Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : RTS316 |
| Course Type | : Required |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 5 |
The aim of this course is to examine cinema not only as an art form and communication medium but also as a theoretical and intellectual field. The course seeks to enable students to understand the historical development of film theories, comprehend different theoretical approaches, and apply these approaches in film analysis.
The scope of this course includes the concept of theory and its relationship with cinema; the conditions that led to the emergence of film theories; an examination of early film theories; debates on formalism and realism; Soviet montage theory; auteur theory; structuralism and semiotics; text and intertextuality; psychoanalytic film theory; feminist film theory; theoretical approaches such as those developed by the Frankfurt School; as well as contemporary cinema studies including the sociology of cinema, audience research, and cultural studies.
| 1. | Defines the phenomenon of theory and film theories. |
| 2. | Explains the historical development process of film theories. |
| 3. | Understands film language and is able to analyze films according to different theoretical approaches. |
| 4. | Knows and explains different film theories and is able to apply them in film analysis. |
| 5. | Knows current cinema studies and follows the process of change in cinema studies. |
| 1. | Stam, Robert (2000). Sinema Teorisine Giriş. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları |
| 2. | Andrew, Dudley J. (2000). Sinema Kuramları. İstanbul: İzdüşüm Yayınları. |
| 3. | Bordwell, David & Thompson, Kristin (2008). Film Sanatı. Çev. Ertan Yılmaz. Ankara: Deki Yayınları. |
| 4. | Büker, Seçil; Topçu, Gürhan Y. (2010). Sinema: Tarih-Kuram-Eleştiri. İstanbul: Kırmızı Kedi Yayınları. |
| 5. | Büker, Seçil (1996). Film Dili: Kuramsal ve Eleştirel Eğilimler. İstanbul: Kavram Yayınları. |
| 6. | Süalp, Tül Akbal (2004). Zaman Mekan: Kuram ve Sinema. İstanbul: Bağlam Yayınları. |
| 7. | Arnheim, Rudolf (2002). Sanat Olarak Sinema. Ankara: Öteki Yayınları. |
| 8. | Bazin, Andre (2000). Sinema Nedir? İstanbul: İzdüşüm Yayınları. |
| 9. | Kracauer, Siegfried (2014). Film Teorisi: Fiziksel Gerçekliğin Kurtuluşu. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları. |
| 10. | Eisenstein, Sergei (1999). Sinema Dersleri. Ankara: Öteki Yayınları. |
| 11. | Pudovkin, Vsevolog (1995). Sinemanın Temel İlkeleri. Ankara: Bilgi Yayınevi. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Attending Lectures | 5 | %5 |
| Quiz | 1 | %10 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %25 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Reading | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| Quiz | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 125 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | PÇ-13 | PÇ-14 | PÇ-15 | PÇ-16 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
OÇ-2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
OÇ-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
OÇ-4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
OÇ-5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||