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Master's of Visual Communication Design with Thesis

GİT540

DOCUMENTARY CINEMA

Course Code
GİT540
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

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 DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionThe 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
Recommended or Required ReadingAbisel, 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 Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework 2 90 180
Presentation (including preperation) 2 18 36
Project
Total Work Load300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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