| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film Theories | RTS332 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Spring | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Nigar PÖSTEKİ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explain the main research areas of film theories.
2) List the main film theories.
3) Evaluate the conceptualisation of the relationship between film and reality in film theories.
4) Discuss the changes in film theories posed by technological developments.
5) Contrast differences between classical and modern styles of narrative.
6) Analyze the dynamics affecting film interpretation of the audience.
7) Describe the psychoanalytic, structuralist, semiotic, feminist and Marxist approaches used in the film analysis.
8) Comment on a film in terms of main approaches in film theories.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | Middle | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | High | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | High | |
| 2 | Middle | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | High | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | High | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | High | |
| 4 | Middle | Middle | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | High | |
| 5 | Middle | High | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | |
| 6 | Middle | High | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | |
| 7 | Middle | High | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | |
| 8 | Middle | High | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | |
Mode of Delivery
e-course
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None.
Course Contents
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.
Weekly Schedule
1) What is a Theory: defining the concept and functions of theory in the area of film studies. General information on major film theories.2) Introduction to formalism-realism debates in film theories; explanation of discussions on reproduction of reality and the power of artistic formation in cinema.
3) Formalist Theory 1: "Cinema is a language" Hugo Munsterberg, Rudolph Arnheim
4) Formalist Theories 2: Balazs, Pudovkin and Kuleshov.
5) Formalist theory of Eisenstein and conflict (dramatic policy) based editing.
6) Realistic Theories 1: Andre Bazin, "Cinema is the optical and mechanical reproduction of reality", the mise-en-scene and depth of field.
7) Realistic Theories 2: Kracauer: Physical Reality and Narrative.
8) Midterm Examination/Assessment
9) Traditional and Modern Narrative: Godard. Deleuze and Time-Image
10) Auteur Theory and Criticism: "The creative writer, director and Andrew Sarris"
11) Film semiotics: From Saussure and Pierce to C. Metz
12) Cinema and Psychoanalysis: Freud, Lacan and Zizek
13) Feminist Film Theory and Criticism: Mulvey, Kaplan, Gledhill.
14) Genre Theory and Criticism: "Genre and melodrama as a mode of a view of cinema"
15) Spectatorship in cinema and reception analysis .
16) Final Examination/Assessment
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Büker, Seçil ve Y. Gürhan Topçu, der. (2010). Sinema: Tarih-Kuram-Eleştiri. İstanbul: Kırmızı Kedi Yay.
2- İri, Murat, der. (2011). Sinema Araştırmaları: Kuramlar, Kavramlar, Yaklaşımlar (2. Basım). İstanbul: Derin Yayınları.
3- Erdoğan, Nezih (1993). Seyirci ve Bir Anlamlama Süreci Olarak Sinema. Ankara: Med Campus Proje 126.
4- Abisel, Nilgün (1989). Sessiz Sinema. Ankara: A.ü. BYYO. Yay. No: 10.
5- Büker, Seçil (1989). Film ve Gerçek. Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniv. Yay.
6- Büker, Seçil; Onaran, Oğuz (1985). Sinema Kuramları. Ankara: Dost.
7- Monaco, James (2001). Bir Film Nasıl Okunur?: Sinema Dili, Tarihi ve Kuramı. Çev. E. Yılmaz. İstanbul: Oğlak.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
20% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required