| MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD) | |||||
| PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| FTV5062 | Special Topics in Film and TV II | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 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: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELENI VARMAZI |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELENI VARMAZI |
| Course Objectives: | Special Topics II : Hitchcock and his followers The course aims to examine closely and in detail the work of Alfred Hitchcock, one of the most acknowledged “auteurs” in the history of cinema. The course will go further in exploring the filmmakers who tried to imitate Hitchcock (like Brian de Palma, Claude Chabrol etc.) and the heritage that generally Hitchcock left in the suspense- thriller genre. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Learn how to examine, appreciate and evaluate the work of a director- auteur II. Examine the work of the director through different approaches (psychoanalysis, formalism etc.) III. Be able to recognize the particular characteristics of the directors work (motifs and signature) IV. Develop skills to analyse films in terms of their narrative structure and their aesthetic form V. Become acquainted with the main bibliography concerning Alfred Hitchcock VI. Presenting films within their historical and aesthetical context . |
| Through his films, his interviews and the making ofs we will try to point down the “Hitchcock signature”, in other words all the elements and the motifs he uses repeatedly and in variations during his very productive and long career, in order to build the plot and the suspense in his films. We will explore notions as the "McGuffin", the audience as voyeur, as well as the technological innovations that he brought into fılmmaking. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Introduction to Hitchcock’s biography and filmography Film: Notorious | ||
| 2) | Hitchcock’s work Period’s Film: Frenzy | Readings for the director's work periods | |
| 3) | Hitchcock’s work Period’s (con.) Film: Sabotage | Readings for Hitchcock's work periods. | |
| 4) | Experimentations in techniques Film: Rope | Readings for Sabotage and the Rope. | |
| 5) | Experimentations in techniques (cont.) Film: Buried (Rodrigo Cortes) | Readings for the way other directors were influenced by Hitchcock | |
| 6) | Introduction to Golden Period Film: Rear Window | Readings for Hitchcock's golden period | |
| 7) | Golden Period (cont.) Personal oral presentations Film: North by Northwest | Research and preparation for the oral presentations | |
| 8) | Golden period (cont.) Personal Oral Presentations Film: Vertigo | Research and preparation for the oral presentations | |
| 9) | Brian de Palma Personal oral presentations Film: Body Double (Brian de Palma) | Readings for Hitchcock's influence on Brian de Palma | |
| 10) | Introduction to the Late Period Film : Birds | Readings for the director's late period | |
| 11) | Hitchcock and psychoanalysis Film: Marny | Readings for Hitchcock's films analysis from a psychoanalytical perspective | |
| 12) | Psycho and remakes Film: Psycho (the original) | Readings about the film Psycho | |
| 13) | Psycho and remakes Film: Psycho (Gus Van Sant) | Readings about the influence of Psycho on other films | |
| 14) | Hitchcock and the French Film: The Butcher (Claude Chabrol) | Group presentation | |
| Course Notes: | • Hitchcock: A Definitive Study of Alfred Hitchcock, FrancoisTruffaut (Author),Simon & Schuster,1986 |
| References: | Selected readings from/Seçilmiş okumalar: • Hitchcock’s Motifs, Michael Walker, Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 2005 • After Hitchcock, Influence, Imitation and Intertextuality, David Boyed, R. Barton Pelmer (editors), University of Texas Press, Austin, 2006 • Past and Future Hitchcock, Richard Allen, Sam Ishii- Gonzales, Routledge, London, 2004 • A Hitchcock Reader, Marshall Deutelbaum (Editor), Leland Poague (Editor), Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 15 |
| Project | 1 | % 25 |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | % 0 | |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 35 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| 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 | 15 | 5 | 75 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Project | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | ||
| Midterms | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | ||
| Jury | 0 | ||
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 167 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |