At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know the general characteristics of documentary. 2) Know all the production steps of documentary film making. 3) Get the abilitiy of using information in practice, project designing and making.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
Aim of this course is to introduce documentary with its all different forms and characteristics as well as making the students experience all the production steps of documentary. The main titles that will be coverd in this course are: documentarist, definition and aim of documentary, documentary types through their production and component properties, subject selection, research, narration forms and script, production schedule, production steps, budget and budgeting.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Definition and aim of documentary
2nd Week
Documentary film maker, ethics in documentary, mission and importance
3rd Week
How to find a subject, process of establishment of a project
4th Week
Production steps, research
5th Week
Project?s subjet to be determined
6th Week
Project file; proposition, synopsis, script
7th Week
Documentary script, narration forms / Project research report
8th Week
Mid-term
9th Week
Producing and financing a documentary & Production, shooting check list, crew and public relations
10th Week
Interview, preperation, shooting and after the shooting
11th Week
Documentary Narration: Camera, camera movements, composition, sound
- 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
Lecture,Discussion,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Assignment
1
40
Project
1
50
Attendance
1
10
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
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
1
40
40
Project
1
65
65
Meeting with advisor
3
3
9
Total Workload
156
Total Workload / 30
5,2
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
