DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING

RDTV266

Course Code: RDTV266
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Associate Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Instructor Döndü Özlem Dolgunyürek

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understands the historical development of documentary filmmaking and the ethical principles and guidelines that should be followed when making documentaries.
Understand how to put the theoretical knowledge they have learned into practice and effectively use audiovisual materials when developing projects.
Become proficient in the terminology required by the profession.
Explains the methods of researching, writing text, designing and shooting a documentary film.
Masters the aesthetic perspective and analyzes the elements related to documentary film from a critical perspective.
Collaborates with the group while making a documentary film.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

In this course, the place and importance of documentary films in the history of cinema will be discussed, and the difference will be revealed by comparing them with other genres. Documentary films will be analyzed from various perspectives and the stages of documentary filmmaking will be explained. Within the scope of the course, it is planned that the students who take the course will gain a new perspective on documentary films and learn to approach these films in a critical way. Having mastered all the stages of documentary filmmaking, the student will be able to produce a completed documentary film within the scope of the project to be carried out during the course. Camera and accessories, light and lighting systems, necessary technical equipment such as sound and music, creating a technical team, budget studies of a documentary film, text studies of a documentary film, montage and post production teaching, as well as the definition, history, types, features of documentary film, Research methods and process for documentary film will be discussed.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course, definition and characteristics of documentary film / Team building for documentary film
2^nd Week	The emergence and historical process of documentary film / Team building for documentary film
3^rd Week	Types of documentary film / Documentary film idea
4^th Week	Types of documentary film / Documentary film idea
5^th Week	Types of documentary film / Documentary film idea
6^th Week	The impact of television and digital media on documentary films/ proposal preparation and script
7^th Week	Development of documentary film in Turkey / proposal preparation and script
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Possibilities and limits of documentary film, relationship between documentary cinema and reality
10^th Week	Production stages of documentary film
11^th Week	Production stages of documentary film
12^th Week	Production stages of documentary film
13^th Week	Production stages of documentary film
14^th Week	Production stages of documentary film

Recommended or Required Reading

Nichols, Bill, (2017), Belgesel Sinemaya Giriş, (Çeviri: Duygu Eruçman), Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi.
Glynne, Andy, (2011), Belgeseller Nasıl Yapılır Nasıl Dağıtılır, (Çeviri: Zeynep Mertoğlu Oğur, Nalan Işık Çeper), İstanbul: Kalkedon Yayınları.
Mükerrem Zaur, (2016), Belgesel Estetiği Üzerine Düşünceler, Konya: Literatürk Academia.
Öngören Gündeş, Simten, (1991), Belgesel Filmin Yapısal Gelişimi ve Türkiye'ye Yansıması, İstanbul: Der Yayınları.
Belgesel Sinemacılar Birliği, (2007), Belgesel Sinema, İstanbul: Belgesel Sinemacılar Birliği.
Belgesel Sinemacılar Birliği, (2008), Belgesel Sinema, İstanbul: Belgesel Sinemacılar Birliği.
Belgesel Sinemacılar Birliği, (2009-2010), Belgesel Sinema, İstanbul: Belgesel Sinemacılar Birliği.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Case Study
Practice
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Project	2	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	12	2	24
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Project	2	22	44
Total Work Load			151
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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