Course Objectives: |
At the end of this course, it is aimed that the students know the structure of cinema as an art form, its mechanisms as a tool of narrative and communication and its operation as an industry. |
Course Content: |
The development of world cinema from the beginning, the invention of cinematography, the first cinematograph representation of the Lumiere Brothers, Georges Mélies and the introduction of the fiction language into cinema, Griffith cinemas and the development of cinema language, the establishment of the Hollywood system, Weimar Period, German Expressionist Cinema, Soviet Cinema, French Impressionism and Poetic Realism, Dadaism and Surrealism. |
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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
The Birth of Cinema;
- Camera-obscura and discovery of Photo film
- Edison and Kinetoscope |
Cook, pp. 1-50 (Ch. 1&2) |
2) |
The popularization of cinema in the international arena. |
Movies:
Lumieres Brotherhood's Documentaries / E. S. Porter - The first great train robbery
Book: Cook, pp. 1-50 (Ch. 1&2)
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3) |
D.W. Griffith and Development of narrative form. |
Movie: The Birth of a Nation
Book: Cook, pp. 51-86 and 169-204
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4) |
Soviet silent films and assembly theory. |
Movie: Bronyenosyets Potyomkin
Book: Cook, pp.113-168.
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5) |
German Cinema in the Weimar Period and Europe in the 1930s |
Movie: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
Book: Cook, pp. 87-112 and 289-326 |
6) |
American Studio system and Hollywood. |
Movie: Rear Window
Book: Cook, pp. 231-284 and 406-424 |
7) |
French Poetic Realism and European Cinema before World War II |
Movie: Atalante
Book: Cook, pp. 431-478 |
8) |
Itaian Neorealism. |
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9) |
French New Wave. |
Movie: À bout de souffle
Book: Cook, pp. 431-478
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10) |
British Free Cinema - New Cinema in England. |
Movie: Saturday Night Sunday Morning
Book: Cook, pp. 481-492
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11) |
European Renaissance - New German Cinema. |
Movie: Der Himmel über Berlin
Book: Cook, pp. 582-595
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12) |
New Hollywood 1965- 1995 |
Movies: Some Like it Hot / Bonnie ve Clyde
Book: Cook, pp.845-871
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13) |
3. World Cinema. |
Movie: Kurz ve Schmerzlos
Book: Cook, pp.795-827
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14) |
East Asian cinema. |
Movie: Wo hu cang long |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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- Gaining discursive, theoretical and factual information from various environments, in local, national and global context for related field, architectural design/ planning/ design activities and researches, she has required ability and comprehension to reflect the information on academic environment. |
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- Has intellectual, discursive, scientific, technologic, esthetic, artistic, historic and cultural information and comprehension about related field. |
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- Has knowledge and understanding on human and community oriented and sensitive to environment (natural and built) architectural design/ planning/ design/ research methods on the related field. |
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- Has multidimensional knowledge and understanding on economics, topics related to disasters and environmental and societal sustainability principles and standards. |
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- They have knowledge about the principles, laws, regulations and standards related to their field. |
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6) |
- Has knowledge and understanding about institutional and ethical values related to the concerned field. |
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- Has knowledge and understanding about the place / importance of the related field in its historical, geographical, social and cultural context. |
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8) |
- Has ability to develop concepts in architectural design/ planning/ design fields. |
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9) |
- Has ability to provide integrity between discourse, theory and practise for architectural design / planning / design activities and researches. |
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10) |
- Has ability to identify facts, potential, problems and required researches for these in architectural design/ planning/ design issues. |
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