| Language of instruction: |
English |
| Type of course: |
Must Course |
| Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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| Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face
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| Course Coordinator : |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi FUNDA KAYA |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi FUNDA KAYA
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| Recommended Optional Program Components: |
None |
| Course Objectives: |
This class aims to introduce students to two critical concepts, narrative and genre, that allow us to understand how stories in media are organized, presented, and received. Starting with a history of storytelling forms originating in oral narration, we will cover stories not only from literature but also from various contemporary media. Apart from a historical survey of storytelling, we will take a look at what a genre is and how genres are differentiated. Then, a series of examples chosen from cinema will be presented in an attempt to exemplify how genres are differentiated and how they are related to further theoretical perspectives concerning media studies. |
| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction to the Class, Introduction to Narrative Theory, Once upon a time – openings
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| 2) |
What is Narrative? Plot and Story, Todorov and Narrative Structure, |
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| 3) |
Propp’s Narrative Functions, Levi-Strauss and Binary Oppositions, Barthes: Structural Analysis of Narratives
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| 4) |
Barthes’s Narrative Codes, A History of Narrative, Aristotle’s Theory of Art, The Oral Tradition, Nietszche’s “The Birth of Tragedy”
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| 5) |
Shakespeare, The Novel, Romanticism, Modernism, Postmodernism, |
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| 6) |
Theory of Narrative continued, General review for the midterm
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| 7) |
Midterm exam
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| 8) |
Film and Script, Introduction of 3 Act Structure, General Concepts on Screenwriting
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| 9) |
3 Act Structure Continued, 1st Act, Set-up, Inciting Incident, discussion and examples |
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| 10) |
3 Act Structure, Character arcs, 2nd and 3rd act, film screening an applying three act structure
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| 11) |
Introduction to Genre Theory, film genres 1- iconography, time and space, characters, aesthetics- Film Noir
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| 12) |
Non-realistic Genres – Science fiction, Cyberpunk
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| 13) |
Popular Culture Genres (Television, Movies, Video and Books)- Melodrama
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| 14) |
General Review |
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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 |
4 |
| 5) |
Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product |
5 |
| 6) |
Being able to write a script ready to be shot |
3 |
| 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 |
3 |
| 8) |
Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations |
3 |
| 9) |
Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages |
3 |
| 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 |
3 |
| 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 |
3 |
BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
