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Program of Film Design and Directing

FİLM408

FILM CRITICISM

Course Code
FİLM408
Semester
Eighth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study4
SemesterEighth Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Improve their analysing skills relating to films.
  2. Learn how to relate films and other disciplines.
  3. Get abilities to write academic texts with relating their fields of interests and develop a critical, multidimensional, and analytical approach to addressing issues
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionWithin the scope of the course, students gain knowledge about historical, semiotic, sociological, ideological, psychoanalytical, feminist, and auteur criticism approaches. Their understanding of various film genres and types is enhanced, and they develop the ability to analyze a film using fundamental approaches in film criticism.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week What is Criticism and Film Criticism? Who is a Film Critic? Connection Between Film Criticism and the Audience
2nd Week Cinematic Dramaturgy: A Dramaturgical Analysis Through a Sample Film
3rd Week Fundamental Approaches in Film Criticism: Sociological Criticism and Evaluations with Film Examples
4th Week Fundamental Approaches in Film Criticism: Semiotic Criticism and Evaluations with Film Examples
5th Week Fundamental Approaches in Film Criticism: Auteur Criticism and Evaluations Through Examples
6th Week Fundamental Approaches in Film Criticism: Historical and Ideological Criticism and Evaluations with Film Examples
7th Week Interactive Film Analysis with Students: Auteur, Semiotic, Sociological, Historical, and Ideological Criticism Through a Sample Film
8th Week Fundamental Approaches in Film Criticism: Psychoanalytic Criticism and Evaluations with Film Examples
9th Week Fundamental Approaches in Film Criticism: Feminist Criticism and the Examination of Gender Roles Through a Sample Film
10th Week Film Analysis Through a Sample Film Within the Context of Fundamental Approaches in Film Criticism
11th Week A Critical Perspective on the Hollywood Film Industry
12th Week Evaluations of Films Produced in the Hollywood Industry
13th Week The Role of Genres in Film Criticism
14th Week Film Analysis Through a Sample Film Within the Context of Fundamental Approaches in Film Criticism
Recommended or Required ReadingKabadayı, Lale, (2013) Film Eleştirisi, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul.
Teksoy, Rekin, (2005) Rekin Teksoy'un Sinema Tarihi, İstanbul, Oğlak Yayıncılık.
Adanır, Oğuz, (2003) Sinemada Anlam ve Anlatım, İstanbul, Alfa Yayınları.
Özden, Zafer, (2004) Film Eleştirisi, İmge Kitapevi Yayınları
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
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 60 60
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load156
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.2
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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