DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION
- Course
- RTVC302 - DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION
- Department
- Radio, Television and Cinema - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 5
- T+P+L
- 2 + 2 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce the development of documentary film in terms of its history, its genres and its pioneers. Students will also consider the relation between reality and representation, and the distinction between fiction and documentary filmmaking. This course integrates the basic historical, theoretical and practical approaches to the basic techniques of documentary production in different mass media tools. The historical diversification and evolution of the documentary film and television will be emphasized in the course. With documentary demonstrations, discussions of sample documentary films, and out of class assignments, this course provides the fundamental theoretical knowledge and skills that are required for documentary production.
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
No evaluation items have been defined.
Course outcomes
- 01 Students will be able to define the fundamental aspects of documentary production.
- 02 Students will be able to recite the history of documentary.
- 03 Students will classify the core movements of documentary.
- 04 Students will be able to analyze the films of important names of documentary history.
- 05 Students will be able to identify the contemporary trends in documentary production.
- 06 Students will be able to define and interpret the difference between reality and cinematographic reality.
- 07 Students will be able to compare the characteristics of documentary and fiction.
- 08 .
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | How Can We Define Documentary Film? |
| Week 3 | The Struggle With Nature: Robert J. Flaherty, "Nanook of the North" |
| Week 4 | Futurism and Dzigo Vertov's Kino-Eye: "Man With a Movie Camera" |
| Week 5 | John Grierson and the British Documentary Movement: "Night Mail" |
| Week 6 | Propaganda Films of the Second World War |
| Week 7 | Revision |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM EXAM |
| Week 9 | Direct Cinema |
| Week 10 | Cinema Verite |
| Week 11 | Ethnographic Cinema |
| Week 12 | Truth, History and Documentary, "The Thin Blue Line" |
| Week 13 | Documentaphobia and Mixed Modes: Micheal Moore's "Roger and Me" |
| Week 14 | FINAL EXAM |
| Week 15 | - |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Grant, B.K. & Sloniowski, J., 2014. Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video. Wayne State University Press, Detroit.
- 02 Nichols, B., 2010. Introduction to Documentary. 2nd Ed. Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Students will be able to define the fundamental aspects of documentary production.
- L02 Students will be able to recite the history of documentary.
- L03 Students will classify the core movements of documentary.
- L04 Students will be able to analyze the films of important names of documentary history.
- L05 Students will be able to identify the contemporary trends in documentary production.
- L06 Students will be able to define and interpret the difference between reality and cinematographic reality.
- L07 Students will be able to compare the characteristics of documentary and fiction.
- L08 .
Program Outcomes
- P01 The student chooses the design principles and can match the application
- P02 Students will be able to define national and international values in art and design
- P03 Students will be able to define abstract and concrete design concepts and express them in composition
- P04 The student can adjust the time correctly to complete his / her graphic application
- P05 The student matches the relationship between image and meaning
- P06 Students can express what they see by drawing
- P07 Identifies the traces, aligns, and calculates the hierarchy of typographic elements
- P08 Defines and lists art and design materials
- P09 Expresses an idea, concept or phenomenon visually in a creative way
- P10 Solves the design problems encountered in the process
- P11 Symbolizes concepts, situations, and objects in the visual context
- P12 Develops design projects by recalling basic graphic design principles
- P13 Applies technology effectively in the design process
- P14 Can think critically and question theoretical gains in the context
- P15 Relate the past, present, and future of design
- P16 Can perform original works related to the field and evaluate the results
- P17 Designs and produces different visual areas such as multimedia, advertising graphics, animation, new media, printmaking, and photography
- P18 Improves communication skills for teamwork
- P19 Can effectively discuss, criticize and form theory about the field
- P20 Student can organize paragraphs, single-column, multi-column and modular grids in book and magazine designs
- P21 Can plan collaborations with colleagues in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environments
- P22 Can associate written texts with visual images
- P23 Can observe and compare in the context of art criticism methods
- P24 Can apply legal regulations and procedures in the field
- P25 Be able to associate written texts with visual images
Po-Lo Matrix
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