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RTS324

HISTORY OF WORLD CINEMA

Course Code
RTS324
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Have information about the path in which the history of cinema developed.
  2. Learn to evaluate the film in its historical-cultural context.
  3. Comprehend a film (or movement) by considering its predecessor and successor (the factors that led to the emergence of the film and the effect of the film on the history of cinema).
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe History of World Cinema course is designed for students who want to have extensive experience in cinema and who want to learn film production with its historical and theoretical dimensions. The history of cinema will be examined starting from the Italian Neorealistic tradition. In order to fully master the subject, sample films suitable for each period will be shown and discussed.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Course & Introduction to the Birth of Modern Cinema.
2nd Week Evolution of Italian Cinema after Neorealism: Fellini, Antonioni, Pasolini, Bertolucci
3rd Week Screening & Workshop
4th Week Existential Influences of I. Bergman as an Auteur
5th Week Screening & Workshop in the Context of Bergman
6th Week A. Kurosawa as an Auteur and his Tragic Characters
7th Week Screening & Workshop in the Context of Kurosawa
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week The Period of Renewal in American Cinema after the French New Wave
10th Week Screening & Workshop
11th Week Period of Renewal & Rise in German Cinema: Herzog, Fassbinder, Wenders
12th Week Screening & Workshop
13th Week A. Tarkovsky as an Auteur and Infinity in the Image
14th Week Screening & Workshop in the Context of Tarkovsky
15th Week Cinema and Artificial Intelligence: Loss of the Material Basis of the Image and the Ontology of Synthetic Time
Recommended or Required ReadingTeksoy, Rekin, (2005) Rekin Teksoy?un Sinema Tarihi, İstanbul, Oğlak Yayıncılık.
Monaco, James, (2007) Bir Film Nasıl Okunur?, çev. Ertan Yılmaz, İstanbul, Oğlak Yayıncılık. (zorunlu)
Kolker, Robert (2011) Film, Biçim ve Kültür, çev. Ertan Yılmaz, Fırat Ertınaz, Ali Güney, Zeynep Özen, Onur Şakır, Berivan Tokem, Dilek Tunalı, Ankara, De Ki Yayınevi.
Kolker, Robert (2010), Değişen Bakış, çev. Ertan Yılmaz, Ankara, De Ki Yayınevi.
Bazin, Andre, () Sinema Nedir
Kovacs, Andras Balint (2015). Modernizmi Seyretmek, çev. Ertan Yılmaz, Ankara, De Ki Yayınevi.
DÜNYA SİNEMA TARİHİ, Editör: Geoffrey Nowell - Smith, Çeviren: Ahmet Fethi, Kabalcı Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2003
ÇAĞDAŞ SİNEMANIN SORUNLARI Andre Bazin,(Çev.: Nijat Özön), Bilgi Yayınevi, Ankara, 1966.
SİNEMA DERSLERİ Sergey M. Eisenstein, (Çev.: Engin Ayça), Hil Yayınları, İst,1986.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Presentation
  • Other
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 10
Attendance 1 10
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 2 8 16
Total Work Load142
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.73
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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