT+P (Hour)CreditECTS
SCENERIO WRITING TECHNIQUES-Spring Semester1+225
Course Program
Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses
Language of CourseTurkish
Course LevelFirst Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course TypeElective
Course CoordinatorAssist.Prof. Kemal ÇELİK
Name of Lecturer(s)Assist.Prof. Kemal ÇELİK
Assistant(s)
AimGiving information about cinema theories and gaining the theoretical approach to the students.
Course ContentThis course contains; Course Introduction and General Introduction. • Discussion of the syllabus. • The First Rule of Drama: creating curiosity, the Second Rule: sustaining curiosity! • How to write a screenplay? Talking about it in writing, not in speech! • What is a screenplay? General discussion. Visual language! • Difference between short film and feature film: concepts of shot, scene, sequence, shot sequence, editing sequence. • Basic elements of the screenplay: story, character, structure! Discussion! • What is atmosphere? Why is it important? • Stages of the screenplay: logline, synopsis, treatment, screenplay, shooting script. • Examples of stages. • Finding a screenplay idea • Basic components of drama: need, desire, action, curiosity, conflict, and transformation. • What is a logline? • Sell your idea in one sentence! • Examples of loglines. • Discussion of internal and external conflict. • Tip: To find a good logline, ask the question, "What if this happened?" • Logline exercise in class. Find a logline with all the elements in place. • Logline evaluation criterion: curiosity!,Evaluation of loglines written by students. • Logline evaluation questions: - Does the story create curiosity? - Character: Is the protagonist strong enough? - Need: Is the protagonist's goal sufficient to drive action? - What is at stake? Why is the goal or need important? What happens if it is not met? - Action: Does the story lead to a strong dramatic action? - What is the conflict, obstacle, resistance? Does a strong conflict arise? - Transformation: Is there a strong potential for characters and story transformation? - Does the story have visual writing potential? - Do you feel willing to write this? - If you were the audience, would you watch this story? • Discussion of the fundamental components of storytelling in the context of the movie "Inception.", Evaluation of loglines written by students. • The importance of characters in the screenplay. • How to create an effective character? • Depth of character vs. Superficial character. Internal and external conflict! Distinction between character and archetype. Protagonists and supporting characters. - Find your character in real life! • Three basic emotions a character can evoke: empathy, sympathy, and antipathy. • How does character transformation occur? • How to create identification and catharsis? • The importance of the antagonist; a film is as good as its antagonist! • Discussion of characters in "The Godfather.",• Discussion of characters written by students. • What is a synopsis? The time and place of the story! • Structure and story models in the narrative: slideshow presentation. (Syd Field's three-act structure: setup, confrontation, resolution) • The structure of a short film, classic narrative structure • Adapting the three-act structure to film stories in the logline. • Discussion of the story of the film "Mr. Mrs. Smith.",• Evaluation of synopses. • What is a treatment? Writing scenes. • How do you decide where to start the story? • How to visualize the story in the audience's mind? • Fundamental rule: Action tells the story, dialogue reveals the character. • Bill Wilder's ten rules of screenplay writing. • In-class exercise: - Write the preparation of a character for a significant event (murder, job interview, love declaration, confession, etc.) without dialogue. - In the second scene, describe the character's situation and attitude after the event, narrating how the event happened without directly mentioning it. • Discussion of the story of the film "American Beauty.",• Evaluation of treatments. • What makes a good scene? Scene as a part of the screenplay. The beginning, middle, and end of the scene. • In-class exercise: - Write a dialogue scene with at least two characters. One character has a secret, and the other wants to learn it but cannot ask directly. • Fundamental rule: Advance the story or introduce a character! • Fundamental rule: Enter late, exit early! • Fundamental rule: Something is lost or gained in the scene. • Analysis of important scenes from "Avatar" and other films.,Midterm Exam,• How to write realistic dialogue? Relationship between scene writing and the cohesion of scenes. • Screenplay writing formats, American vs. French formats. • Discussion of dialogues from "The Dark Knight" and "Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım." ,• What is the point of view in the screenplay? What is the theme in the screenplay?
• Shot scales, plans, perspectives, scenes, sequences, and acts in the screenplay.
• Adaptation in the screenplay.,• Evaluation of screenplays. • Movement in the screenplay; internal movement - external movement of characters, camera movement, time movement, spatial movement. • Screenplay time usage, setting alarms, flashback-flashforward.,• Evaluation of screenplays. • Use of sound and music in the screenplay. • Fundamental rule: Editing is done in the screenplay! • Writing parallel action and telephone conversations.,• Evaluation of screenplays. • The importance of revision in the screenplay, there is no first draft, only drafts! • Fundamental rule: Anticipating the audience's reaction, what excites you excites the audience!,Screenplay Evaluations • How to evaluate a screenplay?,Screenplay Evaluations.
Dersin Öğrenme KazanımlarıTeaching MethodsAssessment Methods
9A, E
16A, H
10, 9A, F
16, 19A, E, H
A, F, H
Teaching Methods:10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 19: Brainstorming Technique, 9: Lecture Method
Assessment Methods:A: Traditional Written Exam, E: Homework, F: Project Task, H: Performance Task

