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 |
1) |
Ability to think creatively and innovatively in industrial design discipline. |
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2) |
Ability to master professional material and production technologies and follow up developments and to effectively apply acquired knowledge in the projects |
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3) |
Ability to reflect cultural values to professional approaches |
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4) |
Ability to reach to original design solutions through critical approach to complex design problems and also foresee potential user needs. |
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5) |
Having the knowledge and ability to effectively use two and three dimensional design tools and technologies in industrial design |
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6) |
Ability to participate in teamwork in companies and to effectively participate in industrial design project management |
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7) |
Ability to have professional and ethical sense of responsibility |
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8) |
To work independently, to take responsiblity and to develop designerly sensitivities towards global problems |
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