COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNIQUES OF REPRESENTATION IN FILM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMY 4362 TECHNIQUES OF REPRESENTATION IN FILM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Film Design and Directing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ZEHRA CERRAHOĞLU

Offered to

Sound Editing and Cinematography
Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Directing
Animation Film Design and Directing
Cartoon Film and Animation
Film Design and Screenwriting
Film Design and Screenwriting

Course Objective

This course aims to examine the ways of representation in cinema (minority, marginal groups, other, gender, class etc.) via selected films.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Have information on representation in cinema,
2   2. Gain awareness to different ways of representation in films and distinguish them.
3   3. Be able to realise good and bad examples of representation,
4   4. Have information on identity and stereotypes,
5   5. Have information on the basic tools of representation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information on the course
2 Introduction: Representation in film
3 Representation of women and men
4 Representation of ethnic origins and national identities in cinema
5 Representation of children, tales and miyths in cinema
6 Representation of social classes in film
7 Representation of LGBTT individuals in cinema
8 Evaluations on the midterms
9 Representation of religion
10 Representation of marginal/outcast individuals in cinema
11 Representation of the cities
12 Representation of the mental problems
13 Representation of the rock culture
14 General discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Kimlik Inşası- Nuri Bilgin, Aşina Kitaplar, 2007.
Sinemada Kadın Olmak S. Ruken Öztürk, Yeni Alan Yay., 2007.
Politik Kamera Michael Ryan, Douglas Kellner, Ayrıntı Yay. ,2010.
Eşcinsel Sineması Tarihi- Steven Paul Davies, Kalkedon, 2012.
Bu Kabuslar Neden Cemil Yeşilçamda Erkeklik ve Mazlumluk Umut Tümay Arslan, Metis, 2005.
Mağdurun Dili- Nurdan Gürbilek, Metis 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Representation in cinema will be examined through selected films with the contribution of the students.

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 are expected to answer exam questions from their own perspective and interpretations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to %80 of the courses is obligatory,
2. Any attempt of plagiarism will meet disciplinary penalty.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zehra.cerrahoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

office hours

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
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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