| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film Theories | ILB137 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Nigar PÖSTEKİ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explains the main research areas of film theories.
2) Lists the main film theories.
3) Evaluates the conceptualisation of the relation between cinema and real.
4) Discusses the changes in film theories.
5) Analyzes the dynamics affecting film perception.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | Middle | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | |
| 2 | Middle | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | |
| 3 | Middle | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | |
| 4 | Middle | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | |
| 5 | Middle | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The content of the course includes classification of film theory.
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. Introduction to formalism-realism debates in film theories; explanation of discussions on reproduction of reality and the power of artistic formation in cinema.2) Formalist Theory 1. "Cinema is a language" Hugo Munsterberg, Rudolph Arnheim 2. Balazs, Pudovkin and Kuleshov.
3) Formalist theory of Eisenstein and conflict (dramatic policy) based editing.
4) Realistic Theories 1. Andre Bazin, "Cinema is the optical and mechanical reproduction of reality", the mise-en-scene and depth of field. 2. Kracauer: Physical Reality and Narrative.
5) Film Analysis.
6) Film Analysis.
7) Film Analysis.
8) Midterm Examination/Assessment
9) Traditional and Modern Narrative: Godard. Deleuze and Time-Image. Auteur Theory and Criticism: "The creative writer, director and Andrew Sarris"
10) Film Analysis.
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" Spectatorship in cinema and reception analysis.
15) Film Analysis.
16) Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required