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| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| RADIO, TELEVISION AND CINEMA PR. | |
| Code | AIS432 |
| Name | Creative Documentary |
| Term | 2021-2022 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. BATU ANADOLU |
| Course Instructor |
Öğr. Gör. Dr. Özge Deniz ÖZKER
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To examine the relationship between documentary cinema and history and reality.
Course Content
The characteristics of documentary cinema that distinguish it from historical films and other cinema formations will be examined. During these studies, the relations of documentary cinema with other disciplines such as economics, politics, history, anthropology and sociology will be explained.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | to evaluate the changes in the field of documentary cinema from past to present with a historical perspective. |
| LO02 | to establish a connection between the social, political, cultural and social changes in different geographies and documentary cinema practices in the 21st century. |
| LO03 | to understand the changes in production, distribution and exhibition practices with digitalization in the field of documentary cinema. |
| LO04 | to gain a contemporary perspective on the elements of documentary cinema such as time, space, character and narrator. |
| LO05 | to gain the ability to look critically towards the boundaries between documentary cinema and fictional film. |
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 | 5 |
| 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 | 5 |
| PLO03 | - | Graduates have knowledge about different areas of communication at the entry level. | 5 |
| PLO04 | - | Graduates have knowledge of art, aesthetics, legal framework and culture in general and understand connections among them | 5 |
| PLO05 | - | Graduates produce audio-visual content with the academic formation gained and can control the production stages | 0 |
| PLO06 | - | Graduates gain knowledge of program production and management for broadcasting in terrestrial and web environments | 0 |
| PLO07 | - | Graduates develop the ability to express his/her feelings and thoughts by creating “written, oral and visual texts” | 0 |
| PLO08 | - | Graduates analyze and interpret social problems at national and international level | 5 |
| PLO09 | - | Graduates gain skills in writing various forms of scripts and producing programs for cinema, television and radio. | 0 |
| PLO10 | - | Graduates gain the ability to use communication technologies, to follow technological developments and to improve himself/herself accordingly | 0 |
| PLO11 | - | Graduates gain the ability to plan and organize all kinds of content for audio-visual activities from design to editing and disseminating. | 0 |
| PLO12 | - | Graduates can carry out interdisciplinary work processes the activities expected from him as a team member | 3 |
| 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 | 0 |
| PLO14 | - | Graduates can prepare audio-visual necessities, decors and stages of studio area. | 0 |
| PLO15 | - | Graduates have know-how and skills about production and broadcast technologies | 0 |
| PLO16 | - | Graduates have knowledge of the information and communication technologies, and the computer softwares required by the field | 0 |
| PLO17 | - | Graduates are able to analyze a film, a script or a television program technically, aesthetically and ideologically. | 0 |
| PLO18 | - | Graduates can express written or visual ideas in a creative way by transforming them into a radio, television or cinema project. | 0 |
| PLO19 | - | Graduates take responsibility for planning, designing and executing pre-production processes of radio, television and cinema. | 0 |
| PLO20 | - | Graduates have the skills and competence to communicate effectively against discrimination and free from prejudices | 5 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and presentation of the general framework of the course | Reading, practice | |
| 2 | Early documentary cinema examples. Differences between documentary and fiction cinema. | Reading, practice | |
| 3 | Robert Flaherty and the first examples of the documentary film | Reading, practice | |
| 4 | John Grierson and the British documentary film movement. | Reading, practice | |
| 5 | Dziga Vertov and Kino Glas-Kino Pravda | Reading, practice | |
| 6 | Documentary filmmaking in Turkey | Reading, practice | |
| 7 | Istanbul University Film Center, Sabahattin Eyüboğlu Group, Archaeological Documentaries. | Reading, practice | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Written exam | |
| 9 | Jean Rouch and his ethnographic documentary approach 1 | Reading, practice | |
| 10 | Jean Rouch and his ethnographic documentary approach 2 | Reading, practice | |
| 11 | Süha Arın and his documentary films | Reading, practice | |
| 12 | Joris Ivens and his documentary film approach 1 | Reading, practice | |
| 13 | Joris Ivens and his documentary film approach 2 | Reading, practice | |
| 14 | Contemporary directors and documentary films 1 | Reading, practice | |
| 15 | Contemporary directors and documentary films 2 | Reading, practice | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Written exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Written exam |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| 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 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 114 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,56 | ||
| ECTS | 5 ECTS | ||