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FKM175

HISTORY OF CINEMA

Course Code
FKM175
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. Describes the birth and development of cinema.
  2. Explains and compares the important movements of cinema art.
  3. Explains the important directors and screenwriters of cinema art.
  4. Analyze the dramatic structure of the film.
  5. Analyzes the reflections of sociological events affecting societies on cinema.
  6. Watches films with a critical perspective.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course examines the historical development of cinema from its origins to the present day through different periods, movements, and directors. The course covers silent cinema, classical narrative cinema, modern cinematic movements, and aesthetic transformations in world cinema. The relationship between cinema and technological, social, and cultural changes is also evaluated through film examples. By the end of the course, students are expected to gain a fundamental historical and theoretical background in cinema studies.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Course introduction, the birth of cinema and basic concepts
2nd Week The birth and development of cinema in France
3rd Week French cinema and pioneering directors
4th Week Surrealism / Dadaism
5th Week The birth and development of cinema in the USA (the establishment of Hollywood)
6th Week Classical Hollywood Cinema and Orson Welles ? analysis of Citizen Kane
7th Week The birth and development of German cinema
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week German Expressionism and German cinema
10th Week The birth and development of Russian cinema
11th Week Soviet cinema and theorists (Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Vertov, etc.)
12th Week The birth and development of Italian cinema
13th Week Italian Neorealism
14th Week The birth and development of British cinema
Recommended or Required ReadingNowell-Smith, Geoffrey (Ed.). (2008). Dünya Sinema Tarihi. İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi.
Kemp, Philip. (2014). Sinemanın Tüm Öyküsü (Çev. Ertan Yılmaz ve Nuray Yılmaz). İstanbul: Hayalperest Yayınları.
Derman, Deniz; Günaydın, Serhat; İnam, Ahmet ve Onaran, Oğuz. (1997). Sinema Akımları. Ankara: Med Campus Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Practice
  • Case Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 20
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 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 11 2 22
Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 10 10
Total Work Load121
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.03
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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