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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
ACTING IN CINEMA AND DIRECTING ACTORS FİLM310 Sixth Term (Spring) 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY3
SEMESTERSixth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Instructor Orhan Koray Ergün
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Will get to know the history and theories of acting.
2) Have the ability to analyze acting theories in cinema.
3) Practice contemporary acting methods.
4) Learn different stages of directing actors and actresses in cinema.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITIONActing techniques in front of camera from theoretical and practical aspects, the differences between camera acting and stage acting, the advantages and disadvantages of cinema to acting, acting and techniques to get in to the role/prepare for the role will be covered both in theory and practice.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction, information about course contents
2nd Week History of acting
3rd Week Early scientific studies on art of acting in the world
4th Week History of acting in Turkey
5th Week Theoretical basis of art of acting
6th Week First attempts of K.S. Stanislavski
7th Week Stanislavski System and acting methodology
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Physical Actions Method of Stanislavski System
10th Week Elements of action
11th Week The adaption of Stanislavski System to American style of acting, "Actors Studio"
12th Week "Actors Studio" and Lee Strasberg
13th Week Method Acting Method's adaption to Acting in Cinema
14th Week Analysis of Acting in terms of System and Method Acting
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGARIJON, Daniel. (1993). Film Dilinin Grameri 1. cilt, Ed. Yalçın Demir, (Çev. Yalçın Demir ve başk.). Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları.
ARISTOTELES. (2001). Poetika, Çev. İsmail Tunalı, İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
BARR, Tony. (1986). Acting for the Camera: Revised Edition, Harpercollins: Harper Paperbacks.
BARTON, Robert. (1989). Acting: Onstage and Off, Orlando: Holt, Rinehart and Winston,Inc., The Dryden Pres.
BAZIN, Andre. (1995) Sinema Nedir?, Çev. İbrahim Şener, İstanbul: Sistem Yayıncılık.
BENEDETTI, Robert. (1976). Seeming, Being and Becoming, Drama Book Specialist, New York.
BENEDETTI, Robert. (1981). The Actor at Work, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
BLUNT, Jerry. (1966). The Composite Art of Acting, New York: The Macmillan Company.
BOBKER, Lee R. (1974). Elements of Film, Lakewood: Great Buy Books.
BOUCICAULT, Dion ve başk. (1916). The Art of Acting, New York: Dramatic Museum of Columbia Universty.
BROWN, Blain. (2006). Sinematografi - Kuram ve Uygulama, Çev. Selçuk Taylaner, İstanbul: Hil Yayınları.
CARLSON, Marla. (2000). "Acting and Answerability", David Krasner (Ed.), Method Acting Reconsidered, New York: St. Martin's Pres.
CARNICKE, Sharon M. (1998). Stanislavsky in Focus, Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers.
COLE, Toby (ed.) (1947). Acting: A Handbook of the Stanislavski Method, New York.
DIDEROT, Denis. (1957). The Paradox of Acting, Çev.: W.H.Pollock, New York: Hillend Wang, Inc.
DIDEROT, Denis. (1994). Selected Writings On Art And Literature, İng. Çev. Geoffrey Bremmer, London: Penguin Classics,
DIDEROT, Denis. (1996). Aktörlük Üzerine Aykırı Düşünceler, Çev. Sabri Esat Siyavuşgil, İstanbul: Sosyal Yayınlar, Dünya Klasikleri Kültür Dizisi:2.
DIDEROT, Denis. (1997). Felsefe Konuşmaları, Çev. Adnan Cemgil, İstanbul: Sosyal Yayınları Dünya Klasikleri Kültür Dizisi.
DMYTRYK, Edward ve Jean PORTER. (1995). Sinemada Oyunculuk, İstanbul: AFA Sinema Yayınları.
DUERR, Edwin. (1962). The Length and Depth of Acting, New York.
DUMESNIL, Marie-Francoise. (1957). "A Reply To Clairon", Actors On Acting, Ed. Toby Cole, Helen K. Chinoy, New York: Clown Publishers.
GORDON, Mel. (1987). The Stanislavsy Technique, New York: Applause.
GORDON, Marc.(2000). "Salvaging Strasberg at the Fin Siecle", Method Acting Reconsidered, Ed. David Krasner, New York: St. Martin's Pres.
HETHMON, H. Robert. (1991). Strasberg at The Actors Studio, New York: Theater Communications Group Inc.
HIRCSH, Foster. (1984). A Method to Their Madness: A History of the Actors Studio, New York : Norton.
KRACAUER, Siegfried. (1997). Theory of Film, The Redemption of Physical Reality, Oxford Unıversıty Pres.
KRASNER, David. (Ed.) (2000). Method Acting Reconsidered: Theory, Practice, Future, New York: St. Martin's Pres.
LOTMAN, Yuriy M. (1999). Sinema Estetiğinin Sorunları, (Çev. Oğuz Özügül). Ankara: Öteki Yayınevi.
MASCELLI, V. Joseph. (2002). Sinemanın 5 Temel Öğesi, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi Yayınları.
MONACO, James. (2005). Bir Film Nasıl Okunur?, (Çev. Ertan Yılmaz). İstanbul: Oğlak Yayıncılık.
MOORE, Sonia. (1984). The Stanislavski System-The Professional Training of an Actor
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSCase Study, Lecture, Discussion, Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
Project160
Total(%)100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)0
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam14040
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework339
Presentation (including preperation)
Project16060
Preperation for Presentations
Total Workload153
Total Workload / 305,1
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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