Course Detail
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMIOLOGY in CINEMA and TV | RTS3211995 | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Course Program | Pazartesi 14:30-15:15 Pazartesi 15:30-16:15 Pazartesi 16:30-17:15 |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Prof.Dr. Meliha Nurdan TAŞKIRAN |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Prof.Dr. Meliha Nurdan TAŞKIRAN |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | The course's essential aim is to dig out and depict embedded deep meanings in future films, series or advertisements through semiological theories and concepts. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Course description, expectations, exams and preliminary information about the content: a general introduction to Semiology Cinematic relationship ,Semiotics: a general definition and Semiotics as a narrative analysis strategy: IMAGES, VISUAL INTELLIGENCE, READING INDICATORS, CREATING MEANING, CODES, AND FILTERS:,Movie Language; pp 28-32 CODES AND FILTERS: sample movie analysis 'SEVEN',BOOK FILM LANGUAGE p 38 NARRATIVE, STORYTELLING THEORIES, STRUCTURALism, THEORIES OF CONSTRUCTION, GANETTE'S NARRATIVE DISCOURSE-,FILM LANGUAGE p 58 -60 MUSIC, FILM SAMPLE CHEAP BEANS,SAMPLE FILM ANALYSES: THE FISHERMAN'S DIARY- NATURAL BORN KILLERS- NAME OF THE ROSE- ANAYURT OTELİ- OTOBÜS- SEVMEK ZAMANI- ,Sample movie analysis,FILM LANGUAGE: P 68-78 INTERTEXT TEXT, QUOTE, MENTION,INTERTEXTUALITY ; CULT FILM, GENRE: CITIZEN KANE FILM REVIEW,IDEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; REALITY,Semiotics and Narration : TALE/ SERIAL/ FİLM ANALYSIS ,Semiotics and LITERATURE. TALE /SERIAL/ FILM ANALYSIS PROPP & GREIMAS ,Sharing of documents related to the field. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1- The student explains the terms and concepts of semiotics. | 10, 14, 16, 37, 5, 9 | |
| 2-The student refers to the people who have contributed to the field of semiotics in Europe and America and their contributions. | ||
| The student Explains the history of semiotics, word origins and the works of contemporary semioticians. | ||
| 3-The student separates a movie according to its semiotic units and recognizes the sub-meanings of the signs. | ||
| 4-Explains and interprets the elements and levels of Cinema Language, Forms of Expression, Cinematographic meaning, the lexical language of Cinema, the structure of filmic expression, subject, time, place, actor problems in cinema, problems of Semiotics and the development of modern Cinematography. | ||
| 5-The student Discusses the scholars of the field and their work. | ||
| 6-Understands the transformation of cinematographic meaning in films. | ||
| 6-Discusses visual images and their meanings in the context of Saussure, Peirce, Lotman and Metz |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 14: Self Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 37: Computer-Internet Supported Instruction, 5: Cooperative Learning, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course description, expectations, exams and preliminary information about the content: a general introduction to Semiology Cinematic relationship | none |
| 2 | Semiotics: a general definition and Semiotics as a narrative analysis strategy: IMAGES, VISUAL INTELLIGENCE, READING INDICATORS, CREATING MEANING, CODES, AND FILTERS: | textbook p 12-24 |
| 3 | Movie Language; pp 28-32 CODES AND FILTERS: sample movie analysis 'SEVEN' | SAMPLE FİLM 'SEVEN' MUST BE INVESTIGATED BEFOREHAND |
| 4 | BOOK FILM LANGUAGE p 38 NARRATIVE, STORYTELLING THEORIES, STRUCTURALism, THEORIES OF CONSTRUCTION, GANETTE'S NARRATIVE DISCOURSE- | Textbook pages 38-54 |
| 5 | FILM LANGUAGE p 58 -60 MUSIC, FILM SAMPLE CHEAP BEANS | 'CHEAP BEANS' MUST BE WATCHED BEFOREHAND |
