COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTB 1109 HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Department of Film Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR UFUK TAMBAŞ

Offered to

Film Design and Directing
Animation Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Screenwriting
Sound Editing and Cinematography

Course Objective

The purpose of this lesson is to give the introductions about main principles of using DSLR s 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 and also terminology of photograph. The students have practice about how to use these 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   Having ability to choose the actual shooting techniques and equipments of a film production
2   Having ability to choose shooting and lighting equipments and using them
3   Having a good comprehension of terminology of camera and shooting techniques
4   Having ability to use camera and secondary equipments of camera
5   Having ability to plan necessary camera movement of shoots in a scene and to arrange them
6   Having ability to use all secondary camera equipments and accessories
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 Introduction to photography and camera
2 The history of Photography and camera
3 DSLR Cameras and their accesories
4 Basic Shooting techniques
5 The Rules of Visual Composition
6 The Rules of scaling Shoots and Golden Proportion
7 Lenses and Filters
8 Choosing the right angle of view
9 Film Cameras and their principles of shooting
10 Choosing the right Lenses, White Balance, Arrangement at outdoor
11 Lighting under Daylight, Camera Angles
12 Movements of Camera and using secondary equipments
13 Practice
14 Practice

Recomended or Required Reading

Fimmaker's Eye - Gustavo Mercado - Hil Yayınları
The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media - Bruce Block- 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 inform students 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 projects

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

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1- Each student will practice a project which he/she will choose a movement style in cinema and they will use different camcorders and accessories in the project.
2- Each student may design shoots which using camera and secondary equipments in a creative way.
3- The points rating methods which earned on attending will be defined a) attending the lessons b) the capability of students and the level of the projects c) the subscription of the student to create an efficient study condition.

Assessment Criteria

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

Language of Instruction

Turkish

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)

Lecturer Ufuk Tambaş, Mr.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 1 15
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 57

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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