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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
PRODUCING DOCUMENTARIES RTS432 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT 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 DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONAim 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
WEEKTOPICS
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, project?s subjet to be determined.
5th Week Project file; proposition, synopsis, script.
6th Week Documentary script, narration forms, project research report.
7th Week Producing and financing a documentary.
8th Week Mid-term
9th Week 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.
12th Week Shooting / Editing.
13th Week Pre-screening.
14th Week Screening of films.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGAdalı, Bilgin. Belgesel Sinema. İstanbul: Hil Yayınları, 1986.
Aufderheide, Patricia. Documentary Film, A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2007.
Cereci, Sedat. Belgesel Film. İstanbul: Şule Yayınları, 1997.
Gündeş, Simten. Belgesel Filmin Yapısal Gelişimi: Türkiye?ye Yansıması,
İstanbul: Alfa Yay., 1998.
Öcel, Nilüfer Pembecioğlu. Belgesel Film Üstüne Yazılar. Ankara: Babil Yay., 2005.
Rabiger, Michael. Directing The Documentary. Boston: Focale Press, 1998.
Rotha, Paul. Belgesel Sinema. İbrahim Şener(çev.), İstanbul: İzdüşüm Yay., 2000.
Tobias, Michael (Ed.). Belgesel Film Yapım Sanatı, Gerçeği Arayış.
Nebil Köken (çev.), İstanbul: Kolaj Kitaplığı, 2007.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSProject,Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Assignment140
Project150
Attendance110
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 hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework14040
Project16565
Meeting with advisor339
Total Workload156
Total Workload / 305,2
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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