| 6 | SAMPLE FILM ANALYSES: THE FISHERMAN'S DIARY- NATURAL BORN KILLERS- NAME OF THE ROSE- ANAYURT OTELİ- OTOBÜS- SEVMEK ZAMANI- | SELECTED MOVIES MUST BE PREVIOUSLY WATCHED AND RESEARCHED BY GROUPS. |
| 7 | Sample movie analysis | |
| 8 | FILM LANGUAGE: P 68-78 INTERTEXT TEXT, QUOTE, MENTION | Textbook pages 68-78 |
| 9 | INTERTEXTUALITY ; CULT FILM, GENRE: CITIZEN KANE FILM REVIEW | Textbook pages 80-88 |
| 10 | IDEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; REALITY | Textbook pages 94-110 |
| 12 | Semiotics and Narration : TALE/ SERIAL/ FİLM ANALYSIS | Textbook pages 64-88 |
| 13 | Semiotics and LITERATURE. TALE /SERIAL/ FILM ANALYSIS PROPP & GREIMAS | NAME OF THE ROSE -u-UMBERTO ECO NATURAL BORN KILLERS by OLIVER STONE |
| 14 | Sharing of documents related to the field |
| Resources |
| FİLM DİLİ- HUNT,MARLAND, RAWLE; 2012 LİTERATÜR YAY. SİNEMA ESTETİĞİNİN SORUNLARI; FİLM SEMİYORTİĞİNE GİRİŞ,1999, YURİY LOTMAN GÖSTERGEBİLİMİN ABC'si. : MEHMET RİFAT SİNEMADA GÖSTERGELER VE ANLAM: PETER WOLLEN GÖSTERGEBİLİM DERS NOTLARI SLİDE VE OKUMALAR |
| -Rifat, Mehmet, 20. yy da Göstergebilim cilt 1-2 - -Saussure, Ferdnand de. Genel Dilbilim Dersleri, İstanbul: Multilingual Yabancı Dil Yayınları, 1998. -Barthes, Roland. Göstergebilimsel Serüven, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2009. - - -Barthes, Roland. Çağdaş Söylenler, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2003. - -Akerson, Fatma Erkman. Göstergebilime Giriş, İstanbul: Multilingual Yabancı Dil Yayınları, 2005. SİNEMA GÖSTERGEBİLİMİ : LOTMAN,YURİY M, Nirengikitap,Ank,2012. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | PY1. Knows the basic concepts, theories and practices of Radio, Cinema and Television fields. | ||||||
| 2 | PY2. Identifies facts about Radio, Cinema and Television and can analyze them with different methods. | ||||||
| 3 | PY3.Can carry out technical equipment, project production and management of Radio and Television Studios. | ||||||
| 4 | PY4. He can use his competence by using his field knowledge, identify the problems encountered in business life and offer solutions. | ||||||
| 5 | PY5. Can perform synthesis and analysis for the Mass Media and visual media sectors. | ||||||
| 6 | PY6. Can recommend a communication plan in line with public and private sector needs. | ||||||
| 7 | PY7.Can perform risk management and solve problems by using initiative in necessary situations related to the field. | ||||||
| 8 | PY8.Can propose and prepare projects related to the field and participate in sector competitions. | ||||||
| 9 | PY9.Can write scientific research on Radio Cinema Television and related media sectors, analyze them and turn them into scientific writing. | ||||||
| 10 | PY10.Aims to establish reality in mass media journalism, dissemination and project production. | ||||||
| 11 | PY11.Follows the development news and innovations related to the field and adopts lifelong education and literacy as a principle. | ||||||
| 12 | PY12. He uses his native language accurately and effectively, which is one of the requirements of his field, and can read and understand English field terminology at the B1 level. | ||||||
| 13 | PY13. Organizes and implements social events required by his/her profession; | ||||||
| 14 | PY14. He embraces his profession under all circumstances, within the scope of ethical, humane and conscientious values, and does not allow abuse. | ||||||
| 15 | PY15.Informs the masses with visual, audio and written news or other projects that reflect reality in the public or private sector, radio, cinema or television media groups within the framework of Mass Media. | ||||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
| Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | |||
| Guided Problem Solving | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 3 | 6 | 18 | |||
| Term Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 2 | 10 | 20 | |||
| Quiz | 2 | 10 | 20 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 2 | 10 | 20 | |||
| General Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 150 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(150/30) | 5 | |||||
| ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. | ||||||
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMIOLOGY in CINEMA and TV | RTS3211995 | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Course Program | Pazartesi 14:30-15:15 Pazartesi 15:30-16:15 Pazartesi 16:30-17:15 |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Prof.Dr. Meliha Nurdan TAŞKIRAN |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Prof.Dr. Meliha Nurdan TAŞKIRAN |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | The course's essential aim is to dig out and depict embedded deep meanings in future films, series or advertisements through semiological theories and concepts. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Course description, expectations, exams and preliminary information about the content: a general introduction to Semiology Cinematic relationship ,Semiotics: a general definition and Semiotics as a narrative analysis strategy: IMAGES, VISUAL INTELLIGENCE, READING INDICATORS, CREATING MEANING, CODES, AND FILTERS:,Movie Language; pp 28-32 CODES AND FILTERS: sample movie analysis 'SEVEN',BOOK FILM LANGUAGE p 38 NARRATIVE, STORYTELLING THEORIES, STRUCTURALism, THEORIES OF CONSTRUCTION, GANETTE'S NARRATIVE DISCOURSE-,FILM LANGUAGE p 58 -60 MUSIC, FILM SAMPLE CHEAP BEANS,SAMPLE FILM ANALYSES: THE FISHERMAN'S DIARY- NATURAL BORN KILLERS- NAME OF THE ROSE- ANAYURT OTELİ- OTOBÜS- SEVMEK ZAMANI- ,Sample movie analysis,FILM LANGUAGE: P 68-78 INTERTEXT TEXT, QUOTE, MENTION,INTERTEXTUALITY ; CULT FILM, GENRE: CITIZEN KANE FILM REVIEW,IDEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; REALITY,Semiotics and Narration : TALE/ SERIAL/ FİLM ANALYSIS ,Semiotics and LITERATURE. TALE /SERIAL/ FILM ANALYSIS PROPP & GREIMAS ,Sharing of documents related to the field. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1- The student explains the terms and concepts of semiotics. | 10, 14, 16, 37, 5, 9 | |
| 2-The student refers to the people who have contributed to the field of semiotics in Europe and America and their contributions. | ||
| The student Explains the history of semiotics, word origins and the works of contemporary semioticians. | ||
| 3-The student separates a movie according to its semiotic units and recognizes the sub-meanings of the signs. | ||
| 4-Explains and interprets the elements and levels of Cinema Language, Forms of Expression, Cinematographic meaning, the lexical language of Cinema, the structure of filmic expression, subject, time, place, actor problems in cinema, problems of Semiotics and the development of modern Cinematography. | ||
| 5-The student Discusses the scholars of the field and their work. | ||
| 6-Understands the transformation of cinematographic meaning in films. | ||
| 6-Discusses visual images and their meanings in the context of Saussure, Peirce, Lotman and Metz |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 14: Self Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 37: Computer-Internet Supported Instruction, 5: Cooperative Learning, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course description, expectations, exams and preliminary information about the content: a general introduction to Semiology Cinematic relationship | none |
| 2 | Semiotics: a general definition and Semiotics as a narrative analysis strategy: IMAGES, VISUAL INTELLIGENCE, READING INDICATORS, CREATING MEANING, CODES, AND FILTERS: | textbook p 12-24 |
| 3 | Movie Language; pp 28-32 CODES AND FILTERS: sample movie analysis 'SEVEN' | SAMPLE FİLM 'SEVEN' MUST BE INVESTIGATED BEFOREHAND |
| 4 | BOOK FILM LANGUAGE p 38 NARRATIVE, STORYTELLING THEORIES, STRUCTURALism, THEORIES OF CONSTRUCTION, GANETTE'S NARRATIVE DISCOURSE- | Textbook pages 38-54 |
