In the context of this course, the basic approaches to film theory up until today will be examined with the use of the basic articles. The theories will be further exemplified through the screening of films and the homework given within the course will help fortify the theoretical knowledge of the student.
J. Dudley Andrew, Sinema Kuramları, İstanbul, İzdüşüm Yayınları, 2008
Robert Stam, Sinema Teorisine Giriş, Ayrıntı Yayınevı, İstanbul, 2014.
Other Sources
Sanat Olarak Sinema, Rudolf Arnheim, Hil, İstanbul, 2010.
Sinema Nedir, Andre Bazin, Doruk Yayınları, İstanbul, 2011.
Seçil Büker, Y. Gürhan Topçu (Der.), Sinema: Tarih-Kuram-Eleştiri, Kırmızı Kedi Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2010.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introductory class, introduction to film theory
Oral presentation
2. Week
Introduction to Film Theory
Oral presentation
3. Week
The Formative Tradition: Hugo Münsterberg
Oral presentation
4. Week
The Formative Tradition: Rudolf Arnheim
Oral presentation
5. Week
The Formative Tradition: Sergei Eisenstein
Oral presentation
6. Week
The Formative Tradition: Bela Balazs
Oral presentation
7. Week
Midterm Exam
8. Week
Formative Film Theory and Realist Film Theory
Oral presentation
9. Week
Formative Film Theory: Andre Bazin
Oral presentation
10. Week
Cinema and Psychoanalysis: Laura Mulvey and Feminist Film Theory
Oral presentation
11. Week
Queer Theory and Queer Cinema
Oral presentation
12. Week
Queer Theory and Queer Cinema
Oral presentation
13. Week
Postmodernism and Digital Age
Oral presentation
14. Week
Final Exam
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Communication, art and culture related concepts to be priorities, all kinds of definitions can berelated to different areas.
PO-2
Interpret technological developments and related artistic and cultural perceptions
PO-3
Will be able to understand contemporary / contemporary cinema and television practices.
PO-4
Will be able to analyze the organic relationship between art, communication and society.
PO-5
Will be able to produce works that will learn the creative process and bring creativity to the foreground
PO-6
It will be able to work creatively, flexibly and independently in a disciplined and self-created line.
PO-7
Will be able to use the tools and equipment necessary for their profession in the right place and at the right time and will be able to implement their projects within the determined time.
PO-8
Will be able to express his / her creative ideas using visual messages.
PO-9
They will be able to give original products in different interdisciplinary fields like animation, photography, cinema.
PO-10
He will have experience in film management, screenplay, cinematography and editing.
PO-11
Will be able to prepare visual effects for cinema and television using computer based applications.
PO-12
He will have experience in acting, mimicry, dramatic improvisation.
PO-13
Be open to innovations in the field of mass communication and adapt to innovations in the field.
PO-14
It will be able to produce projects with experienced experts in national and international areas.
PO-15
Competitions, exhibitions, festivals, seminars etc. in national and international areas. will participate in the events.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Ability to evaluate and make links between differing theoretical approaches in cinema
LO-2
Examining and critiquing the basic film theories of formalism and realism
LO-3
The reinforcement of theoretical knowledge through film analysis
LO-4
The equivalents of structuralism and post-structuralism in cinema and the analysis of them through examples
LO-5
The ability to evaluate popular cinema and art cinema through different theories
