Information Package

Ph.D. on Radio, Television and Cinema

RTS609

AESTHETICS OF CINEMA

Course Code
RTS609
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
15
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelDoctorate Of Science
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS15
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. learn to investigate aesthetic factors when cinematography of a film is created
  2. learn how aesthetic perception is created, gain an academic view to evaluate the organic relationship between cinema and aesthetics.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThe students who take this course learn how to analyze the aesthetical elements that are used to create the cinematography of a film. Therewithal, they have an academic point of view that can evaluate the organic link between the cinema and aesthetics by learning the elements that create the aesthetic perception in filmic language.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the course
2nd Week The relationship between cinema and reality
3rd Week Basic qualities of cinema art and their relations to aesthetic elements
4th Week The relationship between aesthetic and reality
5th Week Aesthetic Theory
6th Week Film Design
7th Week The Structure of Cinema Language and Dramatic Structure
8th Week The Structure of Cinema Language and Cinematography
9th Week Visual communication, visual language and the elements of visual language
10th Week Visual arrangement in cinema and Aesthetics
11th Week Creation of Cinematic Time-Space and Design of a Scene
12th Week Sound and Aesthetic in Cinema
13th Week Cinematic Rhytym
14th Week Classical Cinema Language and Aesthetic Elements
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 1 10
Total(%) 30
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 30
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 70
Total(%) 100
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2
K1 X
K2 X
K3 X X