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Lesson Information

Course Credit
Course ECTS Credit
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Associate's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 5, EQF-LLL: Level 5, QF-EHEA: Short Cycle
Type of Course
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?
Course Coordinator Instructor NESLİHAN BULUT
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant NESLİHAN BULUT

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course Main objective of this course is to develop the writing skills in film critique. This course aims to build-up the critical skills orally and particularly in writing to be able to evaluate the films as a whole, to discover how details, scenes and sequences serve to the whole meaning; to detect the styles and themes of the products of filmmaking; to discuss and to write about film culture. It is designed to provide the necessary tools to interpret films as collaborative art works, as technical artifacts, as sociocultural and ideological productions, and as products of a globalized media world.
Course Content In this class students use film as an object for cultural and critical analysis. This is a basic course in film literacy, concentrating on the history, techniques, genres, theory and criticism of films. In order to analyze and to evaluate the content and form of the films, various conceptual, theoretical and analytic approaches will be visited. This will also enhance to better appreciate and express the understanding of films, along with their social and cultural mutual influence. Students are expected to produce a variety of in-class and take-home writing assignments for professional, critical and academic purposes.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Introduction to the course
2Defining film criticism
3Writing about film. Examples of film reviews
4Reading and writing a film from different perspectives
5Basic Terminology and Concepts I Film Studies
6Film Monitoring and Analysis
7Basic Terminology and Concepts II Film Studies
8Film Monitoring and Analysis
9midterm
10Theoretical Approaches I Film History / History
11Theoretical Approaches II Auteur / Genre
12Film Monitoring and Analysis
13Film Monitoring and Analysis
14Film Monitoring and Analysis

Resources

1-1-Corrigan, T. (2013) Film Eleştirisi: El Kitabı, Ahmet Gürata (çev.), Ankara: Dipnot Yayınları.

Corrigan, T. (2014) A Short Guide to Writing about Film. NY: Pearson.

2-Gocsik, K. & Barsam, R. & Monahan, D. (2013) Writing About Movies. NY & London: Norton & Company. (3rd Ed.)

3-Kabadayı, Lale (2013) Film Eleştirisi: Kuramsal Çerçeve ve Sinemamızdan Örnek Çözümlemeler, İstanbul: Ayrıntı