Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4RTS221Film Theories2+0+02318.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Radio, Television and Cinema
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The newest of Fine Arts is to teach the theories of cinema and to enable the student to look at cinema and filmmaking in general from a wider perspective.
Course Content The content of the course consists of the thoughts of film theorists who examine cinema and its form, existence, structure and expression in its journey from a technological invention to an art branch.
Course Methods and Techniques Anlatım, soru-cevap, tartışma, kuramsal metin incelemesi, film gösterimi, karşılaştırmalı film çözümlemesi, öğrenci sunumları.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Buket AKDEMİR DİLEK
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources • Cinema Theories 1-2, Su Publications • Method and Criticism in Film, Ertan Yılmaz, De Ki Publications • Great Cinema Theories, Dudley Andrew, Doruk Publications
Course Notes Introduction to Cinema Theory, Robert Stam, Details Publications
Exams 1 Ara Sınav - 1 Final Sınavı

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 4 56
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 88

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 It analyzes the intellectual process of cinema and enables more in-depth films to be produced.
2 It provides critical and comparative thinking skills by processing different theories.
3 By learning the process of cinema becoming an art, it provides a better understanding of its current structure.
4 It gives the ability to look at the cinema from a wider perspective.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Dersin amacı ve içeriği. Kuram nedir? Film Kuramlarının ortaya çıkışı. Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
2 İlk Kuramcılar: Münsterberg, Arnheim Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
3 Biçimciler: Pudovkin, Eisenstein, Vertov Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
4 Gerçekçiler: Bazin, Kracauer Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
5 Auteur Kuramı Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
6 Yeni Dalda Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
7 Göstergebilimsel Film Kuramı Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
8 Ara sınav Ara sınava hazırlık
9 Sinema-Gerçek, Arı Göz
10 Üçüncü Sinema Kuramı Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
11 Psikanalitik Film Kuramı Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
12 Feminist Film Kuramı Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
13 Anlatı Kuramı Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
14 Diğer Kuramlar: Dogma 95, Queer Kuramı, Yeni Biçimci Kuram, Deleuze Konulara ilişkin okumalar ve örnek filmlerin izlenmesi
15 Genel Değerlendirme Final Sınavına Hazırlık

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
C1 3 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
C2 3 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
C3 3 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
C4 3 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant