At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will learn the contributions of the elements that create a movie to the movie's sense 2) Will learn to understand the movie - reality relation with the help of two main theories 3) Will learn how to approach a movie and a film can be read just like a text
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
In this course, information will be given about what film theory is and what film theorist does. An infrastructure of how cinema is a branch of science and art will be created. Elements that create a movie and some certain theories based on the relation between these elements are analysed with samples.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction info: What is theory? What is film theory?
2nd Week
Basic notions, the difference between trend and theory
3rd Week
Realistic trend, formalist trend and the differences between these trends
4th Week
Film - Reality Relation: İmage - Reality
5th Week
Re - formation of reality / composition of movie
6th Week
Formalist trend and representatives: 1. Hugo Munsterberg, 2. Rudolf Arnheim / Formalist trend and representatives: 3. Sergey Eisenstein, 4. Bela Balazs
7th Week
Realistic trend and representatives: 1. Siegfried Kracauer, 2. Andre Bazin
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Modern French Film Theory and representatives: 1. Jean Mitry, 2. Christian Metz
10th Week
Modern French Film Theory and representatives: 3. Amedee Ayfre, 4. Henry Agel
11th Week
Cinema and Semiology: Umberto Eco, Chiristian Metz, Peter Wollen, Roland Barthes
12th Week
Two types of film theory and analysis of sample movie - 1
13th Week
Two types of film theory and analysis of sample movie -2
14th Week
History of film theories and its problems
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
SİNEMA KURAMLARI J. Dudley Andrew (Çev.: İbrahim Şener), İz düşüm Sinema Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000. SİNEMA KURAMLARI Seçil Büker - Oğuz Onaran (Derleyenler), Dost Kitapevi Yayınlar, Ankara,1985. SİNEMA DİLİ ÜZERİNE YAZILAR Seçil Büker, Dost Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara, 1985. FİLM DUYUMU Sergey M. Eisenstein (Çev.:Nijat Özön), Payel Yayınları, İstanbul,1984. FİLM BİÇİMİ Sergey M. Eisenstein (Çev.: Nijat Özön), Payel Yayınları, İstanbul,1985. FİLM DİLİNİN GRAMERİ I.- II.- III. Kitap Editör: Yalçın Demir, Anadolu Üniversitesi İletişim Bilimleri Fakültesi Yayınları, Eskişehir,1993. SİNEMADA ANLAM YARATMA Seçil Büker, Milliyet Yayınları, Anadolu Üniversitesi Basımevi, 1985. SİNEMA YAZILARI Bertolt Brecht (Çev.: Bertan Onaran-Yurdanur Salman), Görsel Yayınlar, İst.,1977. SİNEMA DERSLSERİ Eisenstein (Çev.: Engin Ayça) Hil Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1986. FRANSIZ SİNEMASI Oğuz Makal, Kitle Yayınları, Ankara,1996. SİNEMA NEDİR? Andre Bazin (Çev. İbrahim Şener), Sistem Yayıncılık, İstanbul,1995
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
30
Assignment
1
20
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
50
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
1
60
60
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
50
50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
2
2
Homework
1
2
2
Total Workload
158
Total Workload / 30
5,26
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
