Director Volkan Özgümüş was with the students within the scope of “Cinema and Series Directing Workshop” held by Visual Communication Design and Film Animation Workshop.
Özgümüş, who conveyed his knowledge and experiences about the functioning of film and series production in the field, also talked about the production and post-production stages.
The director, who also talked about which unit performs what kind of work on the sets and career processes, also shared his experiences that contributed to his career life.
“The Importance of Shooting Short Films in Directing”
Özgümüş mentioned the importance of shooting short films for students who want to be a director and stated that he had shot 13 short films when he graduated from university. He also shared with the students that shooting short films is very valuable in this sense in order to be recognised in the sector, to rise quickly and to develop professionally.
“The Importance of Technical Knowledge in Directing”
Özgümüş also talked about the gains that a director’s technical knowledge brings in the field; He stated that the work of directors who have technical knowledge such as lighting, camera, editing is easier. In this way, he said that being able to produce fast and high quality work is very useful both during shooting and in the post-production process.
Finally, Özgümüş showed the students the units on the set in practice and proceeded interactively with the students. He completed the workshop by emphasising on jobs and concepts such as timecode assistant, director’s assistant, use of clapperboard, technical settings in the camera.
At the end of the event, Faculty of Communication Lecturer. Lecturer. Alp Eren Erbay and Uzm. Galip Berk Saraç presented the certificate of participation to the event speaker Volkan Özgümüş.