UNI186 Film CultureIstinye UniversityDegree Programs Computer Aided Design and AnimationGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
Computer Aided Design and Animation

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Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI186
Course Name: Film Culture
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Associate TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Short Cycle EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Prof. Dr. AYBİKE SERTTAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Gurkan
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to focus on film and key developments in film technology; dramatic aspects of the narrative film; cinematography, film aesthetics, genres, and auteur study; sociological ramifications of film.
Course Content: This course provides an introductory survey of film as a distinct art form that has the ability to reflect, critique, reshape, and impact society and culture. In the course, film narrative formulation and its major formal elements of film: mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, and sound design are discussed. Besides this, the terminology to critically examine and analyze film, across a variety of genres, in its relationship to various aspects of society and culture (violence, race, class, gender and sexuality, etc.) are also discussed.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Categorizes the necessary information about cinema aesthetics.
2) Gains an understanding of a variety of cinematic works as products of specific cultures, times, and places.
3) Gains an understanding of critical commentary about film from a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspective.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the Course: The main terms on Cinema and Film
2) The main terms on Cinema and Film
3) Counter Cinema
4) Film Style and Film Genres
5) Popular Film Genres
6) Documentary Films
7) Women’s cinema
8) Queer cinema
9) National Cinemas: British Cinema
10) National Cinemas: the Soviet Montage cinema
11) National Cinemas: Turkish Cinema
12) National Cinemas: New German Cinema
13) Cinema and New Media
14) Cultural, Social and Global Effect of Film

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: • Film Art: An Introduction – Bordwell/Thompson – McGraw Hil
• Film History: An Introduction – Bordwell/Thompson – McGraw Hil
References: IMDB App or Bookmarked ve makaleler / articles

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Ability to design Have basic art and design skills Developing an idea for a topic or problem and visualizing it Having an aesthetic point of view Ability to make 2D and 3D Animation Ability to do Motion Graphics Design (Animation) Ability to use necessary programs and software for design and animation Digital Game Design Composing and scripting an idea Ability to create a storyboard Having knowledge about desktop publishing (printing, printing, etc.) Understanding the relationship between typography and emotion

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Ability to design Have basic art and design skills Developing an idea for a topic or problem and visualizing it Having an aesthetic point of view Ability to make 2D and 3D Animation Ability to do Motion Graphics Design (Animation) Ability to use necessary programs and software for design and animation Digital Game Design Composing and scripting an idea Ability to create a storyboard Having knowledge about desktop publishing (printing, printing, etc.) Understanding the relationship between typography and emotion

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Quizzes 3 % 60
Final 1 % 40
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 70
Quizzes 3 15
Final 1 3
Total Workload 130