FILM AND TELEVISION (ENGLISH, THESIS)
Master	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
FTV5929	A History of Narrative Film	Spring	3	0	3	7

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Prof. Dr. NİLAY ULUSOY
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. NİLAY ULUSOY
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	Since its invention in the late 19th century, cinema has been closely tied to art and society. While its status as a medium of art has often been debated, cinema has from its earliest inception been closely associated with social, cultural, economic, political, and psychological realms both on national and international levels. This class will attempt to give a history of film from its invention to contemporary cinema while the films we will view will give an idea about various episodes of film history.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Demonstrate knowledge of the historical and technological development of film as an art form and a cultural product.
Demonstrate in critical essays and oral presentations, an ability to analyze, interpret, and critique films, from a variety of theoretical perspectives.

Course Content

The course offer a comprehensive cinema history. This includes: prehistories of film, art and experimental film, German Expressionism, cinema and colonialism, propaganda film, the Hollywood cinema, the American dream.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Topic Origins and International Expansion, 1907-1918	Weekend wieving:“The Cook”, “The Great Train Robbery”
2)	D.W. Griffith and the Development of Narrative Form;	Weekend wieving: “The Birth of a Nation”
3)	Soviet Silent Cinema and the Theory of Montage, 1917-1931:	Weekend wieving: “Battleship Potemkin”
4)	Europe in the Thirties German Cinema of the Weimar Period, 1919-1929;	Weekend wieving: "The Cabinet of Dr Caligari"
5)	Europe in the Thirties The Poetic Realism;	Weekend wieving:
6)	the American Studio System; Hollywood Genres	Weekend wieving: “Rear Window”
7)	Hollywood Invasion at Europe Postwar Cinema: Italian Neo-Realismo	Weekend wieving: “Bicycle Thieves”
8)	The French New Wave and Its Narative Context;	“Breathless”
9)	The British Free Cinema-New Cinema in Britain	“Saturday Night Sunday Morning”
10)	European Renaissance, New German Cinema	“Der Himmel Über Berlin”
11)	New Hollywood 1965-1995	“Bonnie and Clyde”
12)	3 World Cinema and Accented Cinema	“Kurz und schmerzlos”
13)	New Turkish Cinema (1990's-...)	The Bandit The Town
14)	paper presentations and discussions

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Cook, David A. A History of Narrative Film. 4th Ed. New York and London: W.W. Norton and Company, 2004. There will be a number of supplementary readings that will go together with your text book. You are expected to read these texts before coming to class and be able to write on them in your response papers.
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Quizzes	1	% 5
Homework Assignments	1	% 5
Presentation	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	16	7	112
Homework Assignments	2	10	20
Midterms	1	10	10
Final	1	20	20
Total Workload			204

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)	Students will gain a broad knowledge of the historical and sociological contexts of global cinema television productions by studying important films from the history of cinema and gain ideas for creating their own works. Students will master the methods of fiction or documentary storytelling through courses based on screenwriting, cinematography and lighting, directing, post-production.	5