Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cinematography
Course Code: STV521
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To have knowledge about the concepts that constitute the basis of cinema and to understand the process of meaning creation in cinema.

Course Content

To have a general knowledge about camera usage, meaning creation and fictional techniques by recognizing the basic concepts of cinema

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognize the difference between traditional and contemporary cinema
2.o have knowledge about shooting, scene and sequence
3.Recognizing the scales and camera movements
4.To have knowledge about lighting, color and sound
5. To have knowledge about cinema theories
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Cinematography - Theory and Practice- Blain Brown
2.Cinematography- Paul Wheeler
3.Notes on Cinematography-Robert Bresson
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Stage, sequence and shooting
Week 2 - Theoretical
Traditional and contemporary cinema
Week 3 - Theoretical
Shooting Scales
Week 4 - Theoretical
Camera movements
Week 5 - Theoretical
Classical narrative
Week 6 - Theoretical
Color
Week 7 - Theoretical
Sound
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Lighting
Week 10 - Theoretical
Theater and cinema
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cinema theories
Week 12 - Theoretical
Cinema theories
Week 13 - Theoretical
Cinema theories
Week 14 - Theoretical
Cinema theories
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory170351
Assignment121122
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
5
4
4
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
4
3
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
4
5
5
3
OÇ-5
5
5
5
4
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026