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
- 01 The students will be able to recite the historical development of cinema in a variety of national contexts.
- 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
- 01 Thompson, K. and Bordwell, D. (2009). Film History: An Introduction. New York: McGraw Hill.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Recites the historical development of cinema in a variety of national contexts. SOLO 3
- L02 Recognize and differentiate films of different genres and movements based on their formal characteristics. SOLO 3
- L03 Develop a sense of how art, history, society, technological developments and economy are interrelated. SOLO 5
- L04 Identifies major developments in the cinema and relate them to a broader context. SOLO 3
- L05 Reflect their acquired sense of artistic development on their own creative projects. SOLO 5
Program Outcomes
- P01 Becoming aware of sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic engineering and agricultural science
- P02 Having sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic agricultural production especially in pomology, viticulture, olericulture, floriculture and agronomy, and their breeding
- P03 Being well equiped with practical experiences in agriculture
- P04 Finding the source of environmental, biotic, abiotic, technical and economical problems in agricultural crops which reduce yield and quality, and create solutions to related problems
- P05 Defining, classifying and naming cultivated crop plants and knowing how to manage them
- P06 Breeding of horticultural and field crops, developing new cultivars and producing propagation materials of new developed varieties
- P07 Applying up-to-date methods and techniques for preserving genetic resources and environment for sustainable use in agricultural commodities
- P08 Evaluating, asseying and analyzing the changes in cultivation of horticultural and agronomic crops in respect to irrigation, fertilization, defining pests and diseases and after postharvest handling
- P09 Establishing and managing orchards, vineyards and field crop productions and greenhouse operations
- P10 Obtaining data in horticulture and field crops along with researching, considering, recording, consulting and expert abilities, project writing and applying
- P11 Identifying different roles in enchancing individual abilities and skills beside taking responsibilities, participations in team works under any given conditions
- P12 Easily accessing to appropriate information and thinking analytically in their interested area and subjects. They can do accurate timing and planning in agricultural productions in year round. They think analytically, prepare questionaries, have an exploratory and creative vision and use the obtained knowledge for the benefit of farmers and societies
- P13 Having ability to transfer information and also able to easily communicate with the people in the field at different levels. They have self - confidence and self- improvement skills as well
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |