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Master's Program of Film Design with Thesis

FİLM506

FILM THEORIES FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Course Code
FİLM506
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. 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 DescriptionThis course examines the fundamental components and functioning of the film industry within a historical framework, while also addressing the emergence and transformation of film theories. Throughout the course, changes in production, distribution, and exhibition practices from the early periods of cinema to the present are analyzed, alongside the major film theories that have accompanied these transformations, considered within their historical contexts. In this way, the course aims to provide a comprehensive perspective for understanding the contemporary structure of the film industry by integrating both its historical background and theoretical frameworks.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction: What is Film Theory?
2nd Week Early Film Theories (1910?1930)
3rd Week Formalism: Editing, Montage, Form
4th Week Realism: Reality and Representation
5th Week Auteur Theory
6th Week Structuralism and Semiotics: Meaning Production
7th Week Psychoanalytic Film Theory: Spectator, Unconscious, Desire
8th Week Feminist Film Theory: Gaze and Representation
9th Week Marxist Film Theory: Ideology, Class, Production
10th Week Post-structuralism and Postmodernism
11th Week Audience Theories
12th Week New Media and Digital Theories
13th Week Global and Postcolonial Approaches
14th Week Current Debates and General Assessment
Recommended or Required ReadingD. Andrew. - Sinema Kuramları.
T. Elsaesser - Film Theory: An Introduction through the Senses.
Leo Braudy& Marshall Cohen - Film Theory and Criticism
Hugo Münsterberg - the Photoplay: A Psychological Study and Other Writings
Rudolf Arnheim - Toward a Psychology of Art & Film as Art
Sergei Eisenstein - Sinema Dersleri & Film Duyumu & Film Biçimi
Andre Bazin - Sinema Nedir?
Auteur Kuram ve Sanat Sineması Üzerine - Ed. Ali Karadoğan
Peter Wollen - Sinemada Göstergeler ve Anlam
Sinemanın Teorisi - Haz. Soner Sert
Lev Manovich
Postmodernizm ve Sinema - Der. Sabri Büyükdüvenci & S. Ruken Öztürk
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 10
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 65 65
Preparation for Final exam 1 35 35
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 1 30 30
Presentation (including preperation) 1 30 30
Literature review 2 20 40
Article Presentation 1 20 20
Total Work Load293
Total Work Load / 30 (h)9.76
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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K1 X
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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K16
K17
K18 X X
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K23 X
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K25 X