DIFFERENT FORMS IN DOCUMENTARY

RTS604

Course Code: RTS604
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 15

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Nihan Gider Işıkman

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Knows the general characteristics of documentary.
Questiones the relation between reality and the documentary.
Knows the forms emerging in the historical development of documentary.
Knows basic forms of documentary.
Knows different forms of documentary.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No.

Course Description

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
1^st Week	Definition and aim of documentary
2^nd Week	Reality in documentary, presentation and representation
3^rd Week	Historical development of documentary
4^th Week	Different mediums for documentary; cinema, television, digital platforms
5^th Week	Basic documentary forms
6^th Week	Different forms of documentary
7^th Week	New media documentaries; web, interactive, database, transmedia, crossmedia, non-linear documentary
8^th Week	Exhibited documentaries, multi screen documentaries
9^th Week	First person documentaries, Essay Film
10^th Week	3D
11^th Week	Mockumentary
12^th Week	Documentary game
13^th Week	Virtual reality and documentary
14^th Week	Animadocs

Recommended 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)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1			X	X
K2		X			X
K3	X		X