Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3RTS207Scriptwriting3+1+04418.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Radio, Television and Cinema
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To teach how to write the screenplay, which is the unique writing style of cinema, in a way that covers the stages of idea, story flow, synopsis, treatment, separation scenario and shooting script.
Course Content The course covers the entire writing process of a screenplay, including the creation of characters, writing the story in accordance with the language of the film, arranging the scenes with a correct composition, setting up the filmic time frame of the flow, and establishing the dramatic structure.
Course Methods and Techniques Anlatım, örnek senaryo incelemesi, beyin fırtınası, yazma alıştırmaları, atölye çalışması ve proje geliştirme.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Yelda YANAT BAĞCI
Assistants Research Assist. Melike ÇELİK
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources • Save That Cat, Blake Sender • Screenwriter's Handbook, Syd Field • Reading a Script, Lucy Scher • Script Writing, John Castello • Fat and Thin, Anton Chekhov (I Will Share the Text) • Enemies, Anton Chekhov (I Will Share the Text) • The Portrait of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde (Is Bank Publications) • The Other, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Is Bank Publications)
Course Notes • Construction of Fiction, Introduction to Playwriting, Oğuz Arıcı
Exams 1 Ara Sınav - 1 Final Sınavı

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 116

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To be able to analyze the main art movements that shape the development of cinema art, to analyze the connections (contextual and formal) between these movements and cinema works.
2 Researching the main cinema movements that have emerged in different countries and histories; to be able to relate to political, economic and social events.
3 To be able to understand the effectiveness of cinema and television as a mass media in the fields of ideology transmission and propaganda.
4 To be able to understand the effects of developments in cinema and television technology on content.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Sinemanın diğer sanat dallarıyla ilişkileri, etkileşimler. Sinemanın diğer sanat dallarından ayrışarak kendi anlatım biçimini oluşturması. Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
2 Tema, konu, tür seçimi. Filmin adı ve anlatım dili. Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
3 Karakter analizi. Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
4 Öykü akışı ve sinopsis. Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
5 Tretman. Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
6 Sahne ve plan. Sahne örnekleri. Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
7 Ayrımlama Senaryosu. Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
8 Ara sınav Ara sınava hazırlık
9 Çekim Senaryosu Konulara ilişkin okumalar
10 Storyboard Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
11 Dramatik Yapı ve örnekleri. Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
12 Açık Final, Kapalı Final Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
13 Reklam Metni, Dizi Senaryosu Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
14 Uyarlama Senaryo Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
15 Genel Değerlendirme Final Ödevine Hazırlık

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
C1 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1
C2 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1
C3 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1
C4 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant