DOCUMENTARY FILM: THEORY AND PRACTICE

RTS541

Course Code: RTS541
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Aslı Şahinkaya Ermiş

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

know the general characteristics and all the production steps of documentary.
gain the ability of using knowledge in practice, designing a project and realizing.
can analyze a documentary through a critical perspetive

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None.

Course Description

In this course, production process of documentary film making will be covered. Titles like, definition of documentary, documentarist, ethical aspects, reality and its recording, presentation and representation etc. will be analyzed through sample documentary films of different forms and structures.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Definition and aim of documentary
2^nd Week	Documentary film maker, ethics in documentary, mission and importance
3^rd Week	Reality in documentary, presentation and representation
4^th Week	World documentary history
5^th Week	Documentary history in Turkey
6^th Week	Documentary types through their production and component properties
7^th Week	How to find a subject, process of establishment of a project
8^th Week	Mid Term Exam
9^th Week	Project file; proposition
10^th Week	Pre production
11^th Week	Production; crew and public relations, interview, preperation, shooting and after the shooting
12^th Week	Documentary Narration; audio and visual narrative elements
13^th Week	Documentary Narration; Editing
14^th Week	Financing

Recommended or Required Reading

Adalı, Bilgin. Belgesel Sinema. İstanbul: Hil Yayınları, 1986.
Aufderheide, Patricia. Documentary Film, A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2007.
Austin, T. (Ed.). Rethinking Documentary: New Perspectives, New Practices. McGraw-Hill Education, 2008.
Cereci, Sedat. Belgesel Film. İstanbul: Şule Yayınları, 1997.
Ellis, J. C., Betsy A. McLane. A New History of Documentary Film. A&C Black, 2005.
Gündeş, Simten. Belgesel Filmin Yapısal Gelişimi: Türkiye?ye Yansıması,İstanbul: Alfa Yay., 1998.
MacDougall, D., L.Taylor. Transcultural Cinema. Princeton University Press, 1998.
Nichols, Bill. Introduction to Documentary. Indiana University Press, 2010.
Nichols, Bill. Representing reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary. Vol. 681. Indiana University Press 1991.
Öcel, Nilüfer Pembecioğlu. Belgesel Film Üstüne Yazılar. Ankara: Babil Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation
Practice

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

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