COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FILM THEORIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMK 2122 FILM THEORIES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To gain knowledge on theories of film at the introductory level
2   To gain a theoretical approach to 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 Introduction of the lesson. Contemporary Philosophy and film theory - Deleuze
2 Introduction to Film Theory. Contemporary Philosophy and film theory - Ranciere
3 Early film theories Contemporary Philosophy and film theory - Lyotard
4 Early film theories The End. Why Film Theory Do We Need
5 Andre Bazin and realism
6 Kracauer and Film Theory
7 Semiotics of Cinema
8 Semiotics of Cinema
9 Cinema and Psychoanalysis
10 Feminist Theory and Cinema

Recomended or Required Reading

Dudley Andrew - Büyük Film Kuramları
Andre Bazin - Sinema Nedir
Thomas elsaesser & Malte hagener - Film Kuramı
Zeynep özarslan (ed.) - Sinema Kuramları 1 ve 2
James Monaco - Bir Film Nasıl Okunur

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

analysis of basic theoretical texts.
approaches through sample 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 will be able to look at the film from different theoretical perspectives at a basic level.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The lecture is a theoretical course.
attendance is compulsory.
active participation of the student is expected.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

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

Office Hours

salı: 12.30-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 17 4 68
Final 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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