FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
Department of Cinema and Digital Media
CDM 201 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Theory and Practice of the Moving Image I
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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CDM 201
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Fall/Spring
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2
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4
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4
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8
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Service Course
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionGroup WorkProblem SolvingQ&ACritical feedbackJuryLecture / Presentation | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce students to digital film production, helping them develop basic skills in framing, composition, lighting, camera movement, editing and sound recording. The course clarifies the creative process so that students develop their own voice and methods while accomplishing their creative goals. The course also aims to cultivate skills in collaboration and effective team-work. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Through in-class demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on projects, this class offers students the opportunity to learn skills and techniques of basic video production and post-production. Students work on their own projects (individually and in groups) – producing, directing, shooting and editing. There will be individual assignments pertaining to developing skills for digital filmmaking and participation during the class is part of the evaluation. Students are expected to film and edit a dramatic sequence at the end of the semester as a part of their course work. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to the course | Bring scene example |
| 2 | Digital Filmmaking Workflow - Video Resolution/Bitrate and File Formats - Video Codecs - Digital Film Cameras - Recording Formats - Lenses - Aperture Length Conversions | Film language sequence and scene analysis |
| 3 | Working with Natural Light and Available Light Daylight Color Temperatures - White Balance - Shadows and Contrast - Reflectors - Creative use of Available Light - Available Artificial Light Sources Basics of sound recording On Camera Sound Recording - Sound Level/Monitoring - Audio Recorders - Microphone types - Audio Pickup Patterns - Phantom Power/Audio Connections - Windscreens/Boom Poles - Ambient Sound Recording | Interview recording: in class assignment |
| 4 | Introduction to DaVinci Resolve Davinci Resolve Interface - Organizing Footage for Editing - Bins and Timelines - Trimming - JKL Scrubbing - Inserting and Overwriting - Splitting Clips - Replacing Shots - Importing Projects and Relinking Media | — Paul Saccone and Dion Scoppettuolo, The Beginner’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 16 Camera - Light - Lens - Sound Practice Found footage editing assignment |
| 5 | Basics of editing and montage theory Editing/Montage - Continuity, Duration, Rhythm, Style - Action Cut - Direction - Transitions - Shot/Scene/Sequence FIlm Editing and Narrative Spatial/Temporal Relations - Establishing Shot - Shot/reverse shot - Eyeline Match - Match on Action - 30° Rule - 180° Rule | Editing assignment submission Mise-en-scene assignment |
| 6 | Mise-en-scene assignment How to create a mise-en-scene: Visualizing a written text | Idea development |
| 7 | Mise-en-scene assignment: Planning and Shooting | Raw Footage |
| 8 | Mise-en-scene assignment: Sound editing | Rough cut |
| 9 | Mise-en-scene assignment: Final cut reviews | Final cut submission |
| 10 | Short Film Project Idea Development | Interview with cut aways assignment |
| 11 | Short Film Project Production planning | Pitching |
| 12 | Short film Project Raw footage review | |
| 13 | Short film Project Rough cut Review | Rough cut |
| 14 | Short film Project Final cut Review | Fine cut with subtitles |
| 15 | Short Film Project Screenings | Final cut due |
| 16 | Semester review |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Paul Saccone and Dion Scoppettuolo, The Beginner’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 16, Blackmagic Design, 2020 ISBN: 978-1-7342279-1-8 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | The Complete Film Production Handbook, Eve Light Honthaner, Focal Press, 4th edition, 2010, ISBN 9780240811505 Bruce Mamer, Film Production Technique: Creating the Accomplished Image, Wadsworth Publishing; 6 edition (2013). ISBN-13 : 978-0840030917 DSLR Cinematography Guide, Ryan Koo. (free download at http://nofilmschool.com/dslr/) |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
2
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40
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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10
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| Project |
1
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40
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
-
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-
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| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
5
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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4
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64
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
0
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
-
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0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
2
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30
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60
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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44
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44
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| Project |
1
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70
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70
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
-
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0
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
270
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To be able to have fundamental knowledge about narrative forms in cinema, digital and interactive media, and the foundational concepts relevant to these forms. |
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| 2 | To be able to create narratives based on creative and critical thinking skills, by using the forms and tools of expression specific to cinema and digital media arts. |
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| 3 | To be able to use the technical equipment and software required for becoming a specialist/expert in cinema and digital media. |
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| 4 | To be able to perform skills such as scriptwriting, production planning, use of the camera, sound recording, lighting and editing, at the basic level necessary for pre-production, production and post-production phases of an audio-visual work; and to perform at least one of them at an advanced level. |
X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to discuss how meaning is made in cinema and digital media; how economy, politics and culture affect regimes of representation; and how processes of production, consumption, distribution and meaning-making shape narratives. |
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| 6 | To be able to perform the special technical and aesthetic skills at the basic level necessary to create digital media narratives in the fields of interactive film, video installation, experimental cinema and virtual reality. |
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| 7 | To be able to critically analyze a film or digital media artwork from technical, intellectual and artistic perspectives. |
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| 8 | To be able to participate in the production of a film or digital media artwork as a member or leader of a team, following the principles of work safety and norms of ethical behavior. |
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| 9 | To be able to stay informed about global scientific, social, economic, cultural, political, institutional and industrial developments. |
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| 10 | To be able to develop solutions to legal, scientific and professional problems surrounding the field of cinema and digital media. |
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| 11 | To be able to use a foreign language to communicate with colleagues and collect data in the field of cinema and digital media. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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| 12 | To be able to use a second foreign language at the medium level. |
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| 13 | To be able to connect the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to the field of expertise. |
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