Film Art and Industry

Course Code:

RTC 321

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

3

Prerequisite Courses:

Narrative and Narration in Cinema

Course Language:

English

Courses given by:

Lalehan Öcal

Course Objectives:

This course aims to evaluate, to recognize and to discuss the film as art, and features the critical analysis and appreciation of cinema through the study of films as art and as a cultural product of industry. It scrutinizes the debates about what constitutes the ‘essence’ of film, and how it functions within the globalized process of production, distribution and exhibition. Thus it provides a unique framework (Industrialization of Culture) to help students develop an analytical understanding of film art and industries. In the end of the semester this course constitutes the awareness of the invisible distinction in between and understanding of cinema as creative art and its engagement to the industry, thereby it serves to examine and analyze film both as work of art and industrial product.

Course Content:

This course introduces the generic, thematic, and stylistic variety of cinematic art and the institutional recognition of art cinema in consideration with established films and directors. It establishes the theoretical approaches to auteur and art cinema, film genre and conventions, as well as reflexivity and self-consciousness in relation with historicity and film industry.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Interactive Lecture, 9: Case Study, 15: Assignment

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Oral Exam/Presentation, C: Homework

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) Defines and evaluates art cinema both as work of art and industrial product; associates the conditions of art and culture industries with the requirements of creative and artistic production	1, 5, 6, 7	1, 2, 3, 4	A, B, C
2) Acknowledges the institutional structures that define cinema as art, the historical development of film industries, and the emergence of film culture under these structures.	1, 4, 5, 6, 7	1, 2, 3, 4	A, B, C
3) Recognizes the determination of art cinema by the art world and industrial facts according to the conjuncture locally and globally, and identifies the same determinant issue in distribution and exhibition within the historical process.	1, 5, 6, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4	A, B, C
4) Recognizes the film genres and their conventions formed within cultural and historical phenomena, with representative auteur cinema	1, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4	A, B, C
5) Develops the skills of analytical approach, critical point of view and the instruments of discourse to appreciate films that take part in film art, and to engage actively in discourses and discussions about films.	1, 3, 6, 7, 9	1, 2, 3, 4	A, B, C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction to the course, presenting the course content and its methods.
2	The process and the art of production, distribution and exhibition
3	Art and Culture Industry	Schatz, (1981) "The Genius of the System," 3-13
4	Cinema as cultural production and as an art form. Geography and geopolitics	Schatz, (1981) 14-22
5	Webs of film production, and distribution. Global and local/ national and international film industries	Schatz, (1981) 23-43
6	Hollywood Film Industry versus Art Cinema	Schatz, (1981) "Hollywood Filmmaking and American Mythmaking," 261-268
7	European Art cinema and Reception	Stam, Robert (1992) 71-77
8	Midterm
9	Allegories of Spectatorship Film and Dreams,	Stam, Robert (1992) 28-39
10	Voyeurism and point of View, Rear Window	Stam, Robert (1992) 39-53
11	Godard’s Voyeuristic Sabotage, Masculin Feminin	Stam, Robert (1992) 55-62
12	The Genre of self-Consciousness, Hollywood Reflexivity	Stam, Robert (1992) 71-85
13	“Genre of Nature” as art and industrial artefact	Assignment Proposal
14	Film Noir, affects of the period on a genre	Sobchack, Vivian (1998) “Lounge Time” 129-170
15	Discussions
16	Final Exam

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	* Schatz, Thomas (1981) Hollywood genres : formulas, filmmaking, and the studio system. New York & London: McGraw-Hill. * Stam, Robert (1992) Reflexivity in Film and Literature: From Don Quixote to Jean-Luc Godard. NY: Columbia University Press. * Karadoğan, Ali (2010) Sanat Sineması Üzerine. Ankara: DeKi. * Sobchack, Vivian (1998) “Lounge Time” in Refiguring American Film Genres: theory and history. (Ed.) Brown, Nick. LA: University of California P. 129-170
Additional Resources	Film Excerpts from genre films
Films	Ingmar Bergman / Jean-Luc Godard,/ Piere Paolo Passolini / Derviş Zaim / Ömer Kavur Alfred Hitchcock / Federico Fellini

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments
Exams

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	80
Oral Exam / Presentation	1	20
Total		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Assignment to Overall Grade		20
Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Defines basic concepts, theories, methods, and domains of study specific to radio, television and cinema by associating them with the findings and theories of humanities and social sciences.					X
2	Demonstrates the responsibilities, effective participation, coordination, and planning skills essential for harmonious and efficient teamwork in the production processes relative to the radio, television and cinema fields.
3	Generates media products in accordance with professional standards in various narrative forms and genres specific to the field by synthesizing up-to-date knowledge and skills for expertise acquired through applied and theoretical courses.	X
4	Manifests professional knowledge and such skills as copywriting, image management, editing, sound design, producing and directing, media management in different fields of radio, television and cinema locally and globally.	X
5	Holds responsibility in broadcasting by integrating national and international rules of law that media professionals should pursue with professional ethical principles.		X
6	Comprehends the knowledge and skills related to institutional operation and management in the production and broadcasting processes of radio, television and cinema for the common interest.			X
7	Evaluates radio, television and cinema fields analytically and critically from their institutional structuring to products regarding a wide range of cultural, artistic, economic, and social relations.					X
8	Has the ability to collect visual, audio and written data, conduct research, evaluate, report and offer creative solutions in the fields of radio, television and cinema.		X
9	Develops original projects for radio, television and cinema by following new technologies, developments, and ideas in the fields of art, culture, and media at the national and global planes.	X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	1	14
Mid-terms	1	9	9
Assignments	1	8	8
Oral exam/Presentation	1	2	2
Final examination	1	10	10
Total Work Load			85
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			3,4
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

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