Course Name | Film Seminar: A Cinema in the Shade I |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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GEAR 309 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Service Course | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce students to films that have an important place in film history and yet have low visibility in the framework of commercial cinema, and to enable the students to acquire film culture. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This is the first of a series of courses, introducing and screening films crucial to forming film culture and not readily available elsewhere. The course includes canonic, experimental, avant-garde (commercial or non-commercial) examples of early cinema, American studio films, European art films, world cinema. |
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Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction | Pages 6-13 from NOWELL-SMITH, G. (1999). The Oxford history of world cinema: [the definitive history of cinema worldwide]. Oxford [u.a.], Oxford Univ. Pr. |
2 | Birth of Cinema — between art and entertainment | Excerpts from Lumiere Brothers George Melies - Voyage to the Moon Thomas Edison - The Great Train Robbery Pages 13-23 from NOWELL-SMITH, G. (1999). The Oxford history of world cinema: [the definitive history of cinema worldwide]. Oxford [u.a.], Oxford Univ. Pr. |
3 | Early Cinema — between documentary and fiction | Robert J. Flaherty - Nanook of the North (1922) Pages 86-91 from NOWELL-SMITH, G. (1999). The Oxford history of world cinema: [the definitive history of cinema worldwide]. Oxford [u.a.], Oxford Univ. Pr. |
4 | Russian Constructivism | Dziga Vertov, The Man with the Movie Camera (1929) Pages 92-94 from NOWELL-SMITH, G. (1999). The Oxford history of world cinema: [the definitive history of cinema worldwide]. Oxford [u.a.], Oxford Univ. Pr. |
5 | Surrealism in Cinema | Luis Buñuel - L'Age d'Or (1930) (60 min) Luis Buñuel - Un Chien Andalou (1929) (21 min) Tony Richardson “The films of Luis Bunuel” Sight and Sound; Jan 1, 1954; 23, 3; pg. 125. |
6 | European Cinema between the world wars | Jean Vigo - Zéro de conduite (1933) (41 min) Gyula Zilzer “Remembrances of Jean Vigo” Hollywood Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Winter, 1947-1948), pp. 125-128. |
7 | Italian Neo-Realism | Vittorio de Sica - Ladri di biciclette (1948) (93 min) Richard Winnington, “Bicycle Thieves” Sight and Sound; Mar 1, 1950; 19, 1; pg. 26. |
8 | Nouvelle Vague | Jean-Luc Godard – À bout de soufflé (1960) (90 min) Roger Ebert on Godard’s Breathless (http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-breathless-1960) |
9 | Midterm | |
10 | Cinema Verité | Chris Marker - La Joli Mai (1963) (145 min) Peter Graham „On Cinema Verite in France” Film Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Summer, 1964), pp. 30-36. |
11 | British New Wave | Lindsay Anderson - If (1968) (111 min) Robinson, David “Anderson shooting IF...” Sight and Sound; Summer 1968; 37, 3; pg. 130. |
12 | New German Cinema | Wim Wenders - Wings of Desire (1987) (128 min) Makhmalbaf, Mohsan “Obsession” Sight and Sound; Sep 1, 1995; 5, 9; pg. 40. |
13 | Road Movies | Wim Wenders - Alice in the Cities (1974) (110 min) John Pym “The Road from Wuppertal” Sight and Sound; Fall 1984; 53, 4; pg. 244. |
14 | Unhollywood - American Independent Cinema | Jim Jarmusch - Stranger than Paradise (1984) (89 min) Richard Linnett “As American as You Are: Jim Jarmusch and Stranger than Paradise” Cinéaste, Vol. 14, No. 1 (1985), pp. 26-28. |
15 | Review of the semester | |
16 | Final Paper Submission |
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Suggested Readings/Materials | NOWELL-SMITH, G. (1999). The Oxford history of world cinema: [the definitive history of cinema worldwide]. Oxford [u.a.], Oxford Univ. Pr. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 20 |
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Midterm | 1 | 35 |
Final Exam | 1 | 45 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 55 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 45 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
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Midterms | 1 | 17 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 27 | |
Total | 120 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have adequate knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Computer Engineering; to be able to use theoretical and applied information in these areas on complex engineering problems. | |||||
2 | To be able to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex Computer Engineering problems; to be able to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | |||||
3 | To be able to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the requirements; to be able to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | |||||
4 | To be able to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for analysis and solution of complex problems in Computer Engineering applications; to be able to use information technologies effectively. | |||||
5 | To be able to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or Computer Engineering research topics. | |||||
6 | To be able to work efficiently in Computer Engineering disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; to be able to work individually. | |||||
7 | To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to present effectively, to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions. | |||||
8 | To have knowledge about global and social impact of Computer Engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to have knowledge about contemporary issues as they pertain to engineering; to be aware of the legal ramifications of Computer Engineering solutions. | |||||
9 | To be aware of ethical behavior, professional and ethical responsibility; to have knowledge about standards utilized in engineering applications. | |||||
10 | To have knowledge about industrial practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; to have awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development. | |||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the area of Computer Engineering, and to be able to communicate with colleagues in a foreign language. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | X | ||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information, to be able to stay current with developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Computer Engineering. | X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest