At the end of this course, the students; 1) know the meaning of aesthetics. 2) recognize television's aesthetic necessities and potential. 3) learn aesthetic elements' functions and their usage in effective communication.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None.
COURSE DEFINITION
Transformation of the information by the means of television, aesthetic necessity in television, alternative approaches for using the aesthetic elements of television effectively, "light, space, time, motion and sound" are examined in the context of media aesthetics.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Brief information on the course and introduction
2nd Week
Concepts of art, artist, artwork and beauty
3rd Week
Concept of aesthetics and its association with visual arts
4th Week
Aesthetics: Life and Media
5th Week
New ways of expressing electronic image
6th Week
In Platon's Cave, "The Image World"
7th Week
Image-reality relationship in visual arts
8th Week
Mid-term Exam
9th Week
Visual and audio dimensions of television aesthetics
10th Week
Key elements of visual aesthetics: Light, space, color, time, motion, sound
11th Week
Light as an aesthetic element. Lightning's effect on image dimension and aesthetic lightning.
12th Week
Color: Its physical and subjective reception. Communicative functions of the color in image.
13th Week
Space (Limitation of the surface) and image size
14th Week
Time and motion,sound as an aesthetic energy on television.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Edmonds, Robert. The Sights and Sounds of Cinema and Television: How the Aesthetic Experience Influence Our Feelings. New York: Teachers College Press, 1982. Kradağ, Çerkes. Görme Kültürü: Görüntüler Evreni. Doruk Yayımcılık, Ankara, 2004. Kılıç, Levend. Video Sanatı: Eleştirel Yaklaşım. Hil Yayınları, İstanbul, 1995. Kılıç, Levend. Görüntü Estetiği. İnkılap Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2000. Parsa, Seyide. Televizyon Estetiği. Ege Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın No: 6, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, İzmir, 1994. Read, Herbert. Sanatın Anlamı. (Çev. Güner İnal ve Nuşin Asgari), ikinci baskı, İstanbul, 1974. Sontag, Susan. Fotoğraf Üzerine. (Çev. Reha Akçakaya,), Altıkırkbeş Yayınları, İstanbul, 1993. Zettl, Herbert. Sight Sound Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics. California: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1973. (Son basımı, üçüncü basım, 1998)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
30
Presentation of Article
1
30
Total(%)
60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
40
Total(%)
100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)