Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
CINEMATOGRAPHY RTS107 1. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Semire Ruken ÖZTÜRK
Assistants
Goals Course of Cinematography is designed to provide theoretical training on film analysis.
Course Content In this course you will learn the role of lightning, camera movement, editing, framing, and etc. in the films and their meanings.
Learning Outcomes 1) The student defines cinematographic concepts such as shot, scene and sequence, and etc..
2) The student learns sound, camera movements and editing in the films
3) The student discusses how the elements of movies contribute to the creation of meaning.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction Lecture
Large Group Discussion
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Im Juli / Temmuzda (Fatih Akın, 2000) Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Shot/take, scene, sequence: The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Clasical narrative/feature film, camera movements, etc: Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Lenses in films: Duel (Steven Spielberg, 1971) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Depth of field: Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Lightining in films: Visions of Light (Glassman, 1992) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Midterm Question Answer
Opinion Pool
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Montage: Potemkin Zırhlısı (Sergey Eisenstein, 1925) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
Editing: Man with a film camera (Vertov, 1929) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Color and Sound 1: Blue (Kieslowski, 1993) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Olur and Sound 2: Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989) Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Acting: Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Case Study (film analysis): Caché (Haneke, 2005) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Abisel, N. (2003). Sessiz Sinema.
Bordwell, D. & Thompson, K. (2011). Film Sanatı (Çev: E. Yılmaz, E. S. Onat). De Ki
Büker, S. (1997). Ölümler Julie’yi Özgürleştiriyor: Mavi. S. Büker (Der.), Sinema Yazıları (s. 199- 203). Doruk.
Corrigan, T. (2008). Film Eleştirisi: El Kitabı (Çev: A. Gürata). Dipnot.
Eco, U. (1994). Casablanca: Kült Filmler ve Metinlerarası Kolaj (Çev: A. Çalışlar), H. Koch (yazar), Kazablanka, s. 5-16.
Kehr, D. (1995). Dünyayı Kurtarmak: Kieslowski’nin Üç Renk Üçlemesi. 25. Kare, 12, 10-15.
Mascelli, J. (2002). Sinemanın 5 Temel Öğesi (Çev: H. Gür). İmge.
Monaco, J. (2001). Bir Film Nasıl Okunur? (Çev: E. Yılmaz). Oğlak.
Özön, N. (1965). Orson Welles ve Yurttaş Kane. Yurttaş Kane, s. 5-26. Bilgi

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 16 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 16 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 18
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload