COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AESTHETICS OF CINEMA II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTB 4111 AESTHETICS OF CINEMA II COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Department of Film Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SABIRE SOYTOK

Offered to

Department of Film Design
Film Design and Directing
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Film Design and Screenwriting
Film Design and Directing
Animation Film Design and Directing
Cinema and Television
Cartoon Film and Animation
Film Design and Screenwriting

Course Objective

Cinema Aesthetics II course has been opened as a common and theoretical lesson for all departments of Department of Film Design.
The aim, content and expected contribution to the students of this course is as follows:
Students taking this course are expected to
comment on the Brecht Aesthetics, which was taught as a theory in Cinema Aesthetics I, via sample films.
compare the expression utilities of Brecht aesthetics with those of classical cinema
comprehend and comment on the difference of both aesthetics theories.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   recognize and comment on the dominant samples of classical cinema in an aesthetic way,
2   . explain and make conclusions about light, camera actions, enactment, decoration and player management from the point of classical aesthetics via classical cinema samples,
3   recognize and comment on the dominant samples of modern cinema in an aesthetic way,
4   . define expression utilities of Brecht aesthetics and show them via sample films from the point of cinema aesthetics,
5   explain Brecht theory from the point of cinema aesthetics and comment on them via sample films.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information about general method of the course: and literature about cinema films and books
2 Aesthetic factors of classical cinema
3 Define aesthetic factors via classical cinema samples
4 Define aesthetic factors via classical cinema samples
5 Aesthetic factors of modern cinema
6 Aesthetic factors of modern cinema
7 Define Brecht aesthetics in terms of cinema aesthetics
8 Define Brecht aesthetics in terms of cinema aesthetics
9 Define Brecht aesthetics in terms of cinema aesthetics
10 . Similarities and differences between Brecht aesthetics and modern cinema
11 . Similarities and differences between Brecht aesthetics and modern cinema
12 . Similarities and differences between Brecht aesthetics and modern cinema

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana kaynak: Brecht Estetiği ve Sinema Prof.Dr. Mutlu Parkan
Sinema Estetiği ve Godard Prof.Dr. Mutlu Parkan
Sinema Yazıları Bertolt Brecht
Estetik ve Politika
Poitika Aristotales
Godard Godard ı Anlatıyor
Modernizmi Seyretmek Andras Balint Kovacs
Değişen Bakış Robert Phillip Kolker



Yardımcı kaynaklar:

Diğer ders materyalleri:
Filmler,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

We aim the students gain the skill to comprehend and comment on the differences of cinema aesthetics in classical and modern cinema, and to make comparative thinking and analyse the differences between these two expression styles.
Instructing the lesson, film analysis, discussions and seminars.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5

CONTACT INFORMATION
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