COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CAMERA TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBS 1120 CAMERA TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 3 1 0 4

Offered By

Film Design and Directing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR UFUK TAMBAŞ

Offered to

Performance Arts
Accessory Design
Play Writing-Dramaturgy
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Directing
Carpet Kilim Old Fabric Patterns
Ceramic and Glass Design
Illustration and Printmaking
Painting
Musicology
Sculpture
Photography
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Textile Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Fashion Clothing Design
Graphic Design
Music Technology

Course Objective

The purpose of this lesson is to give the introductions about actual camera tecniques in cinema and tv productions, and be up to date about image technology, scale of shots, movements of camera in shots, To give information about DSLRs, professional HD video camcorders, camera accessories, sound equipments and natural and artifical lighting sources and equipments and making practice about how to use this equipments in shooting digital media. The main process is having experience about basic direction of photography in shooting with all this equipments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1- Having ability to choose the actual shooting techniques and equipments of a film production
2   2- Having ability to choose shooting and lighting equipments and using them
3   3- Having a good comprehension of terminology of camera and shooting techniques
4   4- having ability to use camera and secondary equipments of camera
5   5- having ability to plan necessary camera movement of shoots in a scene and to arrange them
6   6- having ability to use all secondary camera equipments and accessories
7   7- having ability and experience on to use actual camera techniques and to create images in documentaries, clips, commercials and fiction movies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The areas of usage of actual camera
2 The accessories which used with actual camera
3 Basic camera movements The movements with body of camera on stationary point The movements with optical system of camera The movements with body of camera on moving systems
4 Protection of actual camera
5 The options and settings on camera in outer shootings on camera, choosing lenses and white balance
6 The rules of shooting scales
7 Choosing angle of view and lighting in outdoor with daylight
8 Subjective angle of views
9 The height of camera
10 The arrangments in outdoor
11 Lighting in outdoor with daylight
12 Practise
13 Practise
14 Practise

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Camera Assistants Manual - Focal Press, 2007
2-Filmmakers' Eye - Focal Press, 2010
3- Creating The Visual Structure in Film, Television and Digital Media - Focal Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lecturer leads the students to create film projects, and make them to practice and get experience in sample projects.
Every week at first and last lesson of the course the lecturer review the projects and give information about new technologies, advice to practice in tv studio process and etc.
The lecturer promotes the students for attending the lesson and creating and improving own projets

Practices
The students will be informed with a sample project which they can learn about practising their own projects.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.70 + ATT * 0.30

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1- Each student will practice projects which he use different camcorders and accessories
2- Each student may design shoots which using camera and secondary equipments creatively
3- The points rating methods which earned on attending will be defined a)attending the lessons b) the capability of understanding and the quality of projects c)the subscription of the student to create an efficient study condition.

Assessment Criteria

The attending and and capability of perception and talent in projects and lessons will be the main criteria of assessment.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1- It is bound to attend the 70% of lessons per each term.

2- Not attending the lessons is not to be evaluated as a valid excuse for delivering the projects after expiring date

3- The point of assessment will increase as a letter per each day of expired date

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ufuk.tambas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Final Assignment 14 1 14
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.1
LO.213
LO.333
LO.433
LO.511
LO.61
LO.71

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