| PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| ARC3907 | Architecture and Cinema | Spring | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. AYŞE İREM KIRIŞ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. AYŞE İREM KIRIŞ |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | Watching the films to be studied, before coming to class Çalışma konusu filmlerin ders öncesi izlenmesi |
| Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is to improve students’ understanding of the architectural and urban space through shared elements –spaces, settings, visual language- between architecture and cinema within the context of real/artificial environments, cultures and the arts, and open key issues to discussion and interpretation. - Understanding of the diverse needs, values, behavioral norms, and social and spatial patterns that characterize different cultures and individuals and the implication of this diversity on Visual Arts: Cinema and Architecture - Develop understanding and discussion abilities on Films and Architecture - Understanding the role of multidisciplinary influence on architecture - Perceive the built environment as representation / expression of socio-cultural, aesthetic and art-related issues - Recognize the forms and technologies used in architecture related with specific genres in Cinema - Ability to raise clear and precise questions, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider diverse points of view, reach well-reasoned conclusions, and test alternative outcomes against relevant criteria and standards - Studying specified films on issues of Modernity / Postmodernity, Visual / Architectural Language and Effects, Globalization, Urban Environment and Cities, Dystopia, Science-Fiction, Suspense etc., having discussions about expressions of architectural space used and produced in Cinema, through examining examples |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Develop understanding and discussion abilities on Films and relevant Architecture 2. Discuss forms and technologies used in the architecture related with specific genres in cinema 3. Perceive and use Cinema as a medium for research on Architecture |
| Within the scope of the course, spatial and architectural readings and discussions about the selected films are held. Among the themes are Space-time / memory, critical approach to modernity, metropolitan/ suburban life, spaces and elements related with utopia and dystopia... Teaching Methods and Techniques Used in the Course are: Lecture, Individual Study, Experiment, Drama, Educational Game, Observation, Group Work, Reading, Collaborative Learning, Case Study, Discussion, Project |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Early Film and Its Use of Architecture as Significant Set | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920, Robert Wiene Metropolis (1927, Fritz Lang |
| 2) | Space and Time | Battleship Potemkin (1925), Sergei Eisenstein Dogville (2003, Lars von Trier |
| 3) | Social Criticism and Modernity | Modern Zamanlar (1936), Charlie Chaplin Playtime (1967) Jacques Tati |
| 4) | Criticism of Suburban Life | The Truman Show (1999) Peter Weir La Haine (1995) Mathieu Kossovitz |
| 5) | Criticism of Capitalist Space | Fight Club (1999), David Fincher Empty House (2004), Kim Ki Duk |
| 6) | Vision of Architecture of Future- Utopia/Dystopia | Alphaville (1965) Jean-Luc Godard Blade Runner (multiple versions) [1982] Ridley Scott |
| 7) | Vision of Architecture of the Future -Utopia/Dystopia | Minority Report (2002) Steven Spielberg Matrix (1999) Larry ve Andy Wachowski |
| 8) | Midterm | |
| 9) | The Architecture of Space | |
| 10) | The Architect in Film | The Fountainhead (1949), King Vidor My Architect (2003), Nathaniel Kahn |
| 11) | City and Cinema | Pier Paolo Pasolini Mamma Roma (1962) medea (1969) Amarcord (1973), Federico Fellini Tiffany’de Kahvaltı, 1961, Blake Edwards |
| 12) | City and Cinema | (limited city) Berlin Üzerinde Gökyüzü (1987), Wim Wenders (post-modern city Falling Down (1992), Joel Shumacher Night on Earth (1992) Jim Jarmush |
| 13) | Istanbul in Cinema | Ağır Roman (1996), Mustafa Altıoklar Uzak (2002), Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
| 14) | Presentations |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Students' notes Öğrenci notları |
| References: | Architecture and Film, M.Lamster (Ed.), Princeton Arch. P., 2000 Designing Dreams: Modern Architecture in the Movies, D.Albrecht, Hennesay + Ingalls, 2000 Cinema & Architecture: Melies, Mallet-Stevens, Multimedia, F. Penz (Ed.), British Film Institute, 1997 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 15 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 26 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 56 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 3 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 3 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 90 | |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media. | |
| 2) | Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video. | |
| 3) | Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video. | |
| 4) | Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video. | |
| 5) | Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video. | |
| 6) | Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video. | |
| 7) | Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture | |
| 8) | Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images. | |
| 9) | Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge. | |
| 10) | Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media. | |
| 11) | Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture. | |
| 12) | Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication. | |
| 13) | Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects. | |
| 14) | Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology. |