Information Package

Program of Photography and Cameraman Operation

FKM161

VISUAL AESTHETICS

Course Code
FKM161
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelAssociate Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Capable of bridging a connection between aesthetics and life, and capable of defining the place aesthetics holds in our lives.
  2. Capable of explaining the relationship between art and aesthetics.
  3. Can define the difference between various knowledge garnered from philosophy, science, and art.
  4. Capable of explaining the basic qualities of a work of art.
  5. Capable of explaining art in contemporary life and its function.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe purpose of this course, learn the basics of visual aesthetics, art and aesthetic elements within the framework of the artist-audience in relation to the field of photography and video to explain and examine contemporary debates.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week What is aesthetics? The rationale for aesthetics education
2nd Week Definition and scope of aesthetics: Aesthetic Experience and Aesthetic Anxiety/Aesthetic Judgments
3rd Week The Function of Art, Basic Qualities of the Work of Art / Types of Art and Visual Arts
4th Week A Brief Look at the History of Visual Arts / Art Movements and Changes in Aesthetic Perception
5th Week Visual Perception and Visual Aesthetic Elements: Line-Shape-Form
6th Week The Use of Light and Color in Photography and Cinema
7th Week Composition in Photography and Cinema
8th Week MIDTERM EXAM
9th Week How to Analyze Form-Content and Aesthetics in Photography and Cinema?
10th Week An Exemplary Film Analysis on Cinema Aesthetics
11th Week Reception and evaluation of works of art, criticism as a concept and action, types of criticism
12th Week Changing Technology Transforming Language: Interdisciplinary Examples in Photography and Cinema
13th Week Artist and artist's responsibility, intellectual and artist concepts, creativity
14th Week Design and execution of a movie scene
Recommended or Required ReadingEstetik, İsmail Tunalı, Remzi Kitabevi.
Güzelliğin Tarihi, Umberto Eco, Doğan Kitap.
Çirkinliğin Tarihi, Umberto Eco, Doğan Kitap.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 25
Practice 1 30
Presentation of Case Study 1 20
Total(%) 75
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 75
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 25
Total(%) 100
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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