Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Interior Architecture and Environmental Design · Undergraduate
Course Objective
This course aims to rethink the cinematographic form through interior spaces in films as a means of constructing an architectural narrative.
Course Content
This course focuses on the relationship between space and representation, which are the main components of both interior architecture and cinema, and the metaphorical use of architecture in cinema through the films to be watched and film readings to be made. The ways of interior spaces in cinema will be discussed at different scales through different themes. Analyses on the relationship between character representation and plot in films will be carried out through different methods such as textual analyses, collage studies, artificial intelligence supported presentations.
Course Learning Outcomes
- To comprehend the relationship between cinema and space through the discipline of interior architecture
- To gain the ability to analyse cinematographically narrated spaces
- To comprehend the contributions of interior architecture to the art of cinema
- To examine the relationship between time and space through cinema
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction, Explanation of Course Content and Term Studies | Preliminary research on course content |
| 2 | Cinematographic Techniques in Space Design | Film analyses |
| 3 | Film Analysis: Walls, Backgrounds and Layers, Term studies | Film analyses |
| 4 | Film Analysis: Windows and Doors, Term studies | Film analyses |
| 5 | Film Analysis: Passages and corridors, Term studies | Film analyses |
| 6 | Film Analysis: Stairs, Term Studies | Preparations for midterm submissions |
| 7 | Midterm Submissions | Midterm submissions |
| 8 | Film Analysis: Roof and Basement, Term studies | Film analyses |
| 9 | Film Analysis: Bedroom, Term studies | Film analyses |
| 10 | Film Analysis: Kitchen, Term studies | Film analyses |
| 11 | Film Analysis: Garden, Patio, Terrace, Term studies | Film analyses |
| 12 | Presentations and Discussion | Term studies |
| 13 | Presentations and Discussion | Term studies |
| 14 | Presentations and Discussion | Term studies |
| 15 | Presentations and Discussion | Preparations for final submissions |
| 16 | Final Submissions | Final Submissions |