ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| Film and Television (Master) (with Thesis) (English) | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | CAT5001 | ||||
| Course Name: | Theories of Cinema | ||||
| Semester: | Spring | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. EMİR ORHAN KILIÇ | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Asst. Prof. Emir Orhan Kılıç | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to provide students with a deep understanding of the basic concepts, aesthetic principles and theoretical approaches of cinema art by examining cinema theories. It is aimed to provide students with the ability to analyze films through different cinema theories and to enable them to understand how cinema can be understood in a cultural, social and artistic context. |
| Course Content: | CAT5001 Theories of Cinema Week 1: Introduction to Film Theory Siegfried Kracauer – Theory of Film Week 2: Formalism and Russian Montage Theory Sergei Eisenstein and montage theory Lev Kuleshov and film editing (Kuleshov Effect) Screening: Analyzing montage in classic Russian cinema Week 3: Realism and Italian Neorealism Cesare Zavattini and neorealist theory Influences of Italian neorealism and Cinecitta on global cinema Reading: Bazin's realism in cinema, myth of total cinema Week 4: Auteur Theory and French New Wave André Bazin and auteur theory Key figures of the French New Wave Screening: Analysis of French New Wave films Week 5: Psychoanalysis and Film Sigmund Freud's influence on film theory Reading: Freudian interpretation of films Analyzing Freudian elements in select films Week 6: Structuralism and Semiotics Structuralism and semiotic theory in film Roland Barthes and Christian Metz Analysis of semiotic elements in film Week 7: Ideology and Marxist Film Theory Marxist analysis of cinema Louis Althusser and film ideology Screening: Analyzing ideological elements in films Week 8: Feminist Film Theory Laura Mulvey: Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema Other key figures in feminist film studies Screening: Feminist analysis of “Daughters of Darkness” (1971) Week 9: Postmodernism and Post-structuralism Postmodern cinema and Baudrillard's theories Post-structuralism: Deleuze and Guattari Reading: Postmodernist interpretation of films Screening and analysis of a postmodern tragedy: The Fly (1986) Week 10: Gender and Society Queer theory and cinema Screening and analysis: Flee (2021) Week 11: Literature and Cinema 36 Dramatic Situations Adaptation Theory Comparasion of film adaptations of William Shakespeare’s classical drama: The Tempest Week 12: Global Cinema and Transnationalism Globalization of cinema and cultural studies Transnationalism in film Screening: Analysis of transnational cinema Week 13: Alternative Cinema: Independent and Experimental Types: Indie, Experimental, Arthouse, B-Movie, Avant-garde, etc. Discussion and analysis of films against dominant industry Week 14: Contemporary Film Theory and Final Projects Recent developments in film theory Presentation of final research projects by students Course recap and discussion |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Apply Theoretical Concepts to Film Analysis 2) Evaluate Historical and Cultural Contexts |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Week 1: Introduction to Film Theory | Siegfried Kracauer – Theory of Film |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | "Film Theory: An Introduction" by Robert Stam, Robert Burgoyne, and Sandy Flitterman-Lewis "Film Art: An Introduction" by David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson "Theories of Cinema" by Dudley Andrew "Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings" edited by Leo Braudy and Marshall Cohen |
| References: | "Film Theory: An Introduction" by Robert Stam, Robert Burgoyne, and Sandy Flitterman-Lewis "Film Art: An Introduction" by David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson "Theories of Cinema" by Dudley Andrew "Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings" edited by Leo Braudy and Marshall Cohen |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| Program Outcomes | ||
| 7) In addition to acquiring the current professional knowledge and experience required by the Cinema and Television industry, students who will graduate from this program will also be equipped to adapt this knowledge and knowledge to new conditions, will be able to analyze the social, political, cultural and economic effects of communication systems, will have a strong social science formation and have a critical perspective. equipped with professional ethics, sensitive to social events, respecting differences, open to new perspectives, able to ask their own questions, following the developments in our country and the world, trying to understand social, cultural, political and economic realities, reading, writing, listening and speaking in Turkish and English. It is aimed for them to be individuals who have speaking skills and have adopted an interdisciplinary way of thinking. | ||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 7) | In addition to acquiring the current professional knowledge and experience required by the Cinema and Television industry, students who will graduate from this program will also be equipped to adapt this knowledge and knowledge to new conditions, will be able to analyze the social, political, cultural and economic effects of communication systems, will have a strong social science formation and have a critical perspective. equipped with professional ethics, sensitive to social events, respecting differences, open to new perspectives, able to ask their own questions, following the developments in our country and the world, trying to understand social, cultural, political and economic realities, reading, writing, listening and speaking in Turkish and English. It is aimed for them to be individuals who have speaking skills and have adopted an interdisciplinary way of thinking. | 2 |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 3 | % 40 |
| Final | 3 | % 60 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 12 | 36 |
| Midterms | 2 | 6 |
| Final | 1 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 45 | |