FTV3947 Special Topics in Film Studies IBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs FILM AND TELEVISIONGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
FILM AND TELEVISION
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
FTV3947 Special Topics in Film Studies I Fall 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. NİLAY ULUSOY
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course will explore the contemporary American Television show from the perspective of Film and Cultural Studies. The course will also focus on the narrative significance of the shows as well as the participation of the fans as co-writers.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Will be able to look at certain television shows with mass appeal through the methodologies like film theory, television studies and psychoanalisis.
2. Will be able to 'read' and analyse those popular Television Shows as 'texts'.
3. Learn the fundamental concepts and theories of Film and Cultural Studies discipline.

Course Content

In this course, American tv shows will be evaluated through film and cultural studies theories.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction Reading Articles
2) Paradigm, Form, Format, and Narration in Television Serial Reading Articles
3) Genre, Virtuality and Fan Fiction in TV Shows Reading the assigned articles
4) An Almost Surreal Community in a Small Town: Twin Peaks Reading the assıgned articles
5) The Whedonesque and its Influences: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville Reading the assigned articles
6) Hysteria, High Anxiety and Postfeminism: Ally McBeal, The Closer Reading assigned articles
7) The Loss of Crime: CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York Readıng the assigned articles
8) The Loss of Justice: Without a Trace, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Midterm Reading the assigned articles
9) A Philip Marlowe Approach to Life: Veronica Mars Reading the assigned articles
10) The Taming of the Future: The Star Trek Universe Reading the assigned articles
11) The Uncanny Science: The X Files, BtVS and Fringe Gerekli Okumalar
12) Dystopia in Whedonverse: Firefly Reading the assigned articles
13) Noir Meets Science Fiction in the Form of a Soap Opera: Battlestar Galactica Reading the assigned articles
14) Revisiting our Near Past: Swingtown, Mad Men Reading the assigned articles

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Ders notları daha sonra verilecektir.
References: A course reader will be provided.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Project 2 % 30
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 30
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 70
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 12 3 36
Project 2 20 40
Midterms 1 4 4
Final 1 4 4
Total Workload 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society 5
2) Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art 5
3) Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area 5
4) Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey 5
5) Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product 2
6) Being able to write a script ready to be shot
7) Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment
8) Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations
9) Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages
10) Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage
11) Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white 5
12) Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility 5