TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
YEAR OF STUDY | 4 |
SEMESTER | Eighth Term (Spring) |
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Assistant Professor Aslı Gön
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LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students; 1) Get the knowledge about genre which is all important in cinema studies
2) Comprehend the artistic, commercial and industrial background of film genres within the scope of genre-based approach
3) Enhance writing abilities about the genre-based film critics
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MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
COURSE DEFINITION | As an outcome of this course, students will gain knowledge about ?genre? which is very important in cinema studies. They comprehend the artistic, commercial and practical background of film genres, film production processes in specific approach. They improve their ability to write genre specific criticism by using film genres. |
COURSE CONTENTS | WEEK | TOPICS |
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1st Week | Introduction of the course / Genre concept in Arts / Genre concept in Cinema / Basic film genres
| 2nd Week | Beginning to notice the conventions / Relation between film genres and studio system: Star system in films, ideological guidance / myth, genres and culture / presentation of stereotypes
| 3rd Week | Western movies, Spaghetti westerns | 4th Week | Movies about the unknown: Horror movies, Slasher movies | 5th Week | Another look at the unknown: Fantasy-Sci-Fi movies / Age of superheroes / Aliens among us | 6th Week | Looking back at life with musical films | 7th Week | Midterm | 8th Week | Drama-Melodrama films, Comparison of Yeşilçam and world cinema | 9th Week | Comedy films, a look at Turkish comedy films, Slapstick comedy: a gift from the early years of cinema, Comedy examples from today's world cinema | 10th Week | Crime, Film-Noir; Curiosity is an emotion that needs to be kept alive | 11th Week | Romance: Most movies are about love, but some movies are just about love | 12th Week | Animation: Nothing left to explain | 13th Week | Action-Adventure: Experiencing another life, Thematic adventure movies | 14th Week | Other Film Genres and General Evaluation |
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RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Nilgün Abisel. Popüler Sinema ve Türler. Alan Yayıncılık.
Seçil Büker & Y. Gürhan Topçu. Sinema: Tarih-Kuram-Eleştiri. Kırmızı Kedi.
David Bordwell & Kristine Thompson. Film Sanatı. (Çev. E. Yılmaz). De Ki
Veysel Atayman & Tuncer Çetinkaya. Popüler Sinemanın Mitolojisi. Ayrıntı
Mark Bould. Sinemaya Giriş: Bilimkurgu. Kolektif Kitap
Susan Hayward. Sinemanın Temel Kavramları (Çev. U. Kutay & M. Çavuş). Es Yayınları.
Torben Grodal. ?Film Türleri Nasıl Biyoloji, Evrim ve Kültürün Ürünleri Oldu?? (Çev. N. Bayraktar & S. Usubütün). Sekans, e10.
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PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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Mid-term | 1 | 40 | Attendance | 1 | 10 | Total(%) | | 50 | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | Total(%) | | 100 |
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ECTS WORKLOAD |
Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | Preparation for Quiz | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 2 | 28 | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 50 | 50 | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | Homework | | | | Total Workload | | | 164 |
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Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,46 |
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ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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