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TELEVISION SCRIPTWRITING COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
THY216 TELEVISION SCRIPTWRITING 4 3 3 6

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Introduction to the course. Communication via TV audience/ Action/Reaction / Feedback/ Rating Production-Creating Program Production Process-Pre-Production -Production - Post-Production Lecture & Discussion
2 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review What is Scenario? Scenario writing stages (logline, synopsis, treatment, shooting scenarios etc.) Lecture & Discussion Demonstration and Practice & Group Work
3 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review Creative Process: Story and Fiction (Relation between writing and words. Writing, meaning and communication, creative authorship, professional writing: starting the writing. Producing creative ideas) Lecture & Discussion Demonstration and Practice & Group Work
4 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review Phrase Structure (Diegetic expression, mimetic expression) Narrative Structure (Classical Phrase Structure, Contemporary Phrase Structure, Postmodern Phrase Structure) Lecture & Discussion Demonstration and Practice & Group Work
5 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review Point of view (homo diegetic narrator, auto diegetic narrator, hetero diegetic narrator etc. ) Importance of viewpoint. Creative usage of point of view. Discussion on prominent works with the creative usage of viewpoint Lecture & Discussion Demonstration and Practice & Group Work
6 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review Time in narration, Different timings, leap in time: Flashback, flash forward. Creative usages of “time” in narration Lecture & Discussion Demonstration and Practice & Group Work
7 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review Voyage of Manumit and protagonist (Christopher Vogler's 12 stages) Lecture & Discussion Demonstration and Practice & Group Work
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review Archetype concept (Carl Gustav Jung; shade, persona, animus, anima) Creating characters (character analysis, types of character, physical, biological, psychological features) Lecture & Discussion Demonstration and Practice & Group Work
10 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review Textual features of several programs in TV Sitcom in TV, conflict, serial endings, using the places, Dialogues: accent, jargon. Relations between character and dialogue, several techniques in TV scenario writing Lecture & Discussion Demonstration and Practice & Group Work
11 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review Scenario formats and writing rules Functions of stage Audio, dialogue and music in scenario Lecture & Discussion Demonstration and Practice & Group Work
12 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review Advertisement texts, Advertisement formats, Effective use of image and sound, word/slogan choice, story board preparation Lecture & Discussion Demonstration and Practice & Group Work
13 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review Preparing campaign and public service ads on any subject for public welfare Lecture & Discussion Demonstration and Practice & Group Work
14 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review Discussion on Final Projects Lecture & Discussion Individual Study
15 Reading & Visual and Written Literature Review Discussion on Final Projects Lecture & Discussion Individual Study
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -