COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOUND AND GAZE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMK 2282 SOUND AND GAZE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Sound Editing and Cinematography

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR BURAK BAKIR

Offered to

Sound Editing and Cinematography

Course Objective

To introduce the aesthetics of cinema within the framework of the concepts of Sound and Perspective. To discuss the visual and auditory expression possibilities of cinema.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student analyzes the historical development of sound and gaze in cinema.
2   The student gains a basic introduction to cinema aesthetics.
3   The student discovers the visual and auditory expression possibilities of cinema.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1 Sound in Cinema: From Beginning to Present I
2 2 Sound in Cinema: From Beginning to Present II
3 3 Dimensions of Sound
4 4 Sound of silence
5 5 Acousmatic sound
6 6 Auditory Aesthetics
7 7 Gaze in Cinema
8 8 The Power of the Look
9 9 The Policy of the Look
10 10 Cinema as an Eye
11 11 Cinema as Ears
12 12 Music of the Image
13 13 Sound and Gaze: Sample Analysis I
14 14 Sound and Gaze: Sample Analysis II

Recomended or Required Reading

Film Kuramı - T. Elsaesser & M. Hagener
Ses ve Bakış - P. Bonitzer
Kör Alan ve Dekadrajlar - P. Bonitzer
Film sanatı - D. Bordwell & K. Thompson
Filmin Apaçılığı - J.L. Nancy

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Sample movie analyzes
Question and answer
Mutual discussion

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 should be able to analyze the auditory and visual dimensions of the movies they watch.
The student is expected to grasp the different dimensions of sound and gaze.
The student should be able to develop a critical view.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is a theoretical course.
There is an obligation to attend the course.
The course demands the active participation of the student.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burakbakir2002@yahoo.com
burak.bakir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 11:30 - 12:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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