FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION

Department of Cinema and Digital Media

CDM 325 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Directing
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
CDM 325
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
5

Prerequisites
  CDM 201 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery Online
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to give the students the specialized skills needed to act as a film director on a film set.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • articulate the role of stylistic and aesthetic features of film language,
  • describe the necessary steps for a film director to complete a film project, from prep to post,
  • manage a collectively working film crew
  • plan a layout for placing the actors in a scene
  • express her/himself in terms of camera placement and composition to the crew members through storyboard frames
  • describe the major role and responsibilities of a director in film production.
Course Description This course focuses on the role, craft and skills that are necessary for a film director. Evaluation will be based on studio critique, assignments and projects.

 



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 Director’s crew on set and descriptions Kang-bok, L. (Producer) & Bong Joon, H. (Director). (2003). Salinui Chueok [Film] South Korea : CJ Ent.
2 Storyboarding Telling a story with photos
3 Storyboarding Kennedy, K. (Producer) & Spielberg, S. (Director). (2005). Munich [Film] United States : DreamWorks
4 Blocking Storyboard exercise
5 Blocking Willimon B. (Writer), & Fincher, D. (Director). (1 Feb. 2013). Chapter 1. [Television Series Episode] House of Cards. Los Angeles : Netflix
6 Working with actors Blocking exercise
7 Working with actors Atakan, Z. (Producer) & Ceylan, N. B. (Director). (2011). Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da [Film] Turkey : ZeynoFilm
8 Film Analysis - Scene Breakdowns Project development file
9 Film Analysis - Scene Breakdowns Broderick, J. (Producer) & Villeneuve, D. (Director). (2013). Prisoners [Film] United States : Madhouse Ent.
10 Editing for Directors Film analysis
11 Pre - Production Claybourne, D. (Producer) & Bahr, F. (Director). (1991). Heart of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse. [Documentary]. United States : American Zoetrope
12 Pre - Production Pre-production file for final project
13 Storyboarding for the film project Preparing the film project
14 Storyboarding for the film project
15 Semester Review
16 Semester Review

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

Daniel Arijon, Grammer of the Film Language Silman-James Pr ; Reprint edition (1991)

Steven D. Katz, Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen Focal Press; 1 edition (July 31, 1991)

Judith Weston, Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television

Joseph V. Mascelli, The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques, Silman-James Pr; 1st Silman-James Press edition (June 1, 1998).

Walter Murch, In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing Silman-James Press; 2nd edition (August 1, 2001).

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
1
15
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
35
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
6
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
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
2
32
Study Hours Out of Class
10
2
20
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
2
20
40
Presentation / Jury
1
12
12
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.

X
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.

X
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.

X
10

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

X
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

 


NEWS |ALL NEWS

Izmir University of Economics
is an establishment of
izto logo
Izmir Chamber of Commerce Health and Education Foundation.
ieu logo

Sakarya Street No:156
35330 Balçova - İzmir / Turkey

kampus izmir

Follow Us

İEU © All rights reserved.