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HISTORY OF CINEMA

Course
RTVC361 - HISTORY OF CINEMA
Department
Radio, Television and Cinema - English - Undergraduate
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
5
T+P+L
3 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Göral Erinç FUNDALAR
Prerequisite
-
Keywords

Course Description

This course is designed to equip students with a foundational knowledge of film history which they will be able to develop either through further academic study or though their own initiative. The course provides an overview of the history of cinema, focusing on major cultural and creative traditions that have influenced the global development of the medium from the late nineteenth century to the present. The course topics will include Soviet cinema in the 1920s, Italian Neorealism in the 1940s, the French New Wave in the 1950s and 1960s, and the emergence of the digital technologies in the present era.

HISTORY OF CINEMA

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Item Type Weight (%)
Midterm Exam Midterm 40
Final Exam Final 50
Homework Assignment 10
Total 100

Course outcomes

  1. 01 The students will be able to recite the historical development of cinema in a variety of national contexts.
  2. 02 The students will be able to identify major developments in the cinema and relate them to a broader context.

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Introduction
Week 2 The Invention and Early Years of Cinema
Week 3 Three Directors at the Beginning - Melies, Porter and Griffith
Week 4 Charlie Chaplin
Week 5 German Cinema in the 1920s: German Expressionism
Week 6 German Cinema in the 1920s: German Expressionism - 2
Week 7 Soviet Cinema in the 1920s: Montage Movement
Week 8 MIDTERM EXAMS
Week 9 MIDTERM EXAMS
Week 10 The Avant-Garde (Modernist) Movements in Cinema
Week 11 Postwar European Cinema: Italian Neorealism
Week 12 Postwar European Cinema: Italian Neorealism - 2
Week 13 Europe in 1960s: French New Wave and The Left Bank
Week 14 Europe in 1960s: French New Wave and The Left Bank - 2
Week 15 FINAL EXAMS

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Thompson, K. and Bordwell, D. (2009). Film History: An Introduction. New York: McGraw Hill.

Learning Outcomes

  1. L01 Recites the historical development of cinema in a variety of national contexts. SOLO 3
  2. L02 Recognize and differentiate films of different genres and movements based on their formal characteristics. SOLO 3
  3. L03 Develop a sense of how art, history, society, technological developments and economy are interrelated. SOLO 5
  4. L04 Identifies major developments in the cinema and relate them to a broader context. SOLO 3
  5. L05 Reflect their acquired sense of artistic development on their own creative projects. SOLO 5

Program Outcomes

  1. P01 1- To have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other resources including current information in the field of Accounting and Finance.
  2. P02 2- To be able to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field of Accounting and Finance.
  3. P03 3- To be able to interpret and evaluate data, identify problems, analyze and develop solutions based on research and evidence by using advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Accounting and Finance.
  4. P04 4- To be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member in order to solve complex and unpredictable problems in accounting and finance applications.
  5. P05 5- To be able to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under the responsibility of a project.
  6. P06 6- To be able to determine the learning requirements in the field of Accounting and Finance and to direct their learning.
  7. P07 7- To be able to inform people and institutions about issues related to the field of accounting and finance, and to be able to transfer their ideas and solution proposals in writing and orally.
  8. P08 8- To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the European Computer Driving License Advanced Level required by the field of Accounting and Finance.
  9. P09 9- To act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to the field of accounting and finance.

Po-Lo Matrix

LO P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 Average
L01 - - - - - - - - - -
L02 - - - - - - - - - -
L03 - - - - - - - - - -
L04 - - - - - - - - - -
L05 - - - - - - - - - -