Information Package / Course Catalogue
Short Film Studies
Course Code: STV531
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to discuss short films, which are a unique narrative form, in terms of their ontological features and to examine the possibilities of short film in terms of creating meaning in the axis of form-content integrity and in all its critical aspects.

Course Content

Short film is defined in an ontological framework. Theoretical discussions on short film are included. The narrative possibilities, intellectual dimensions and critical perspectives of short film are examined with sample films.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Alper ERÇETİNGÖZ
Learning Outcomes
1.To gain knowledge about the ontological features that distinguish short films from feature films.
2.To provide critical knowledge for the theoretical evaluation of short films.
3.Acquiring the ability to utilize the concepts of different disciplines for the criticism of short films.
4.Acquiring the ability to write short film criticism academically.
5.To be able to make comparative analysis of short films produced in Turkish and world cinemas.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Gündel, N. & Erçetingöz, A. (2023). Kısa Filmler Ne Anlatıyor, Nasıl Anlatıyor? Literatürk Yayınları.
2.Raskin, R. (2002). The Art of the Short Fiction Film: A Shot by Shot Study of Nine Modern Classics. McFarland, Jefferson.
3.Felando, C. (2015). Discovering Short Films: The History and Style of Live-Action Fiction Shorts. Palgrave Macmillan.
4.Nash, P. (2013). Kısa Film Senaryosu Yazmak (Çev. Baysal, B.). Kalkedon.
5.Piper, J. (2013). Kısa Film Yapımı (Çev. Metin, G.). Say Yayınları.
6.Can, A. (2005). Kısa Film. Tablet Kitabevi.
7.Cooper, P. ve Dancyger, K. (2005). Kısa Film Yazmak (Çev. Güneş, S.). Es Yayınları.
8.Adanır, O. (2003). Sinemada Anlam ve Anlatım. Alfa Yayınları.
9.Büker, S. (2010). Sinemada Anlam Yaratma. Hayalbaz Kitap.
10.Hayward, S. (2012). Sinemanın Temel Kavramları (Çev. Kutay, U. & Çavuş, M.). Es Yayınları.
11.Kaliç, S. (1992). Deneysel Sinemanın Kısa Tarihi. Hil Yayınları.
12.Monaco, J. (2002). Bir Film Nasıl Okunur? (Çev. Yılmaz, E.). Oğlak Yayıncılık.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is a short film?
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic elements of short film narrative: time, space, plot
Week 3 - Theoretical
Character structuring in short film
Week 4 - Theoretical
Story design and sample models in short film
Week 5 - Theoretical
Richard Raskin's conceptual model
Week 6 - Theoretical
Introduction to short film criticism: theme & subject
Week 7 - Theoretical
Introduction to short film criticism: proposition
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Short film and social memory
Week 10 - Theoretical
Symbolic meaning possibilities and thought production in short film
Week 11 - Theoretical
Otherness, racism and discrimination in short film
Week 12 - Theoretical
Colonial approaches in short film
Week 13 - Theoretical
Critical approaches to gender in short film
Week 14 - Theoretical
Short film and politics
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment1301040
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination121122
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
1
1
1
1
1
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026