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Master's of Radio, Television and Cinema without Thesis

RTS548

TELEVISION AESTHETICS

Course Code
RTS548
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. know the meaning of aesthetics.
  2. recognize television's aesthetic necessities and potential.
  3. learn aesthetic elements' functions and their usage in effective communication.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone.
Course DescriptionTransformation of the information by the means of television, aesthetic necessity in television, alternative approaches for using the aesthetic elements of television effectively, "light, space, time, motion and sound" are examined in the context of media aesthetics.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Brief information on the course and introduction
2nd Week Concepts of art, artist, artwork and beauty
3rd Week Concept of aesthetics and its association with visual arts
4th Week Aesthetics: Life and Media
5th Week New ways of expressing electronic image
6th Week In Platon's Cave, "The Image World"
7th Week Image-reality relationship in visual arts
8th Week Mid-term Exam
9th Week Visual and audio dimensions of television aesthetics
10th Week Key elements of visual aesthetics: Light, space, color, time, motion, sound
11th Week Light as an aesthetic element. Lightning's effect on image dimension and aesthetic lightning.
12th Week Color: Its physical and subjective reception. Communicative functions of the color in image.
13th Week Space (Limitation of the surface) and image size
14th Week Time and motion,sound as an aesthetic energy on television.
Recommended or Required ReadingEdmonds, Robert. The Sights and Sounds of Cinema and Television: How the Aesthetic Experience Influence Our Feelings. New York: Teachers College Press, 1982.
Kradağ, Çerkes. Görme Kültürü: Görüntüler Evreni. Doruk Yayımcılık, Ankara, 2004.
Kılıç, Levend. Video Sanatı: Eleştirel Yaklaşım. Hil Yayınları, İstanbul, 1995.
Kılıç, Levend. Görüntü Estetiği. İnkılap Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2000.
Parsa, Seyide. Televizyon Estetiği. Ege Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın No: 6, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, İzmir, 1994.
Read, Herbert. Sanatın Anlamı. (Çev. Güner İnal ve Nuşin Asgari), ikinci baskı, İstanbul, 1974.
Sontag, Susan. Fotoğraf Üzerine. (Çev. Reha Akçakaya,), Altıkırkbeş Yayınları, İstanbul, 1993.
Zettl, Herbert. Sight Sound Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics. California: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1973. (Son basımı, üçüncü basım, 1998)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Presentation of Article 1 30
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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