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| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| RADIO, TELEVISION AND CINEMA PR. | |
| Code | RTS318 |
| Name | Film Theories |
| Term | 2019-2020 Academic Year |
| Semester | 6. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. AYDIN ÇAM |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. AYDIN ÇAM
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
This course aims to examine the major positions and issues in film theory with an eye to understanding connections between the early days of film and contemporary approaches to understanding film.
Course Content
The content of the course include classification of film theory; relationship between film and the real; formalism-realism debates; the space-time in cinema; auteur theory; genre criticism; film semiotics; psychoanalytical, feminist and Marxist approaches and perception studies.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explain the main research areas of film theories. |
| LO02 | Students know the main film theories. |
| LO03 | Evaluate the conceptualisation of the relationship between film and reality in film theories. |
| LO04 | Discuss the changes in film theories posed by technological developments. |
| LO05 | Contrast differences between classical and modern styles of narrative. |
| LO06 | Analyze the dynamics affecting film interpretation of the audience. |
| LO07 | Describe the psychoanalytic, structuralist, semiotic, feminist and Marxist approaches used in the film analysis. |
| LO08 | Comment on a film in terms of main approaches in film theories. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by research methods and techniques and other sources in the field of radio, television and cinema. | 4 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Graduates know the basic concepts of the field of communication. | 5 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Graduates recall knowledge of program production and management related to audio and visual broadcasting. | |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates design various types of scripts and programs that can be used in cinema, television and radio sectors. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates interpret the field of radio, television and cinema within the framework of critical thinking. | 3 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates research different fields of social sciences by adapting them to their own field of specialization. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates explain basic information about program production and management related to audio and visual broadcasting. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates relate art, aesthetics, law and general culture knowledge about the field. | 5 |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates use broadcasting and production technologies. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Graduates work both individually and as a team in the field. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Graduates adapt social problems at national and international level to professional studies. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Graduates gain the competence of using communication technologies, monitoring changes and continuous self-improvement. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Graduates participate in various social, cultural and artistic activities in the field. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Graduates carry out the tasks expected from him/her as a team member in the applications in his/her field with an interdisciplinary perspective. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Graduates use information and communication technologies together with the computer software required by the field. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates produce visual and audio content with the scientific formation acquired. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates analyze a film, a script or a television program from a technical, aesthetic and ideological perspective. | 5 |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates are committed to ethical principles in their professional practice, free from prejudice and against discrimination. | 3 |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates defend the universality of social and cultural rights, social justice awareness and cultural heritage. | 3 |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates prepare working environments such as studio and set in accordance with quality management processes and occupational health/safety. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is a Theory: defining the concept and functions of theory in the area of film studies. General information on major film theories | Reading | |
| 2 | Introduction to formalism-realism debates in film theories; explanation of discussions on reproduction of reality and the power of artistic formation in cinema | Reading | |
| 3 | Formalist Theory 1: 'Cinema is a language' Hugo Munsterberg, Rudolph Arnheim | Reading | |
| 4 | Formalist Theories 2: Balazs, Pudovkin and Kuleshov. | Reading | |
| 5 | Formalist theory of Eisenstein and conflict (dramatic policy) based editing. | Reading | |
| 6 | Realistic Theories 1: Andre Bazin, 'Cinema is the optical and mechanical reproduction of reality', the mise-en-scene and depth of field. | Reading | |
| 7 | Realistic Theories 2: Kracauer: Physical Reality and Narrative. | Reading | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Written exam | |
| 9 | Traditional and Modern Narrative: Godard. Deleuze and Time-Image | Reading | |
| 10 | Auteur Theory and Criticism: 'The creative writer, director and Andrew Sarris' | Reading | |
| 11 | Film semiotics: From Saussure and Pierce to C. Metz | Reading | |
| 12 | Cinema and Psychoanalysis: Freud, Lacan and Zizek Final examination | Reading | |
| 13 | Feminist Film Theory and Criticism: Mulvey, Kaplan, Gledhill. | Reading | |
| 14 | Genre Theory and Criticism: 'Genre and melodrama as a mode of a view of cinema' | Reading | |
| 15 | Spectatorship in cinema and reception analysis | Reading | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Written exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Written exam |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 20 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 20 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 80 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 114 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,56 | ||
| ECTS | 5 ECTS | ||