COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO FILM HISTORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMZ 1141 INTRODUCTION TO FILM HISTORY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Film Design and Screenwriting

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HAKAN AŞKAN

Offered to

Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Screenwriting
Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Screenwriting

Course Objective

This course aims to outline the history of world cinema from its beginning to the 2000s.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the technical developments until the invention of the cinematograph,
2   To be able to explain the basic features of the silent cinema period and the basic features of the first narratives,
3   To be able to explain D. W. Griffith's contributions to cinema,
4   Ability to explain comedy films within the framework of Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd Mack Sennet and Charlie Chaplin
5   To be able to explain the intellectual foundations and leading names of the surrealism movement in cinema,
6   To be able to explain the basic features of French Poetic Realism and the leading directors,
7   To be able to explain the basic features of German Expressionist cinema and the historical and social developments that brought it about,
8   The contributions of the Soviet Montage School to cinema, the montage understanding of its pioneers, and the historical and social dynamics that brought the school into being,
9   To be able to explain the foundations of the Italian Neorealism movement, its leading directors and the dynamics that brought this movement to light,
10   To be able to explain the intellectual foundations of the French New Wave movement, the leading directors and the basic features of their films,
11   To be able to explain the Dogma 95 movement and the cinema concepts of its leading directors.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Invention of the cinematograph and technical developments Dogme 95
2 The first films in silent cinema and their features
3 Pioneers of narrative in cinema (Melies, Porter and Griffith)
4 Comedy films in the silent era (Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Mack Sennet and Charlie Chaplin)
5 Surrealism in cinema
6 Poetic Realism Cinema
7 German Expressionist Cinema
8 Soviet Montage theory
9 Italian Neorealism Movement
10 French New Wave

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana Kaynaklar
Nilgün Abisel (2007). Sessiz Sinema, Ankara: (De Ki).
Geoffrey Nowell Smith, Dünya Sinema Tarihi, (Kabalcı).

Ek Okuma Listesi
Abisel, Nilgün (1995). Popüler Sinema ve Türler, Alan Yayıncılık, Istanbul.
Bergman, Ingmar (1999). Imgeler, çev: G.Taşkın, Istanbul: Nisan.
Bergman, Ingmar (2007). Büyülü Fener, çev: G. Taşkın, Istanbul: Agora.
Bunuel, Luis (1987). Son Nefesim, Istanbul: Afa.
Chandler, Charlotte (1995). Ben Fellini, Istanbul: Afa.
Derman, Deniz; Oğuz Onaran vd (1997). Sinema Akımları. Ankara: Med-Campus.
Gevgilili, Ali (1989). Çağını Sorgulayan Sinema. Istanbul: Bağlam.
Kovács, András Bálint (2010). Modernizmi Seyretmek: Avrupa Sanat Sineması, çev: E. Ylmaz, 1950-1980. Ankara: De Ki.
Monaco, James (2001). Bir Film Nasıl Okunur, çev: E. Yılmaz, Istanbul: Oğlak.
Monaco, James (2006). Yeni Dalga, çev: E. Yılmaz, Istanbul: +1 Kitap.
Nochimson, Martha P. (2012). Bir Dünya Sinema, çev: Ö. Yaren, Ankara: De Ki.
Onaran, Alim Ş. vd. (1997). Avrupalı Yönetmenler, Ankara: Kitle.
Orr, John (1997). Sinema ve Modernlik, çev: A. Bahçıvan, Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat.
Rotha, Paul (2000). Sinemanın Öyküsü, çev: I.Şener, Istanbul: Izdüşüm.
Ryan, Michael & Douglas Kellner (1997). Politik Kamera, çev: E. Özsayar, Istanbul: Ayrıntı.
Samuels, C.Thomas (1992). Antonioni, Truffaut, Fellini, Bergman Sinemasını Anlatıyor, çev: K.Yerci, Istanbul: Düzlem.
Schoots, Hans (2008). Joris Ivens: Tehlikeli Yaşamak, çev: G. Yamaner, E. Eserol, Istanbul: Hayalet Kitap.
Scognamillo, Giovanni (1994). Amerikan Sineması. Istanbul: Ağaç.
Tarkovski, Andrey (1992). Mühürlenmiş Zaman, çev: F. Ant, Istanbul: Afa.
Tarkovski, Andrey (2006). Zaman Zaman Içinde Günlükler, çev: S. Kervanoğlu Hay, Istanbul: +1 Kitap.
Teksoy, Rekin (2005). Rekin Teksoy un Sinema Tarihi, Istanbul: Oğlak.
Vincenti, Giorgio (1993). Sinemanın Yüz Yılı, çev: E.Ayça, Istanbul: Evrensel.
Wollen, Peter (1989). Sinemada Göstergeler ve Anlam, çev: Z.Aracagök, Istanbul: Metis.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Students are expected to participate in the course by reading the assigned texts and watching the films.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students must attend classes regularly and be successful in exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students must attend classes.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakan.askan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Reading 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 133

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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