| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Film Narration | RTS205 | 3. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Ayla KANBUR |
| Instructors |
Ayla KANBUR |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | This course is a basic introduction to understanding later film reading studies. It is designed to gain the means of evaluating a movie with its technological, aesthetic, cultural and economic ties in creating meaning at the end of the period. |
| Course Content | It is a course designed to relate the technical dimensions of a movie to creating meaning, or the use of technique to create meaning, and the features of narrative structure. Working on the main concepts of classical film narration is the content of this course. Identification, catharsis, transitive narrative, cause-effect relationship, closed end and fictional concepts are emphasized and examples of each of these concepts are studied with examples. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Understands what a film is and its textual organization within the context of new formalism. - Analyze the dominant narrative structure of cinema art, compare the similarities and differences of national and international examples. - Examines the production phases of cinema, narrative, mise en scene, cinematography, fiction and sound at the theoretical level and applies them to examples. - It gains a critical view that combines the value, cultural, genetic, historical and social importance of a movie in the art of cinema. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 2. Week | The Importance of Film Format | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 3. Week | Principles of narrative structure and narrative structure | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 4. Week | Time and space in the fictional film 1 | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 5. Week | Narration in fictional film, time and space 2 | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 6. Week | Mise-en-Scene | Course Hours Other Activities |
| 7. Week | Meaning making and Mise-en-Scene | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 8. Week | Midterm | Course Hours Practice |
| 9. Week | Cinematography | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours |
| 10. Week | Cinematography 2 | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours |
| 11. Week | The link between two shots: editing | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 12. Week | The link between two shots: editing 2 | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 13. Week | Continuity Editing | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 14. Week | Sound and dimensions of sound in cinema | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 15. Week | Final | Practice Course Hours |
| Ayşen Oluk Ersümer, Klasik Anlatı Sineması, Hayalperest Yayınevi, 2013. |
| David Bordwell, Christin Thompson, Film Sanatı, Deki Yayınları 2014 |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| PY9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Verbal Expression | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Visual Presentation | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Homework 1 | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| Homework 2 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Classroom Activities | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
