| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Cinema Theories | RTS305 | 5. 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. Selma KÖKSAL |
| Instructors |
Evren GÜNEVİ USLU |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | This course aims to get acquainted with the first theories of cinema, which include historical aesthetic debates ranging from literature to painting and dynamic research of social sciences. |
| Course Content | Cinema has placed it in the center of aesthetic, economic and social debates since its inception. This course is organized to meet the first studies on cinema besides historical aesthetic discussions and to give a theoretical view to cinema. Among the names that produced the first systematic thoughts on cinema, alternative perspectives that prevailed until the 1970s will be within the scope of this course. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Understands the basis of the first discussions about the features that make cinema art. - Recognize the historical characteristics of theoretical and critical approaches to cinema. - Associates the economic, technological and aesthetic development of the cinema. - It establishes the connection between social history and artistic trends with cinema theories. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Content and importance of the course: How does cinema and theory come together? | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 2. Week | The first filmmakers, the first approaches to cinema | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 3. Week | The specificity of the vehicle: What is your cinema? | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 4. Week | The role of other arts in early film theories | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | Form or Real? | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 6. Week | The effect of Russian formalism on cinema | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 7. Week | Soviet assembly theorists (vertov, Pudovkin) | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 8. Week | Midterm exam | Course Hours Practice |
| 9. Week | Soviet Assembly Theorists (Eisenstein) | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 10. Week | Italians are after the truth: Zavattini-Aristarco | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 11. Week | Fact and camera: Andre Bazin | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 12. Week | Fact and Camera: Krakauer | Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 13. Week | The unique of the non-unique: Benjamin | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 14. Week | Cinema in the clamp of the Culture Industry: Adorno | Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 15. Week | FINAL | Practice Course Hours |
| Dudley Andrew, Büyük Sinema Kuramları, Doruk Yayıncılık |
| Robert Stam, Sinema Teorisine Giriş, AYrıntı Yayınları |
| Thomas Elsaesser, Malte Hagener, Film Kuramı: Duyular Yoluyla Bir Giriş, Dipnot Yayınları |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40,60 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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 | 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 | ||
