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Program of Film Design and Directing

FİLM409

FILM THEORY

Course Code
FİLM409
Semester
Seventh Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study4
SemesterSeventh Term (Fall)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Learn how the elements that constitute a movie contribute to its meaning
  2. Learn to understand the movie - reality relation with the help of main theories
  3. Learn how to approach a movie and interpret the movie like a text
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionIn this course the film theory will be covered within the frame of fundamental literature from it's beginning until today, in order to comprehend different theories and approaches that examine cinema in theory. The course discusses how to approach a film and interpret the film as a narration in the light of formalism and realism, structuralism and post-structuralism and theoretical approaches of post-cinema era.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the course: What is film theory?
2nd Week Formalist and Realist Film Theory
3rd Week Synthesis of Formalism and Realism
4th Week Auteur theory in Cinema
5th Week Auteur theory in Cinema
6th Week Film Narrative Theory
7th Week Genre Theory in Cinema
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Cinema and Semiotics
10th Week Psychoanalytic Film Theory
11th Week Feminist Film Theory
12th Week Digital Cinema
13th Week Digital Cinema
14th Week Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Recommended or Required ReadingAbisel, N (1995). Popüler Sinema ve Türler. İstanbul: Alan.
Andrew. D.J. (2007). Sinema Kuramları. (Çev. İ. Şener). İstanbul: İzdüşüm.
Büker, S. & Topçu, G. Y. (2010). Sinema:Tarih-Kuram-Eleştiri. İstanbul: Kırmızı Kedi.
Hayward, Susan. Sinemanın Temel Kavramları (Çev. U. Kutay & M. Çavuş). İstanbul: Es Yayınları.
Monaco, J. (2001). Bir Film Nasıl Okunur? Sinema Dili, Tarihi ve Kuramı (Çev. E. Yılmaz). İstanbul: Oğlak.
Özarslan, Z. (Ed.). (2013a). Sinema Kuramları I. İstanbul: Su.
Özarslan, Z. (Ed). (2013b). Sinema Kuramları II. İstanbul: Su.
Sert, S. (Ed.). (2021). Sinemanın Teorisi. İstanbul: Yordam.
Denson, S. & Leyda, J. (Ed.). (2021). Post Sinema: 21. Yüzyıl Sinemasının Kuramsallaştırılması. (Çev. Pınar Fontini). İstanbul: Notabene.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Other
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 20
Attendance 1 10
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
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 14 1 14
Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework 1 50 50
Presentation (including preperation)
Total Work Load153
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.1
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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K2 X
K3 X
K4 X
K5 X
K6 X
K7 X X
K8 X
K9 X X X
K10
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K12 X X
K13 X
K14
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K18 X X
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K23 X
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K25 X