Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
STV1012013172	INTRODUCTION TO CINEMA I	Compulsory	1	1	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To introduce the aspects of film language To provide knowledge about film genres To show the historical development of cinema To link film with sociological approaches

Name of Lecturer(s)

DOÇ. DR. ŞERMİN TAĞ KALAFATOĞLU

Learning Outcomes

1	To gain an understanding of the historical development of cinema
2	To have a deep view of the essential aspects of image
3	To reflect on the place of cinema in social life
4	To address the basic elements of film language

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Film History, Aspects of Image and Frame, Elements of Shot, Angle and Movement, Lighting, Misenscene, Script, Sound

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Birth of Cinema
2	Development of film language
3	Significant Figures in Early Cinema: G. Melies and D.W. Griffith
4	Silent Era
5	First years of film with sound
6	Postwar cinema
7	Image and its elements
8	Midterm
9	Shot, Size and Movement
10	Lighting
11	Misenscene
12	Script and Dramaturgy
13	Sound in Cinema
14	Montage
15	Film Genres
16	Final

Recommended or Required Reading

Sessiz Sinema, Nilgün Abisel

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	1	14	14
Report Preparation	2	25	50
Report Presentation	2	30	60
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			128

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11
LO1	3
LO2		2
LO3			5
LO4				4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High