FILM AND TELEVISION | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
FTV3950 | Special Topics in Film Studies II | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | En |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. NİLAY ULUSOY |
Course Objectives: | This course will bring together aspects of film culture, approaches by film professionals, and the realization of a joint project by students. The course will include various film shows focusing mainly on short films and documentaries, workshops with filmmakers and the development of a project idea by students. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Learns the practices of production and meaning creation in In short films and documentaries 2. Learns what filmmakers pay attention to when construing their films 3. Learns how a film project is imagined and planned. |
In this class, various international short films and documentaries will be analyzed, filmmakers will present their experiences, and film projects will be discussed. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
1) | Introducing Genre Theory | Reading the assigned articles | |
1) | Introduction to the class | ||
2) | Different Approaches to Genres | Reading the assigned articles | |
3) | Three Incompatible Fields: Ideology, Genre, Auteur | Reading the assigned articles | |
4) | Major Genres I: Melodrama | Reading the assigned articles | |
5) | Major Genres II: Western | Reading the assigned articles | |
6) | Major Film Genres III: Horror | Gerekli okumalar | |
7) | Major Film Genres IV: Science Fiction | ||
8) | Fringe Genres: Road Movies | Reading the assigned articles | |
9) | Fringe Genres II: American Independent Cinema | Reading the Assigned articles | |
10) | Mix Genres I: Western Meets Science Fiction | Reading the assigned articles | |
11) | Mix Genres II: Melodrama meets Thriller | Reading the assigned articles | |
12) | An all assimilating and Transforming Genre: Film Noir | Reading the assigned articles | |
13) | Understanding Hyper-Genres | Reading the assigned articles | |
14) | Review |
Course Notes: | Seçme makaleler içeren ders kitapçığı verilecektir. |
References: | A course reader will be provided. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 1 | % 10 |
Laboratory | 0 | % 0 |
Application | 0 | % 0 |
Field Work | 0 | % 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | % 0 |
Quizzes | 0 | % 0 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
Presentation | 3 | % 40 |
Project | 0 | % 0 |
Seminar | 0 | % 0 |
Midterms | 0 | % 0 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | % 0 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Paper Submission | 0 | % 0 |
Jury | 0 | % 0 |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 4 | 52 |
Presentations / Seminar | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midterms | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 116 |
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 | |
2) | Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art | |
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 | |
4) | Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey | |
5) | Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product | |
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 | |
12) | Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility |