Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2RTS127Visual Narration2+1+03318.10.2026
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 In this course, students examine all the elements of cinematic language and learn the main narrative principles and rules. They can perform meaning-making practices with images and analyze cinema works in accordance with the rules of visual narrative.
Course Content Apart from visual and written texts, pictures, photographs, posters, symbols, figures, signs, maps, tables, graphics, cartoons, etc. It is a general name given to elements. The work of making sense of and interpreting these elements other than the written text is called visual reading or visual narrative. The aim of this course is to analyze the narratives using these elements and to perform the act of expression using these elements.
Course Methods and Techniques Anlatım, görsel çözümleme, film gösterimi, öyküleme uygulamaları, storyboard hazırlama, proje çalışmaları.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Associate Prof.Dr. Buket AKDEMİR DİLEK
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Buket AKDEMİR DİLEK
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources “Cinema Language” Oğuz Makal, “Film Form” S.M Eisenstein, “Cinema Foundations” Rıza Kıraç
Course Notes “The Language of Film” by John Marland, Steven Rawle
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 3 42
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 88

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Learns the basic elements of designing cinematic images (angles, scales, camera movements, composition, etc.).
2 Practices creating desired emotions and perceptions and creating original images by using the tools of the language of cinema.
3 Learns the basic principles of fiction and can analyze a film as fiction.
4 Examines and analyzes the effects of supporting elements (ambient sound, dialogue, sound effects, music, etc.) on the visual narrative.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Elements of the act of seeing, the formation of visual memory. / The similarities and differences of cinema with other art branches.
2 Shooting scales and places of use. Examination of sample scenes related to the subject.
3 Function of shooting scales in scene planning: Deduction and Induction. Examination of sample scenes related to the subject.
4 Long plans and plan-sequences. Determination of plan periods. Examination of sample scenes related to the subject.
5 Angle selection in the cinema. Pictorial angles and perspective. Examination of sample scenes related to the subject.
6 180 and 30 degree rules. Examination of sample scenes related to the subject.
7 180 and 30 degree rules. Solving sample problems.
8 MIDTERM
9 Movement in the cinema. Camera, people, nature etc. movement. Examination of sample scenes related to the subject.
10 filmic time creation Examination of sample scenes related to the subject.
11 Visual punctuation, links, transitions and shortcuts. Examination of sample scenes related to the subject.
12 Composition, light, stain, balance. Atmosphere creation in cinema. Examination of sample scenes related to the subject.
13 Contribution of sound to the language of cinema. Examination of sample scenes related to the subject.
14 Determination of final projects.
15 Genel Değerlendirme Final Sınavına Hazırlık

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

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