Course Outline

OrderSubjectsPreliminary Work
1Course Introduction and General Introduction. • Discussion of the syllabus. • The First Rule of Drama: creating curiosity, the Second Rule: sustaining curiosity! • How to write a screenplay? Talking about it in writing, not in speech! • What is a screenplay? General discussion. Visual language! • Difference between short film and feature film: concepts of shot, scene, sequence, shot sequence, editing sequence. • Basic elements of the screenplay: story, character, structure! Discussion! • What is atmosphere? Why is it important? • Stages of the screenplay: logline, synopsis, treatment, screenplay, shooting script. • Examples of stages. • Finding a screenplay idea • Basic components of drama: need, desire, action, curiosity, conflict, and transformation. • What is a logline? • Sell your idea in one sentence! • Examples of loglines. • Discussion of internal and external conflict. • Tip: To find a good logline, ask the question, "What if this happened?" • Logline exercise in class. Find a logline with all the elements in place. • Logline evaluation criterion: curiosity!
2Evaluation of loglines written by students. • Logline evaluation questions: - Does the story create curiosity? - Character: Is the protagonist strong enough? - Need: Is the protagonist's goal sufficient to drive action? - What is at stake? Why is the goal or need important? What happens if it is not met? - Action: Does the story lead to a strong dramatic action? - What is the conflict, obstacle, resistance? Does a strong conflict arise? - Transformation: Is there a strong potential for characters and story transformation? - Does the story have visual writing potential? - Do you feel willing to write this? - If you were the audience, would you watch this story? • Discussion of the fundamental components of storytelling in the context of the movie "Inception."
3 Evaluation of loglines written by students. • The importance of characters in the screenplay. • How to create an effective character? • Depth of character vs. Superficial character. Internal and external conflict! Distinction between character and archetype. Protagonists and supporting characters. - Find your character in real life! • Three basic emotions a character can evoke: empathy, sympathy, and antipathy. • How does character transformation occur? • How to create identification and catharsis? • The importance of the antagonist; a film is as good as its antagonist! • Discussion of characters in "The Godfather."
4• Discussion of characters written by students. • What is a synopsis? The time and place of the story! • Structure and story models in the narrative: slideshow presentation. (Syd Field's three-act structure: setup, confrontation, resolution) • The structure of a short film, classic narrative structure • Adapting the three-act structure to film stories in the logline. • Discussion of the story of the film "Mr. Mrs. Smith."
5• Evaluation of synopses. • What is a treatment? Writing scenes. • How do you decide where to start the story? • How to visualize the story in the audience's mind? • Fundamental rule: Action tells the story, dialogue reveals the character. • Bill Wilder's ten rules of screenplay writing. • In-class exercise: - Write the preparation of a character for a significant event (murder, job interview, love declaration, confession, etc.) without dialogue. - In the second scene, describe the character's situation and attitude after the event, narrating how the event happened without directly mentioning it. • Discussion of the story of the film "American Beauty."
6• Evaluation of treatments. • What makes a good scene? Scene as a part of the screenplay. The beginning, middle, and end of the scene. • In-class exercise: - Write a dialogue scene with at least two characters. One character has a secret, and the other wants to learn it but cannot ask directly. • Fundamental rule: Advance the story or introduce a character! • Fundamental rule: Enter late, exit early! • Fundamental rule: Something is lost or gained in the scene. • Analysis of important scenes from "Avatar" and other films.
7Midterm Exam
8• How to write realistic dialogue? Relationship between scene writing and the cohesion of scenes. • Screenplay writing formats, American vs. French formats. • Discussion of dialogues from "The Dark Knight" and "Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım."
9• What is the point of view in the screenplay? What is the theme in the screenplay?
• Shot scales, plans, perspectives, scenes, sequences, and acts in the screenplay.
• Adaptation in the screenplay.
10• Evaluation of screenplays. • Movement in the screenplay; internal movement - external movement of characters, camera movement, time movement, spatial movement. • Screenplay time usage, setting alarms, flashback-flashforward.
11• Evaluation of screenplays. • Use of sound and music in the screenplay. • Fundamental rule: Editing is done in the screenplay! • Writing parallel action and telephone conversations.
12• Evaluation of screenplays. • The importance of revision in the screenplay, there is no first draft, only drafts! • Fundamental rule: Anticipating the audience's reaction, what excites you excites the audience!
13Screenplay Evaluations • How to evaluate a screenplay?
14Screenplay Evaluations
Resources
Film Theory and Criticism, New York Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1999. Dudley, Andrew, J, Büyük Film Kuramları, çev. İbrahim Şener, Sistem Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1995.

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
NoProgram QualificationContribution Level
12345
1
Knows the basic concepts and theoretical grounds related to the field.
2
Determines the facts related to Public Relations and Advertising and analyzes these facts with various dimensions.
3
Takes place in companies’ decision making mechanism using his/her expertise; determines problems and offers solutions.
X
4
Performs analysis for corporations and devises plans in order to cater the needs of the corporations.
5
Takes responsibility when necessary in the field related projects and proposes solutions to emerging problems.
6
Takes place as a member in a project-based teamwork; leads projects and plans events.
7
Observes the theoretical and factual problems with scientific methods related to Public Relations and Advertising disciplines and sub-disciplines; analyzes the findings and presents them in scientific publications.
8
Has a high awareness towards lifelong learning. Follows the developments, innovations, opinions, methods and techniques regularly and uses them efficiently.
9
Uses Turkish language fluently and accurately in scientific and professional works.
X
10
Utilizes new communication technologies efficiently in professional and scientific works and follows the developments in new communication technologies regularly.
11
Communicates verbally and in writing using a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General level.
12
Acts in accordance with ethical codes in professional and scientific works.
13
Plans social responsibility events and takes a role in implementation process.
14
Performs the measurement and evaluation of communication activities.
15
Knowledgeable about occupational health and safety and can use this information when necessary.
16
Sensitive to the environment, the universality of social rights and the protection of cultural values.
17
Implements public relations and advertising campaigns in public and private companies using the methods and techniques related to the field.

Assessment Methods

Contribution LevelAbsolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success 40
Rate of Final Exam to Success 60
Total 100

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