FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION

Department of Cinema and Digital Media

CDM 303 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Scriptwriting
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
CDM 303
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
5

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Problem Solving
Case Study
Q&A
Critical feedback
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of script writing.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Write Scenes.
  • Use multi-layered fictional tools.
  • Write sequences consisting of multiple scenes.
  • Write scripts consisting of multiple sequences.
  • Identify the structures in existing scenes.
  • Use the fundamental software tools of screenwriting.
Course Description The course is an introduction to the craft of screenwriting. Students will be required to creatively read, write, revise and develop scripts. There will be 3 quizzes, 5 assignments and 1 project.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
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
2 Idea, subject, theme Syd Field, Screenplay, Ch. 2.
3 Fundamentals of any story Syd Field, Screenplay, Ch. 1.
4 People in a screenplay: Characters, supporting characters and stereotypes Syd Field, Screenplay, Ch. 3, 4.
5 Story structure Syd Field, The screenwriter’s workbook, Ch. 2.
6 Synopsis, logline, tagline Syd Field, Screenplay, Ch. 7.
7 Plot Syd Field, The screenwriter’s workbook, Ch. 9, 14, 15.
8 Writing dialogues
9 Cinematic and textual time Syd Field, The screenwriter’s workbook, Ch. 8.
10 Screenplay format Syd Field, Screenplay, Ch. 13.
11 Crafting a scene Syd Field, Screenplay, Ch. 10.
12 Sequence Syd Field, Screenplay, Ch. 11.
13 Screenwriter’s tool kit: Useful resources and methods
14 Review of the projects (Screen writer’s journal)
15 Review of the semester
16 Review of the semester

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

Syd Field, Screenplay: the foundations of screenwriting, New York: Delta Trade Paperbacks, 2005. ISBN: 978-0-385-33903-2

Syd Field, The screenwriter’s workbook, New York: Delta Book, 2006. ISBN: 0-385-33904-6

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
45
Presentation / Jury
1
15
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
4
64
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
42
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
3
10
30
Presentation / Jury
1
0
Project
1
14
14
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
0
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
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.

X
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.

X
3

To be able to use the technical equipment and software required for becoming a specialist/expert in cinema and digital media.

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.

X
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.

7

To be able to critically analyze a film or digital media artwork from technical, intellectual and artistic perspectives.

X
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.

X
9

To be able to stay informed about global scientific, social, economic, cultural, political, institutional and industrial developments.

10

To be able to develop solutions to legal, scientific and professional problems surrounding the field of cinema and digital media.

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).

X
12

To be able to use a second foreign language at the medium level.

13

To be able to connect the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to the field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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