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| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| RADIO, TELEVISION AND CINEMA PR. | |
| Code | RTS220 |
| Name | Documentary Film Teories |
| Term | 2019-2020 Academic Year |
| Semester | 4. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Özge Nilay ERBALABAN |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. Özge Nilay ERBALABAN
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To know about the genre, its characteristics, its sub-genres,its development of the world and Turkey, its basic styles, theoretical approaches
Course Content
Definition of documentary, historical development of the genres, types of documentary cinema, documentary styles, basic movements and approaches, history of documentaries in Turkey
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Know the historical development of documentary genre |
| LO02 | To have information about documentary cinema genres |
| LO03 | Knows the basic styles of documentary films |
| LO04 | Analyze the relationship between documentary film and fiction in terms of form, narrative and purpose |
| LO05 | Have knowledge of theoretical and aesthetic approaches about genre in the history of documentary cinema |
| LO06 | The development of the documentary film genre in Turkey, examples, and will have information about directors |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Graduates gain critical thinking and interpretation skills in the field of radio, television and cinema | 4 |
| PLO02 | - | Graduates have the knowledge of thinking in different disciplines of social sciences and adapting them to their own specialization through applications and doing research when needed | 2 |
| PLO03 | - | Graduates have knowledge about different areas of communication at the entry level. | 2 |
| PLO04 | - | Graduates have knowledge of art, aesthetics, legal framework and culture in general and understand connections among them | 2 |
| PLO05 | - | Graduates produce audio-visual content with the academic formation gained and can control the production stages | 3 |
| PLO06 | - | Graduates gain knowledge of program production and management for broadcasting in terrestrial and web environments | 3 |
| PLO07 | - | Graduates develop the ability to express his/her feelings and thoughts by creating “written, oral and visual texts” | 2 |
| PLO08 | - | Graduates analyze and interpret social problems at national and international level | 2 |
| PLO09 | - | Graduates gain skills in writing various forms of scripts and producing programs for cinema, television and radio. | 2 |
| PLO10 | - | Graduates gain the ability to use communication technologies, to follow technological developments and to improve himself/herself accordingly | 3 |
| PLO11 | - | Graduates gain the ability to plan and organize all kinds of content for audio-visual activities from design to editing and disseminating. | 1 |
| PLO12 | - | Graduates can carry out interdisciplinary work processes the activities expected from him as a team member | 5 |
| PLO13 | - | Graduates can perform effective work individually and as a team member in the production process and provide coordination the field of radio, television and cinema | |
| PLO14 | - | Graduates can prepare audio-visual necessities, decors and stages of studio area. | |
| PLO15 | - | Graduates have know-how and skills about production and broadcast technologies | |
| PLO16 | - | Graduates have knowledge of the information and communication technologies, and the computer softwares required by the field | |
| PLO17 | - | Graduates are able to analyze a film, a script or a television program technically, aesthetically and ideologically. | |
| PLO18 | - | Graduates can express written or visual ideas in a creative way by transforming them into a radio, television or cinema project. | |
| PLO19 | - | Graduates take responsibility for planning, designing and executing pre-production processes of radio, television and cinema. | |
| PLO20 | - | Graduates have the skills and competence to communicate effectively against discrimination and free from prejudices |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction, presentation of written and visual resources | ||
| 2 | Documentary cinema definitions, general review to basic styles, relationship with reality | Bill Nichols, Introduction to Documentary: Boğaziçi Ünv. Yay. | |
| 3 | Overview of the development of documentary cinema: from cinematic documentary to documentary cinema | Dave Saunders: Belgesel: Kollektif Yay.. | |
| 4 | Genres in Documentary Cinema: Biography, News, Propaganda documentaries, examples, sociological relations | Bill Nichols, Belgesel Sinemaya Giriş: Boğaziçi Ünv. Yay. | |
| 5 | Genres in Documentary Cinema: History, Compilation, Fake Documentaries, features, examples | Dave Saunders: Belgesel: Kollektif Yay. | |
| 6 | The relationship of documentaries with other films and styles 1: Poetic Style, samples, screening: Chris Marker | Bill Nichols, Introduction to Documentary: Boğaziçi Ünv. Yay. | |
| 7 | The relationship between documentaries and other films and styles 2: Explanatory style, narrative structure, the relationship between the viewer and the director in the explanatory documentary, examples, screening: Mihail Romm's films | Bill Nichols, Introduction to Documentary: Boğaziçi Ünv. Yay. | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| 9 | Observer style in documentary cinema, its development, narrative styles, examples, Screening: Robert Drew: Primary | Bill Nichols, Introduction to Documentary: Boğaziçi Ünv. Yay. | |
| 10 | Participatory style in documentary cinema, narrative styles, development, examples, screening: Claude Lanzmann, Shoah | Bill Nichols, Introduction to Documentary: Boğaziçi Ünv. Yay. | |
| 11 | Modernist styles in the documentary: Reflexive and performative styles, narrative structures, features, examples, Screening: Alexandr Sokurov: Francofonia | Bill Nichols, Introduction to Documentary: Boğaziçi Ünv. Yay. | |
| 12 | Theoretical Perspectives on Documentary in the History of Documentary Cinema, Cine-Eye and Cinema Verite | Text Reading, Kino-Eye Manifest | |
| 13 | British Documentary Cinema, Free Cinema and Direct Cinema, historical development, narrative forms, approaches, examples | Text Readings, Related Manifestos | |
| 14 | Development of Documentary Film in Turkey, directors, movies, Views: Suha Arins documentary | Text Reading | |
| 15 | Contemporary Documentary Cinema in Turkey, examples, approaches, directors, Screening: Ceyda Torun: | Hasan Akbulut, Bellek Olarak Belgesel Sinema, Sinecine Dergi | |
| 16 | Term Exams | ||
| 17 | Term Exams |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 20 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 20 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 80 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 109 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,36 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||