COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENRES IN TURKISH CINEMA AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTA 5073 GENRES IN TURKISH CINEMA AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Film Design

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ZÜHAL ÇETIN ÖZKAN

Offered to

Film Design

Course Objective



COURSE OBJECTIVE :

Since cinema is considered as a communication system, the language of cinema appears to be important. Without doubt, the language should be familiar for the viewers to be understood. One of the methods to read and understand the cinema language is varietal reading. The aim of this course is to get the subtitles of the films to be read, via types.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students learn the historical development of the film types,
2   They comprehend the function of film types,
3   - They comprehend how the types are perceived by film critics and viewers
4   They learn the importance of being a good viewer who is a part of artistic production
5   They learn to use the varietal methods correctly while analyzing the films,
6   - They also learn to have analytical ability and to have a critical point of view.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Defining the type concept Melodrama films / General assessment
2 The historical development of type concept in cinema
3 The formation of types in cinema
4 Theoretical approaches oriented to film types
5 Film types
6 Comedy films
7 Historical films
8 Horror films
9 Documentarie
10 War films
11 Musicals
12 Dramas
13 Fantasy films
14 General assessment

Recomended or Required Reading



Abisel, Nilgun 'Popular Cinema and Species'
Helpful Resources:
Özgüç, Agah, 'conservation should Periods of Turkish Cinema - Fashions -
Typecasting'
Monaco, James, 'How to Read a Film'
Küçükkurt Fatma, Ahmed Gürata 'Narrative Cinema and Species'


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods


1-Students are supposed to come to the lessons ready by studying at home and in libraries.
2- Lessons have to be given by seminar studies together with the students and by overall attendance.
3- Students are expected to come to the lessons with wide knowledge.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)
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 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Reading 14 2 28
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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