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An approach of mistrust : the representation of 'paranoia' in the films of Terry Gilliam
(Bilkent University, 2001)This study aims at investigating the representation on ‘paranoia’ in the films, 12 Monkeys (1995), Brazil (1985), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989), and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), by Terry Gilliam. ... -
Center vs periphery : visual representation of the party scenes in Yeşilçam melodramas
(Bilkent University, 1997)In this study a particular aspect of melodramas (namely, party scenes) in the heyday of the Turkish cinema, especially between the early 1960s and the mid-1970s, is analyzed. In this respect, the visual representation ... -
Creating a presentation format of interactive media for innovative products
(Bilkent University, 1994)In this work, an interactive presentation format to give information about an innovative product is developed. Innovation process is also discussed for communication of users and designers. Accessing the original needs ... -
Design of an interactive sequential graphic system on cyber-space
(Bilkent University, 2000)The aim of this study is to explore and discuss the possibility of an interactive sequential system on World Wide Web. It is an attempt to formulate a definition for a system, which utilises different mediums like text, ... -
Encounter, mimesis, play: theatricality in spatial arts
(Bilkent University, 1999)On the basis of the experience of four works from Turkey, this study attempts to reveal that actual experience of spatial arts (traditionally called visual arts) is also theatrical. During the study, it is observed that ... -
F is for film, G is for Greenaway : the cinematic representation in the films of Peter Greenaway
(Bilkent University, 1999)This study aims at investigating the last eight feature films of the British filmmaker, Peter Greenaway, with regard to the cinematic representation. As opposed to the cinematic representation suggested by the principles ... -
Filmic space in Turkish melodrama
(Bilkent University, 1997)This study aims at analyzing filmic space in Turkish melodrama films that were influential between 1960-1975. In order to map the theoretical framework for such a study, different^ approaches to filmic space are reviewed ... -
Hero vs antihero: spatial form and the graphic novel
(Bilkent University, 1997)This study attempts to investigate the relations between the formal aspects of the contemporary graphic novel and the fictional character portrayed within these works. The transformation of the comics form into the graphic ... -
Jean-Luc Godard in Sixties: A Sociological reading of sexuality and politics in the New Wave cinema
(Bilkent University, 2000)This study aims to investigate the representation of sexuality in Jean-Luc Godard’s early movies in order to understand the figuration of femininity as well as masculinity in cinema politically. Being in a specific ... -
Quiz shows and Turkish television: a study of visual impact and social structure
(Bilkent University, 1994)The aim of the study is to define the specific visual and social environment which builds up the popularity of television quiz shows in Turkey. The visual structures of the quiz shows, the symbols within them and the ... -
Representation and women : construction of gender-roles in computer games
(Bilkent University, 1996)Developments in computer industry gave way computer games to become a popular entertainment agent for children as well as for adults. Interactive quality of computer games has displaced television and traditional ... -
Representing romance: an investigation of design and signification in the posters of Turkish melodrama 1965-1975
(Bilkent University, 1998)This study aims to investigate the design and signification within the posters of Turkish melodrama 1965-1975 in relation with the representation of romance. Melodrama posters are semiotically interpreted firstly by ... -
A semiotical approach to analyze connoted values in advertising photography
(Bilkent University, 1994)The aim of this study is to establish a semiotical framework to analyze advertising photographs. In this context, first, the language and signs of advertising photography have been defined. Furthermore, relationships ... -
A sociological study: comics as the sign of popular culture in the 20th century
(Bilkent University, 1993)The intention of this study is to analyze the sociological structure of the comics within its relation to the social phenomena of the 20th century. Therefore, the concept of popular culture is taken as the key word th ... -
A theoretical discussion on framing: and the frame through deconstruction
(Bilkent University, 1999)This study aims at investigating deconstruction, and how a theoretical discussion on framing may be arrived at through such an investigation. For this pupose, some of the concepts such as ‘logocentricm’, ‘differance’, ... -
The world in-between : cinematography
(Bilkent University, 2000)And cinema. The importance of saying and... and...and.... Images neither starts nor ends, they occupy the in-between. Cinema and philosophy come together to show the power of the in-between. Images understood as such ...
