| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Associate Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Explains the birth and historical development of cinema.
- Explains the major movements in the art of cinema and their fundamental characteristics.
- Identifies key directors and screenwriters who shaped the history of cinema and describes their contributions to the art form.
- Evaluates the historical development and transformation of the dramatic structure of film.
- Analyzes the reflection of social and sociological events in cinema and learns how to conduct film analysis.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | This course examines the historical evolution of cinema from its inception to the present day, within the framework of various periods, movements, and directors. The curriculum covers the silent film era, classical narrative cinema, modern cinematic movements, and aesthetic transformations in world cinema. Additionally, the relationship between cinema and technological, social, and cultural changes is analyzed through specific film examples. By the end of the course, students are expected to have acquired a fundamental historical and theoretical foundation regarding the history of cinema. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
The Birth and Development of Cinema: The birth of cinema in France; the Lumiere Brothers and Georges Melies. Screenings of representative films |
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2nd Week |
The Development of French Cinema: Impressionism, Poetic Realism, and the French New Wave |
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3rd Week |
Avant-Garde Cinema: Surrealism and Dadaism. The impact of these movements on cinematic language and screenings of representative films |
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4th Week |
The Birth and Development of American Cinema: Establishment of the studio system, the star system, and the formation of Hollywood cinema. D. W. Griffith and the development of the dramatic film structure |
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5th Week |
American Cinema: Film Noir and the genre's key characteristics. Orson Welles; screening and analysis of *Citizen Kane* |
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6th Week |
The Birth and Development of German Cinema: German cinema during the Weimar Era, Expressionism, and *Kammerspielfilm*. Screening of *The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari* |
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7th Week |
The Development of German Cinema: The transformation of aesthetic and narrative approaches in German cinema; analysis through key directors and films |
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8th Week |
Midterm exam |
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9th Week |
The Birth and Development of Russian/Soviet Cinema: The impact of the Soviet Revolution on cinema; pre- and post-revolution cinematic works. Montage theory and Sergei Eisenstein. Screening of *Battleship Potemkin* |
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10th Week |
The Development of Russian/Soviet Cinema: Dziga Vertov and the concept of reality in cinema. Screening and analysis of *Man with a Movie Camera* |
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11th Week |
The Birth and Development of Italian Cinema: Futurist Cinema, Neorealism, and... Italian cinema after the World War |
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12th Week |
Italian Neorealism: Screening and analysis of Vittorio De Sica?s *Bicycle Thieves* |
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13th Week |
The Birth and Development of British Cinema: British documentary cinema and the Free Cinema movement |
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14th Week |
The Development of British Cinema: Social realism in British cinema; an analysis through key directors and films |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Kemp, Philip, (2014), Sinemanın Tüm Öyküsü, (Çev. Ertan Yılmaz, Nuray Yılmaz), Hayal Perest Yayınları: İstanbul.
Derman, Deniz; Günaydın, Serhat; İnam, Ahmet; Onaran, Oğuz (1997), Sinema Akımları, Med Campus Yayınları: Ankara.
Teksoy, Rekin, (2005), Rekin Teksoy'un Sinema Tarihi, Oğlak Yayıncılık: İstanbul.
Hakan, Fikret, (2012), Türk Sinema Tarihi, İnkılap Yayınları, İstanbul.
Esen Şükran, Kuyucak, (2010), Türk Sinemasının Kilometre Taşları, Agora Kitaplığı: İstanbul.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Practice
- Case Study
- Discussion
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
2 |
8 |
16 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
50 |
50 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
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| Presentation (including preperation) |
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| Total Work Load | 150 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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