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Master's of Radio, Television and Cinema without Thesis

RTS539

FILM THEORIES

Course Code
RTS539
Semester
First Term (Fall)Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)Third Term (Fall)
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. is informed about the contribution of a film's composant elements to cinematic meaning.
  2. obtains theoretical knowledge that will make them understand the relationship between film and reality.
  3. learns how to approach and analyze a film.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone.
Course DescriptionFilm theories, pioneer film theorists, structural properties of cinema art, main elements that constitute a film and the relationship between them are studied; selected examples are examined.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction: What is theory? What is film theory?
2nd Week Basic concepts, the difference between movement and theory
3rd Week Realist tendency, formalist tendency and their differences
4th Week The relation of film and reality; image-reality
5th Week Reproduction of reality / formation of reality
6th Week Formalist tendency and its representatives: Hugo Munsterberg and Rudolf Arnheim
7th Week Formalist tendency and its representatives: Sergey Eisenstein and Bela Balazs
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Contemporary French film theory and their representatives: Jean Mitry and Christian Metz
10th Week Contemporary French film theory and its representatives: Amedee Ayfre and Henry Agel
11th Week Cinema and semiology: Umberto Eco, Chiristian Metz and Peter Wollen
12th Week Two types of film theory and exemplary film analysis - 1
13th Week Two types of film theory and exemplary film analysis -2
14th Week History and problems of film theory
15th Week
Recommended or Required ReadingSİNEMA 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.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Practice
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 10
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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K8 X
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K11 X
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