At the end of this course, the students; 1) Knows the general characteristics of documentary.
2) Questiones the relation between reality and the documentary.
3) Knows the forms emerging in the historical development of documentary.
4) Knows basic forms of documentary.
5) Knows different forms of documentary.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No.
COURSE DEFINITION
At the end of this course, the students learn the general qualities of documentary and they question the relationship between documentary and reality. The students learn the different forms of documentary films that emerge within its historical development and comprehend the basic narrative forms and different forms of documentary.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Definition and aim of documentary
2nd Week
Reality in documentary, presentation and representation
3rd Week
Historical development of documentary
4th Week
Different mediums for documentary; cinema, television, digital platforms
5th Week
Basic documentary forms
6th Week
Different forms of documentary
7th Week
New media documentaries; web, interactive, database, transmedia, crossmedia, non-linear documentary
8th Week
Exhibited documentaries, multi screen documentaries
9th Week
First person documentaries, Essay Film
10th Week
3D
11th Week
Mockumentary
12th Week
Documentary game
13th Week
Virtual reality and documentary
14th Week
Animadocs
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
- Alter, N. M. (2007). Translating The Essay into Film and Installation. Journal of Visual Culture, 6(1), p.44-57. - Atabey, M. (2005). Belgesel Film Yapımında Yeni Yönelimler ve Melez Formlar. Yeni DÜŞÜNCELER. 1(1), Haziran 2005, 217-218. - Aufderheide, P. (1997). ?Public Intimacy: The Development of First-person Documentary?. Afterimage, 25 (1). - Austin, T. (Ed.). Rethinking Documentary: New Perspectives, New Practices. McGraw-Hill Education, 2008. - Corrigan, T. (2011). The essay film: from Montaigne, after Marker. Oxford University Press. - Costa, A. L., (January 9, 2012). 6 Filmmakers Talk About Documentary Films in the Digital Age. - Hight C. (2008). The Field of Digital Documentary: a Challenge to Documentary Theory. In Studies in Documentary Film, Volume 2 Number 1, Intellect Ltd. 3-8. - Johnstone, M. (2014). Redefining the Documentary: Experimental Forms Explore New Territory. - Lebow, A. (2012). The Cinema of Me: The Self and Subjectivity in First Person Documentary. Columbia University Press. - Nash, K., Hight, C., & Summerhayes, C. (Eds.). (2014). New Documentary Ecologies: Emerging Platforms, Practices and Discourses. Springer. - Nelson, J. (2012). Social Media as a Filmmaking Narrative Tool. Image & Text: a Journal for Design, 20, 146-161. - Nichols, B. (1991). Representing reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary. Vol. 681. Indiana University Press. - Nichols, B.(2010). Introduction to Documentary. Indiana University Press. - Rabiger, M. (1998). Directing The Documentary. Boston: Focale Press. - Rascaroli, L. (2008). The essay film: Problems, definitions, textual commitments. Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media, 49(2), 24-47. - Rotha, P.(2000). Belgesel Sinema. İbrahim Şener(çev.), İstanbul: İzdüşüm Yay. - ?ukaityt?, R. (2012). Documentaries on the Web: A New Expanded Consciousness, Cinematic Genre And Cultural Experience. Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis, (67).
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Total(%)
40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
60
Total(%)
100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
