FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
Department of New Media and Communication
NMC 313 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Lighting Design in Digital Media
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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NMC 313
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Fall/Spring
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1
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2
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2
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4
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Elective
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Critical feedbackApplication: Experiment / Laboratory / WorkshopPractical demonstrationLecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course aims to advance students' skills in cinematography using lighting design, which is one of the basic aesthetic and technical elements of digital media production. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course provides students practical instruction in lighting design. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses |
X
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Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction | |
2 | Mastering the portrait – Study of faces on video | |
3 | Camera Workshop – Using the digital camera and lenses | Shooting a set of portraits Brown, B. (2019). Exposure. In Motion Picture and Video Lighting for Cinematographers, gaffers and lighting technicians (pp. 195–203). essay, Routledge. |
4 | Tools of Exposure - Filters | Brown, B. (2019). The Tools of Exposure. In Motion Picture and Video Lighting for Cinematographers, gaffers and lighting technicians (pp. 203–220). essay, Routledge. |
5 | Camera Movements - Applications and tools | Example scene analysis |
6 | Composition | Katz, S. D. (2019). Composing Shots: Spatial Connections. In Film directing shot by shot: Visualizing from concept to screen (pp. 157–183). essay, Michael Wiese Productions. |
7 | Crew members and roles | Film analysis Kench, S. et al. (2023) Ultimate Guide to film crew positions (Jobs & Duties explained), StudioBinder. Available at: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/film-crew-positions (Accessed: 30 July 2023). |
8 | Approaches to a shot from a cinematographer's standpoint - Examples | Brown, B. (2019). Lighting Basics. In Motion Picture and Video Lighting for Cinematographers, gaffers and lighting technicians (pp. 57–89). essay, Routledge. Preparation for the “same lighting” exercise |
9 | Location Scouting - Recce | |
10 | Lighting Workshop I | Deakins, R. (2018) Looking at lighting - Jesse James - Blue cut train sequence, Roger Deakins. Available at: https://www.rogerdeakins.com/jesse-james-blue-cut-train/ (Accessed: 30 July 2023). Location scouting examples |
11 | Lighting Workshop II | Detisch, A. (2023) 5 cinematic lighting techniques every filmmaker should know, StudioBinder. Available at: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/film-lighting-techniques/ (Accessed: 30 July 2023). Location candidates for the music video |
12 | Lighting Workshop III | Holben, J. (2022) Remote-location lighting - with Jon Joffin, ASC, The American Society of Cinematographers (en-US). Available at: https://theasc.com/blog/shot-craft/remote-location-lighting-with-jon-joffin-asc (Accessed: 30 July 2023). Lighting diagrams for the music video |
13 | Color Grading | Aldredge, J. (2022) We’re going back to basics-color grading 101 in 2022, No Film School. Available at: https://nofilmschool.com/color-grading-guide-2022 (Accessed: 30 July 2023). “Same lighting” exercise |
14 | Color Grading | Pre-production file for the music video |
15 | Review of the semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials | American Cinematographer Magazine. American Society of Cinematographers. ISSN 0002-7928 Blain Brown. Cinematography: Theory and Practice. ISBN: 978-0240812090 |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation |
1
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10
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Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
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10
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Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments |
1
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30
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project |
1
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50
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
4
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100
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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1
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16
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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2
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28
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
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10
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10
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
2
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7
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14
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
2
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10
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20
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
0
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Final Exam |
0
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Total |
120
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication. |
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2 | To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication. |
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3 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. |
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4 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. |
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5 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. |
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6 | To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication. |
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7 | To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public. |
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8 | To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies. |
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9 | To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. |
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10 | To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. |
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11 | To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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