Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Sinema Sanatı
	English	Film Art
Course Code	SNT 105	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Ali Vatansever
Course Objectives		• To provide a basic film knowledge. • To acquaint the students with filmmaking process. • To introduce the students to different culture’s works and broaden their visual perceptions. • To encourage the students to become an active and critical viewer. • To encourage the students to approach the films as a source of inspiration for their professional career.
Course Description		This class serves as an introduction to film art. Technical and contextual aspects of a film; mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing and sound, film history and contemporary Turkish cinema will be introduced through exemplary film screenings, in-class exercises and discussions.
Course Outcomes		Upon completion of the class, students will be able to: • recognize formal and contextual differences of each film • differentiate film types and genres, • identify the narrative, visual, and aural elements of films, • identify the major stages in making a film, • appraise the effect of editing over the filmic content, • show basic knowledge for short film production, • recall and evaluate the history of cinema and current Turkish cinema, • critically discuss about and analyze films, • improve their creative vision, writing, vision and decision-making skills.
Pre-requisite(s)
Required Facilities		To properly execute and format the assignments, the students should have an access to a basic digital photo camera and be able to use MS Word, Powerpoint or similar software.
Other		In order to clarify the themes and the concepts, lectures will include various clips from major cinematic works. Additionally, each week the students are expected to watch a specific film outside the class, that will help them to understand the topics easier. Some of the materials in this class may be considered offensive and/or obscene, your continued registration in this class constitutes your acceptance, willingness, and agreement to read and view this material. Regular and timely attendance is required. During lectures cell phones should be silenced; electronic devices should be switched off. The instructor has the right to make any changes to this syllabus in line with the class dynamics. Any form of cheating -including copying work from others, plagiarism (the act of copying, stealing, or passing off someone else’s ideas or words as one’s own without crediting the original source) - is against University policy and strictly prohibited. Plagiarism or cheating of any kind is punishable by a zero grade.
Textbook		• Bordwell, David & Thompson, Kristin. Film Art: An Introduction, McGraw Hill, 2001
Other References		Additional materials: • Giannetti, Louis. Understanding Movies, Tenth edition, Prentice Hall, 2001 • Barsam, Richard. Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film, Second Edition, W. W. Norton, 2006 • Boggs, Joe & Petrie, Dennis. The Art of Watching Films, McGraw Hill, 2006 • Mascelli, Joseph. The Five C’s of Cinematography, Silman – James Pr, 1998 • Monaco, James. How to Read a Film?, Fourth edition, Oxford Press, 2009

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