| 5 | FILM LANGUAGE p 58 -60 MUSIC, FILM SAMPLE CHEAP BEANS | 'CHEAP BEANS' MUST BE WATCHED BEFOREHAND |
| 6 | SAMPLE FILM ANALYSES: THE FISHERMAN'S DIARY- NATURAL BORN KILLERS- NAME OF THE ROSE- ANAYURT OTELİ- OTOBÜS- SEVMEK ZAMANI- | SELECTED MOVIES MUST BE PREVIOUSLY WATCHED AND RESEARCHED BY GROUPS. |
| 7 | Sample movie analysis | |
| 8 | FILM LANGUAGE: P 68-78 INTERTEXT TEXT, QUOTE, MENTION | Textbook pages 68-78 |
| 9 | INTERTEXTUALITY ; CULT FILM, GENRE: CITIZEN KANE FILM REVIEW | Textbook pages 80-88 |
| 10 | IDEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; REALITY | Textbook pages 94-110 |
| 12 | Semiotics and Narration : TALE/ SERIAL/ FİLM ANALYSIS | Textbook pages 64-88 |
| 13 | Semiotics and LITERATURE. TALE /SERIAL/ FILM ANALYSIS PROPP & GREIMAS | NAME OF THE ROSE -u-UMBERTO ECO NATURAL BORN KILLERS by OLIVER STONE |
| 14 | Sharing of documents related to the field |
| Resources |
| FİLM DİLİ- HUNT,MARLAND, RAWLE; 2012 LİTERATÜR YAY. SİNEMA ESTETİĞİNİN SORUNLARI; FİLM SEMİYORTİĞİNE GİRİŞ,1999, YURİY LOTMAN GÖSTERGEBİLİMİN ABC'si. : MEHMET RİFAT SİNEMADA GÖSTERGELER VE ANLAM: PETER WOLLEN GÖSTERGEBİLİM DERS NOTLARI SLİDE VE OKUMALAR |
| -Rifat, Mehmet, 20. yy da Göstergebilim cilt 1-2 - -Saussure, Ferdnand de. Genel Dilbilim Dersleri, İstanbul: Multilingual Yabancı Dil Yayınları, 1998. -Barthes, Roland. Göstergebilimsel Serüven, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2009. - - -Barthes, Roland. Çağdaş Söylenler, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2003. - -Akerson, Fatma Erkman. Göstergebilime Giriş, İstanbul: Multilingual Yabancı Dil Yayınları, 2005. SİNEMA GÖSTERGEBİLİMİ : LOTMAN,YURİY M, Nirengikitap,Ank,2012. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | PY1. Knows the basic concepts, theories and practices of Radio, Cinema and Television fields. | ||||||
| 2 | PY2. Identifies facts about Radio, Cinema and Television and can analyze them with different methods. | ||||||
| 3 | PY3.Can carry out technical equipment, project production and management of Radio and Television Studios. | ||||||
| 4 | PY4. He can use his competence by using his field knowledge, identify the problems encountered in business life and offer solutions. | ||||||
| 5 | PY5. Can perform synthesis and analysis for the Mass Media and visual media sectors. | ||||||
| 6 | PY6. Can recommend a communication plan in line with public and private sector needs. | ||||||
| 7 | PY7.Can perform risk management and solve problems by using initiative in necessary situations related to the field. | ||||||
| 8 | PY8.Can propose and prepare projects related to the field and participate in sector competitions. | ||||||
| 9 | PY9.Can write scientific research on Radio Cinema Television and related media sectors, analyze them and turn them into scientific writing. | ||||||
| 10 | PY10.Aims to establish reality in mass media journalism, dissemination and project production. | ||||||
| 11 | PY11.Follows the development news and innovations related to the field and adopts lifelong education and literacy as a principle. | ||||||
| 12 | PY12. He uses his native language accurately and effectively, which is one of the requirements of his field, and can read and understand English field terminology at the B1 level. | ||||||
| 13 | PY13. Organizes and implements social events required by his/her profession; | ||||||
| 14 | PY14. He embraces his profession under all circumstances, within the scope of ethical, humane and conscientious values, and does not allow abuse. | ||||||
| 15 | PY15.Informs the masses with visual, audio and written news or other projects that reflect reality in the public or private sector, radio, cinema or television media groups within the framework of Mass Media. | ||||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |