COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FILM THEORIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Film Design and Screenwriting

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ZEHRA CERRAHOĞLU

Offered to

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

Course Objective

To create a general knowledge about Cinema Theories from the beginning to the present day.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To gain knowledge on theories of cinema at introductory level
2   To gain a theoretical perspective to approach a film at a basic level
3   To emphasize the importance of the relationship between theory and practice

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1- Introduction
2 2- What is film theories
3 3- Early theories of cinema
4 4-Early theories of cinema
5 5- André Bazin and realism
6 6- Kracauer and film theory
7 7- Film Semiotics
8 8- Film Semiotics
9 9- Cinema and psychoanalysis
10 10- Feminist theory and cinema
11 11- Queer theory
12 12- Star studies
13 13- New media and post-film theory
14 14- General discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Sinema Nedir Andre Bazin
2-Çağdaş Sinemanın Sorunları-Andre Bazin
3-Film Biçimi-Sergei Einstenstein
4-Film Duyumu-Sergei Einstenstein
5-Brecht Estetiği ve Sinema-Mutlu Parkan
6-Sinema Kuramları1-Sinemayı Aydınlatan Kuramlar (ortak kitap)
7-Bir Film Nasıl Okunur James Monaco
8-Sinemada Anlam Üstüne Denemeler-Christian Metz
9-Sinema Estetiği ve Psikolojisi-Jean Mitry
10-Görsel Düşünme-Rudolph Arnheim

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Comparative learning of cinema theories, methods of applying and analyzing theories to films, lectures, Powerpoint presentations, Film analysis, discussions, assignments 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


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 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 94

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3

CONTACT INFORMATION
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