ECTS - Documentary Filmmaking
Documentary Filmmaking (GRT487) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Documentary Filmmaking | GRT487 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Drill and Practice, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The main objectives of this course are to make each student be able to produce their own short or medium footage documentary films by informing about the purpose and the preparation. Meanwhile, they will be capable of analyzing the cinema films by regarding the traditional and contemporary documentary films on behalf of presenting projects about documentary types. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Documentary and documentary film; the historical development of concepts related to the subject, the aims and features of documentary films; documentary film presentation. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | A- Course description, B- Defining the concepts of documentary and documentary film, C- Introduction to documentary filmmaking. | |
| 2 | A- Historical development of documentary film, B- The purpose and characteristics of documentary film, C- Presentation on documentary film types and explanation of the documentary film project to the students, D- Defining the types of documentary films and determining the topics of presentation projects related to the subject. | |
| 3 | A- Determining the subjects of documentary film projects, B- Examination of documentary film production: Functions of producer and director, visuality, sound, voice-over and music in documentary film. | |
| 4 | A- Examination of research drafts of documentary film projects, B- Introduction to film production techniques: Script writing, storyboard making and application phase, C- Introduction to film production techniques in computer environment: Adobe Premier Pro program. | |
| 5 | A- Finalization of research drafts of documentary film projects, B- Examination of the script drafts of documentary film projects, C- Film production techniques: Camera use, lighting techniques, examination of exterior shooting environments, D- Adobe Premier Pro program training. | |
| 6 | A- Finalization of the script drafts of documentary film projects, B- Examination of storyboard drafts of documentary film projects, C- Film production techniques: Post-Production and editing techniques, D- Adobe Premier Pro program training. | |
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| 8 | A- Finalization of storyboard drafts of documentary film projects, B- 1st presentation week on documentary film genres and presentation file submission, C- Adobe Premier Pro program training. | |
| 9 | A- Submission of research report, script and storyboard drafts of documentary film projects and transition to the filming phase, B- 2nd presentation week on documentary film genres and presentation file submission, C- Use of Adobe Premier Pro program. | |
| 10 | A- Analyzing the first shooting drafts of documentary film projects, B- Documentary film screening and analysis: HOME, (2009). Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand. | |
| 11 | A- Examination of shooting drafts of documentary film projects, B- Documentary film studies in Turkey, C- Film credits design in video editing programs. | |
| 12 | A- Finalization of shooting drafts of documentary film projects and transition to the editing stage, B- Documentary film screening and analysis: Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul, (2005). Director: Fatih Akın. | |
| 13 | A- Examining the editing drafts of documentary film projects, B- The stage of using voice-over and music in video editing programs within the framework of documentary film production. | |
| 14 | A- Finalization of editing drafts of documentary film projects and evaluation of the final version. | |
| 15 | A- Presentation of documentary film projects and project submission in DVD format. | |
| 16 |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. 1. P. ROTHA, BelgeselSinema. İstanbul, 2000 |
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| 2. 2. A. BİLGİN,BelgeselSinema-BelgeselSinemanınDoğuşu;İngilizBelgeselOkuluveTürkBelgeselSineması. İstanbul, 1986 | |
| 3. 3. S. ÖNGÖREN,BelgeselFilminYapısalGelişimiveTürkiye'yeYansıması. İstanbul, 1991 | |
| 4. 4. F. BALKAYA,Türkiye'deBelgesel Film Çalışmaları. Ankara, 1993 | |
| 5. 5. J. MONACO, Bir Film NasılOkunur? İstanbul, 2002 | |
| 6. 6. A. CANDEMİR, Video Kamera: StüdyoOrtamlarıveDışÇekimler. Eskişehir, 2008 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 2 | 35 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 5 | 45 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquires Art and Design culture and aesthetic knowledge, theoretical and applied knowledge about the discipline. | X | ||||
| 2 | Knows the legal regulations and processes about Art and Design. | |||||
| 3 | Has knowledge about interdisciplinary interaction associated with the relevant field of Art and Design. | X | ||||
| 4 | Describes the concepts, ideas, facts, and problems related with the field; perceives, designs, and applies them multi-dimensionally. | |||||
| 5 | Evaluates interaction with sub-disciplines related with the field, uses the information creatively. | X | ||||
| 6 | Works, undertakes responsibility, and carries out plans individually and as a group member. | X | ||||
| 7 | Identifies the learning requirements about the field, and directs his learning within a lifelong sense of social conscience. | X | ||||
| 8 | Uses information and communication technologies required by the field at least at an advanced level of Europe Computer Literacy License. | X | ||||
| 9 | Follows new information relevant with the field and communicates with colleagues using a foreign language (Europe Language Portfolio General Level: B1 Level). | |||||
| 10 | Creates projects supporting solution suggestions to problems in his field with qualified and quantified data; shares them with experts and non-experts. | X | ||||
| 11 | Converts concrete and abstract concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original products, analyzes the acquired information and skills with a critical approach. | X | ||||
| 12 | Is aware of national and international values of art and design, and acts in accordance with ethical values. | |||||
| 13 | Has knowledge, equipment, and aesthetic awareness about art culture and history that is necessary for carrying out successful studies related with the discipline. | |||||
| 14 | Has enough awareness about the universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture, and protection of cultural values and environment, occupational health and safety. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 2 | 25 | 50 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 12 | 36 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 150 | ||