At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn what documentary film is. 2) Will gain experience and be able to comment by watching different kinds of documentaries. 3) Comprehend the place of documantary film in the history of art.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
The characteristic structural differences of documentary film is the subject of this course. From beginning to present documentary films are made in various genres. The course underlines the different documetary structures, and theories to explore their special feature. Students watch different examples documentaries from the first examples of documentaries to the latest ones.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Definition and aim of documentary, documentary film maker, ethics in documentary, mission and importance.
2nd Week
History of documentary cinema; naturalism, British documentary film movement, newsreels,propagandists.
3rd Week
History of documentary cinema; realism, kino-eye, cinema verite, direct cinema.
4th Week
Documentay film history of Turkey.
5th Week
Documentary genres; documentaries throuh their production forms and content, cinema and television documentaries.
6th Week
Different forms in documentary.
7th Week
New media and documentary.
8th Week
Mid-term
9th Week
How to find a subject, process of establishment of a project.
10th Week
Financing documentaries.
11th Week
Project file; proposition.
12th Week
Documentary narration forms and techniques.
13th Week
Production steps.
14th Week
Interview as a basic technique & Documentary camera and editing.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
- Aufderheide, Patricia. Documentary Film, A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2007. - Rabiger, Michael. Directing The Documentary. Boston: Focale Press, 1998. - de Jong, Wilma, Thomas Austin, and Wilma De Jong, (Eds.). Rethinking Documentary: New Perspectives and Practices. Open University, 2008. - Nichols, Bill. Introduction to Documentary. Indiana University Press, 2017. - Rosenthal, Alan, and Ned Eckhardt. Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Digital Videos. SIU Press, 2015.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Other,Lecture,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Project
1
60
Total(%)
100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
0
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
40
40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
Project
1
65
65
Total Workload
149
Total Workload / 30
4,96
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
