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| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| RADIO, TELEVISION AND CINEMA PR. | |
| Code | RTS318 |
| Name | Film Theories |
| Term | 2021-2022 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 | List 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 | - | Graduates gain critical thinking and interpretation skills in the field of radio, television and cinema | 5 |
| PLO02 | - | Graduates have the knowledge of thinking in different disciplines of social sciences and adapting them to their own specialization through applications and doing research when needed | 5 |
| PLO03 | - | Graduates have knowledge about different areas of communication at the entry level. | 2 |
| PLO04 | - | Graduates have knowledge of art, aesthetics, legal framework and culture in general and understand connections among them | 5 |
| PLO05 | - | Graduates produce audio-visual content with the academic formation gained and can control the production stages | 4 |
| PLO06 | - | Graduates gain knowledge of program production and management for broadcasting in terrestrial and web environments | 0 |
| PLO07 | - | Graduates develop the ability to express his/her feelings and thoughts by creating “written, oral and visual texts” | 2 |
| PLO08 | - | Graduates analyze and interpret social problems at national and international level | 4 |
| PLO09 | - | Graduates gain skills in writing various forms of scripts and producing programs for cinema, television and radio. | 1 |
| PLO10 | - | Graduates gain the ability to use communication technologies, to follow technological developments and to improve himself/herself accordingly | 0 |
| PLO11 | - | Graduates gain the ability to plan and organize all kinds of content for audio-visual activities from design to editing and disseminating. | 3 |
| PLO12 | - | Graduates can carry out interdisciplinary work processes the activities expected from him as a team member | 0 |
| PLO13 | - | Graduates can perform effective work individually and as a team member in the production process and provide coordination the field of radio, television and cinema | 0 |
| PLO14 | - | Graduates can prepare audio-visual necessities, decors and stages of studio area. | 0 |
| PLO15 | - | Graduates have know-how and skills about production and broadcast technologies | 0 |
| PLO16 | - | Graduates have knowledge of the information and communication technologies, and the computer softwares required by the field | 0 |
| PLO17 | - | Graduates are able to analyze a film, a script or a television program technically, aesthetically and ideologically. | 5 |
| PLO18 | - | Graduates can express written or visual ideas in a creative way by transforming them into a radio, television or cinema project. | 3 |
| PLO19 | - | Graduates take responsibility for planning, designing and executing pre-production processes of radio, television and cinema. | 0 |
| PLO20 | - | Graduates have the skills and competence to communicate effectively against discrimination and free from prejudices | 4 |
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 | 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 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| 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 | ||