Cinema and Television
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

SIN275

Course Name:

Film Theory I

Course Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
2	0	2	4

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Common Pool

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi MURAT TIRPAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi MURAT TIRPAN

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to develop the intellectual infrastructure of students and to learn the film theory in order to provide their theoretical knowledge in cinema.
Course Content:	Cinema Theory

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) I.Symbolic shape and form information increase II. The deconstruction of the theoretical background of compositing forms The comparison of ”realist“ theoreticians and producers with ”formalist“ theorists from the beginning of the period IV.Improve students' thoughts on the function of semiconductor V. To be able to access film semiotics
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	What is Film Theory? Which Questions Are Asked, Theoric Or Analyst Theories Are Discussed. Course Objectives, Content, Scope, Expectations, Limitations etc.	.
2)	Introduction to Film Theory: Basic Paradigms (Realism-Formalism / Lumiere-Mélies), Vachel Lindsay & Hugo Münsterberg - Theories	.
3)	Comparison of Expressive and Realistic Traditions: Rudolf Arnheim & Siegfried Kracauer Theories (Foundations)	.
4)	Formalists in Visual Arts and Literature and Formalists in Cinema: The Pudovkin, Eisenstein & Béla Balazs Theories	.
5)	Realism in Visual Arts and Literature and Naturalism & Realistic Tradition in Cinema: André Bazin & New Realism	.
6)	Auteur Theory & Auteurism in Cinema	.
7)	Jean Luc Godard Cinema & Cinema-True Group	.
8)	Midterm	.
9)	Modernism in Cinema & Antonioni Cinema	.
10)	Antonioni Cinema	.
11)	Studying Tarkovsky Cinema & Time as an Example of Lyricism in Cinema	.
12)	Tarkovski Cinema	.
13)	Robert Bresson Cinema and Bresson's ası notes Robert	.
14)	Pier Paolo Pasolini Cinema	.
15)	Final exam	.
16)	Final exam	.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Bir Film Nasıl Okunur? , James Monaco, Oğlak Yayınları
Sinema Kuramları, Dudley Andrew, İzdüşüm Sinema
Sinema Nedir?, André Bazin, İzdüşüm Sinema
Sinema Dersleri, Sergei Eisenstein, Öteki Sinema
Sanat Olarak Sinema, Rudolf Arnheim, Öteki Sinema
Mühürlenmiş Zaman, Andrei Tarkovski, Agora Kitaplığı
Heretical Empricism, Pier Paolo Pasolini*
Sinematograf Üzerine Notlar, Robert Bresson, Nisan Yayınları
Sinema ve Devrim, James Roy Macbean, Kabalcı

References:

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1
Program Outcomes
1) 1 To be able to adapt an original screenplay to a shooting script
2) 2 To be able to explain the developments of World and Turkish Cinema
3) 3 To be able to know the elements of film grammer and to develop new perspectives about film products
4) 4 To be able to learn the logic of editing and to use the programs of editing
5) 5 To be able to apply the colour correction and sound design phases
6) 6 To be able to understand the concept of story and storytelling
7) 7 To be able to complete a short film in a collective way of work
8) 8 To be able to appy all the phases of film production

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	1 To be able to adapt an original screenplay to a shooting script	5
2)	2 To be able to explain the developments of World and Turkish Cinema	5
3)	3 To be able to know the elements of film grammer and to develop new perspectives about film products	5
4)	4 To be able to learn the logic of editing and to use the programs of editing	5
5)	5 To be able to apply the colour correction and sound design phases	5
6)	6 To be able to understand the concept of story and storytelling	5
7)	7 To be able to complete a short film in a collective way of work	5
8)	8 To be able to appy all the phases of film production	5

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Lesson
Group study and homework
Homework

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Oral Examination
Homework
Application
Observation
Individual Project
Group project
Presentation

Assessment & Grading

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

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	16	2	32
Application	5	2	10
Presentations / Seminar	7	3	21
Project	3	3	9
Homework Assignments	7	3	21
Quizzes	5	2	10
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			107