| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORY OF CINEMA I | RTS217 | 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 |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tunç YILDIRIM |
| Instructor(s) |
Tunç YILDIRIM |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The aim of the course is to provide students with the ability to master the literature of their field and analyze in a historical perspective while evaluating today's cinema. |
| Course Content | Since the birth of cinema, it not only opened a new era in traditional arts, but was also born into an era where the political, economic and technological changes of the world accelerated. This course is designed to present the critical changes and periods in film aesthetics in the light of socio-political, cultural and technological transformations of the 19th and 20th centuries. The course will include milestones in cinema history, important directors, groundbreaking movements, industrial and national differences. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Compares the present conditions with the birth of cinema. - Recognizes aesthetic continuity and references between films. - Comprehend the currents and periods in cinema in their social conditions. - Analyzes the films in their historical traditions. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Social conditions in the world at the end of the 19th century | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 2. Week | Film devices, magic, technology and competition Lumiere Brothers and Edison | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 3. Week | İşçi sınıfı, göçmenler, boş zaman kültürü ve şehirleşme ve erken dönem izleyici ilişkileri | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 4. Week | Aesthetic approach in Lumiere Brothers and Melies | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 5. Week | Early American movies, screenings | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 6. Week | The introduction of Griffith and feature films to the cinema | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 7. Week | Cinema between telling and showing: Continuity, Editing, painting aesthetic searches | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 8. Week | Midterm | Practice Course Hours |
| 9. Week | Vertov, Eisentein and Theory of Editing | Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 10. Week | Germany and expressionism before the second war | Research Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 11. Week | Impressionist cinema in France | Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression Research |
| 12. Week | Poetic realism in France | Research Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 13. Week | The prominence of post-war documentary aesthetics | Course Hours Research Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 14. Week | Realism debates and Italian New Realistic Cinema | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours |
| 15. Week | Final | Course Hours Practice |
| Geoffrey Nowell Smith, Dünya Sinema Tarihi, Kabalcı Yayınları |
| Rekin Teksoy, Sinema Tarihi, Oğlak Yayıncılık |
| Examples from World Cinema |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| PY3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| PY4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40,60 |
| PY5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| PY7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| PY10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| PY11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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 | ||
