| 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 |
| Instructors |
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 | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 4. Week | Aesthetic approach in Lumiere Brothers and Melies | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | Early American movies, screenings | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 6. Week | The introduction of Griffith and feature films to the cinema | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 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 | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 10. Week | Germany and expressionism before the second war | Research Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation |
| 11. Week | Impressionist cinema in France | Course Hours Research Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 12. Week | Poetic realism in France | Course Hours Visual Presentation Research Verbal Expression |
| 13. Week | The prominence of post-war documentary aesthetics | Course Hours Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 14. Week | Realism debates and Italian New Realistic Cinema | Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 15. Week | Final | Practice Course Hours |
| 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 | ||
