Information Package

Master's Program of Film Design with Thesis

FİLM505

MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO FILM

Course Code
FİLM505
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. can analyze and explain the multifaceted relationships between cinema and various disciplines.
  2. can understand that films do not merely tell stories but also represent reality in diverse ways.
  3. can critically evaluate ideological representations in visual storytelling.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionWhether fictional or documentary, films can benefit from different disciplines in terms of their subjects. Many disciplines, from history to politics, from psychology to anthropology, can be direct or indirect sources for the films produced; films can also be included in the study areas of various disciplines. This course underlines possible new interaction potentials by focusing on the interactions between different disciplines, film and film studies.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Course: Content, Objectives, and General Structure
2nd Week Cinema and Other Disciplines in Relation to Reality
3rd Week Literature and Cinema: Adaptation Studies
4th Week Early Documentaries and Anthropology
5th Week Representation and Ideology in Cinema
6th Week Cinema and the Political
7th Week Cinema, Power, and Propaganda
8th Week Psychology and Cinema: Cinematherapy
9th Week Traces of Social Psychology in Films: Social Influence
10th Week Traces of Social Psychology in Films: Social Cognition
11th Week Traces of Social Psychology in Films: Attribution, Attitudes, and Persuasion
12th Week Sociology of Cinema
13th Week Cinema and Philosophy
14th Week Film Analysis and General Evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingArijon, D. (2013). Film Dilbilgisi. İstanbul: Agora Kitaplığı.
Bordwell, D., & Thompson, K. (2012). Film Sanatı: Bir Giriş (E. S. Onaran & E. Yılmaz, Çev.). Ankara: De Ki Basım Yayım.
Büker, S. (1985). Sinemada Anlam Yaratma. Ankara: Metis Yayınları.
Nichols, B. (2017). Belgesel sinemaya giriş (çev. H. Yurtsever & Z. Doğan). İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi.
Hall, S. (Ed.). (2017). Temsil: Kültürel temsiller ve anlamlandırma uygulamaları (İ. Dündar, Çev.). İstanbul: Pinhan Yayıncılık.
Storey, J. (2020). Kültürel kuram ve popüler kültür (B. Gözkan & diğerleri, Çev.). İstanbul: Babil Kitap.
Bernays, E. (2020). Propaganda (Ü. Şensoy, Çev.). İstanbul: Kaos Yayınları.
Myers, D. G., & Twenge, J. M. (2022). Sosyal psikoloji (Güncel Türkçe baskı). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Bauman, Z., & May, T. (2021). Sosyolojik düşünmek (A. Yılmaz, Çev.). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
Wartenberg, T. E. (2013). Sinemayı anlamak: Filmlerle felsefe yapmak (Türkçe baskı). İstanbul: Agora Kitaplığı.
Bazin, A. (2011). Sinema nedir? (İ. Şener, Çev.). İstanbul: Doruk Yayınları.
Monaco, J. (2014). Bir film nasıl okunur? (E. Yılmaz, Çev.). İstanbul: Oğlak Yayınları.
Ryan, M., & Kellner, D. (2016). Politik kamera: Çağdaş Hollywood sineması ve ideoloji (Türkçe baskı). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
Stam, R. (2014). Sinema teorisine giriş (S. Salman & Ç. Asatekin, Çev.). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
Phillip Knightley. 2012. ?The Role of the Media in Justifying and Promoting War?. In Justifying
War Propaganda, Politics and the Modern Age (eds.) David Welch and Jo Fox. New York:
Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 377-383.
Angelo Emanuele Cioffi. 2022. ? `The Political of Political Cinema??. In Philosophical Theories of
Political Cinema. Routledge: New York, pp. 9-26.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Practice
  • Presentation
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Attendance 1 20
Presentation of Article 1 10
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 3 3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 1 30 30
Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 3 10 30
Presentation (including preperation) 3 15 45
Field Research 2 15 30
Article Presentation 3 20 60
Total Work Load303
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.1
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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