COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ESTETICS OF B FILM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMK 2411 ESTETICS OF B FILM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Sound Editing and Cinematography

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

UFUK TAMBAŞ

Offered to

Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Play Writing - Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Accessory Design
Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Designs
Textile Design
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Ceramic and Glass Design
Music Sciences
Film Design and Directing
Musicology
Art of Illumination
Film Design and Directing
Illustration and Printmaking
Accessory Design
Sculpture
Photography
Fashion Apparel Design
Tile Design and Restoration
Art of Calligraphy
Painting
Cartoon Film and Animation
Textile Design
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Textile and Fashion Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Graphic Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Ceramic and Glass
Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Music Technology
Graphic Arts

Course Objective

Cinema is not just composed of popular Hollywood films for people who are closely interested in cinematography. But it is not just composed of national cinemas succeeded all accross the world or some modernist trends which stamped in a decade of last century. Also it is not just composed of auteur cinema. B movies occupy a place also in commercial and quantitive size, even they are not released. They just screen on televison or sold in supermarkets and bookstores with cut prices in baskets. Also these movies occupy a place for analysing the nature of cinematographic production processes. The purpose of this course is to analyse the faults,frailties and also affirmative aspects of these films and to teach the students what they should not to do in a production process of a movie.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   comprehending the main differences between A and B movies
2   realizing the importance of B movies in film industry
3   comprehending the faults and frailities in B movies
4   realizing the relationship between A/B movies and Mass/Popular culture
5   realizing the fact that B movies are necessary for existence of main stream cinema

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 introduction, giving infomation about the main context of the course and introducing the textbooks and other materials of the course.
2 Popular culture vs mass culture
3 Mainstream cinema and B movies
4 Main features of B movies
5 Acting in B movies
6 Visual Effects in B movies
7 Sounds and music in B movies
8 Cinematograph in B movies
9 Midterm exam
10 Directing in B movies
11 Production in B movies
12 Script in B movies
13 Examples of B movies
14 Examples of B movies

Recomended or Required Reading

Books

Kitle Kültürü Sineması ve B Filmi, Hayalperest Yayınevi, 2012
Bir Film Nasıl Okunur, Kabalcı yayınları, 2003.
Film Sanatı, Deki Yayınları, 2012.
Film, Biçim ve Kültür, Deki Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

First of all its important for students to get the difference of Mass and Popular Culture. in this context, the relations can be realized between main stream popular films and B movies. Then, course will analyse the different aspects of B movies like acting, directing, script and visual effects in a comparison with main stream movies.

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

In midterm exams, it will be measured that did students get the main differences in popular and mass culture. In the final exam it will be measured that students get the point of mainly the importance of B movies.

Assessment Criteria

The attending and and capability of perception and talent in projects and lessons will be the main criteria of assessment.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- It is bound to attend the 70% of lessons per each term.

2- Not attending the lessons is not to be evaluated as a valid excuse for delivering the projects after expiring date

3- The point of assessment will increase as a letter per each day of expired date

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
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 53

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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