TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Önder Muhammed Özdem
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn what documentary cinema is; together with its codes and conventions.various film examples, 2) Gain ability to discuss the reality claim of documentary cinema by critically approaching the division between fiction and non-fiction, 3) Understand the historical evoluations and divergent forms of documentary cinema by focusing on the various films.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	-
COURSE DEFINITION	The features that differentiate the documentary film from other cinema productions constitute the scope of the course. The phases of the documentary film from its beginning to the present and the emerging genres and theories form the framework of the course subjects. Students watch a large number of documentary films from the first productions of documentary films to current productions.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction and explanations about the course 2nd Week The discussions on Documentary Cinema and its reality claim 3rd Week Relating Photography and Cinematography to Reality / The Myth of Lumiere ? Melies Opposition 4th Week Narrative in Early Cinema / Classical Hollywood Narration / Institutionalization of Fictional Cinema 5th Week Outside the Hollywood: `Nanook of the North?, `The Man with the Movie Camera?, `Battleship Potemkin? 6th Week The Relationship between Documentary Cinema and Political Power / Effects of World War II on Documentary Cinema_1 7th Week The Relationship between Documentary Cinema and Political Power / Effects of World War II on Documentary Cinema_2 8th Week Traces of the War on Cinema: Italian Neorealism 9th Week Midterm exam 10th Week The Developments in Cinema Technology and the Changes in Expression Strategies of Reality: Direct Cinema & Cinema Verite 11th Week Documentary Cinema in the Age of Digital Communication Documentary forms: Participatory, Observational, Expository 12th Week Documentary forms: Poetic, Self-Reflexive, Mocumentary, Performative 13th Week Documentary forms: Poetic, Self-Reflexive, Mocumentary, 14th Week Performative Contemporary approaches in Documentary / Intertwining of Documentary and Fiction: Hybrid Films 15th Week Final Presentations 16th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Abisel, Nilgün (2006). Sessiz Sinema. Ankara: De Ki. Dave Saunders (2014), Belgesel, (çev.) Ali Nejat Kanıyaş, Nichols, Bill (2001). Introduction to Documentary. Blooming and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. Howard, Karen (2010) ?The Desire for Truth: Documentary Style in Fiction Film? ProvinceTown Arts.148- 151. Ellis, J. C. ve McLane, B. A. (2008). A New History of Documentary Film. New York: The Continuum International Publishing Group Inc. Corner, John (1996). The Art of Record: A Critical Introduction to Documentary. Manchester: Manchester Press. Bruzzi, Stella (2000). New Documentary: A Critical Introduction. London: Routledge. Armes, Roy (2011). Sinema ve Gerçeklik, Tarihsel Bir İnceleme. Çev., Zeynep Özen Barkot. İstanbul: Doruk Vertov, Dziga (2007). Sine-Göz. Çev., Ahmet Ergenç. İstanbul: Agorakitaplığı Trinh T., Minh-Ha (1990). ?Documentary is/Not a Name? October. (52) Summer: 77-98. Rotha, Paul (1995). Belgesel Sinema. Çev., İbrahim Şener. İstanbul: Sistem Yayıncılık. Renov, Michael (1993). ?Introduction: The truth about non-fiction.? Theorizing Documentary Aitken, Ian (1990). Film and Reform, John Grierson and the Documentary Film Movement. London ve Newyork: Routledge. Adalı, 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. 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 METHODS	Lecture,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Attendance 1 20 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 20 2 40 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 1 90 90 Project 1 130 130 Total Workload 302 Total Workload / 30 10,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No