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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 Students know the stages of production of radio, television and cinema productions, have the ability and competence to plan and implement work in the stages of production.
  2. P02 Students know the basic working principles and operations of audiovisual production tools, have the ability to effectively use these tools in the production process of radio, television and cinema productions.
  3. P03 Students have knowledge about theories in the field of radio, television and cinema.
  4. P04 Students know the historical development process of radio, television and cinema in the world and in Turkey.
  5. P05 Students know the legislation governing the field of radio, television and cinema, national and international professional organizations and ethical principles.
  6. P06 Students know the types of programs in radio and television broadcasting.
  7. P07 Students know the genres and trends of Cinema.
  8. P08 Students know the methods of analyzing and evaluating messages in audio and visual environments.
  9. P09 Students prepare, design and implement project proposals for radio, television and cinema projects suitable for different broadcasting environments.
  10. P10 Students know the techniques of writing scripts, have the ability to write scripts and prepare a shooting script.
  11. P11 Students have the ability to make sound and image editing, apply it in the fields of digital sound design, image design and visual effects use in field-specific content production.
  12. P12 Students have the ability to consider, analyze and evaluate the social, economic, political, cultural, etc. effects of media content in written, audio and visual environments from a critical point of view.
  13. P13 Students have the competence to design and produce programs and/or make films in the field of radio, television and cinema.
  14. P14 Students are proficient in the basic principles of Image aesthetics, visual design, cinematographic language/expression and composition.
  15. P15 Students have knowledge about Radio and Television management.
  16. P16 Students know the standards in field-specific products.
  17. P17 Students are proficient in collaborating for joint work and production in the field of radio, television and cinema.

Po-Lo Matrix

LO P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 Average
L01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -