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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
DYU 4004	PLAYWRITING VIII	ELECTIVE	4	4	0	12

Offered By

Play Writing-Dramaturgy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ASLIHAN ÜNLÜ

Offered to

Play Writing-Dramaturgy

Course Objective

Providing knowledge on forms and techniques of scriptwriting

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Apply the dramatic structure to different forms
2	Learn visual narrative methods
3	Learn cinema and TV scriptwriting
4	Learn the rules and proceedings of the market
5	Prepare themselves for the professional life
6	Expand their intellectual and artistic culture
7	Learn making good use of their time being self-disciplined
8	Learn how to express themselves correctly

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

DYU 4003 - Playwriting VII

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Characteristics of the visual language and exercises
2	Lecturing on scriptwriting and exercises
3	Evaluation of movie and script examples
4	Model application for synopsis and treatment writing
5	Model application for scriptwriting
6	Model application for scriptwriting
7	Scriptwriting for short movies
8	Scriptwriting for short movies
9	Feature-length scriptwriting
10	Feature-length scriptwriting
11	Feature-length scriptwriting
12	Project-design for series
13	Synopsis writing for series
14	Treatment-scriptwriting writing for series

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources: Robert McKee, Öykü, plato Y., Ist., 2007
Yardımcı kaynaklar:
Michel Chion, Bir Senaryo Yazmak, Afa Y., Ist., 1987.
Sinema Nedir - Andre Bazin
Jamesz Monaco, Bir Film Nasıl Okunur

Other course materials:
Movies, films, and the number of instances of the scenario

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, reading, listening and evaluation of examples, preparing and evaluation of the homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	COM	COMMITTEE
2	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	COM * 1

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Correct perception of scriptwriting forms, making of competent products in which dramatic narrative is applied to the visual language, providing proper criticisms through in-class participation

Assessment Criteria

Along with the explanations regarding evaluation, attendance, submission of the homework before the deadline; regarding multi-staged homework, proper evaluation of criticisms raised in the class and their reflection in the next stage of the work

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Submission of the homework before the deadline. Preparation of creative and proper homework. In-class participation

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

a.unlu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)