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Program of Film Design

FİLM309

DOCUMENTARY CINEMA

Course Code
FİLM309
Semester
Fifth Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study3
SemesterFifth Term (Fall)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Learn what documentary film is
  2. By watching different kinds of documentaries, gains the ability to discuss on the presentation of reality
  3. Understand the semantic properties of documentary cinema
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThe course aims to give students the knowledge about documentary and necessary qualifications in order to prepare a documentary. The course starts from the theoretical subjects such as history of documentary film, political documentaries, documentary in Turkey, main approaches to documentary, basic genres and narrative forms of documentary, and targets to achieve student?s to prepare their own documentary ideas ready to produce.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Definition and aim of documentary, documentary film maker, ethics in documentary, mission and importance
2nd Week History of documentary cinema; Belgesel sinema tarihi; naturalism, British documentary film movement, newsreels, propagandists
3rd Week History of documentary cinema; realism, kino-eye, cinema verite, direct cinema
4th Week Documentay film history of Turkey
5th Week Documentary genres; documentaries throuh their production forms and content, cinema and television documentaries
6th Week Different forms in documentary,new media and documentary
7th Week How to find a subject, process of establishment of a project
8th Week Documentary project file
9th Week Documentary project proposition
10th Week Financing documentaries
11th Week Documentary narration forms and techniques
12th Week Production steps
13th Week Interview as a basic technique
14th Week Documentary camera and editing
Recommended 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 Methods
  • Lecture
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Project 1 60
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 40 40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
Project 1 65 65
Total Work Load149
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.96
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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