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FILM AND TELEVISION
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
FTV3964 Documentary Workshop Spring 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. NİLAY ULUSOY
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor MELİK SARAÇOĞLU
Course Objectives: The course's goals are to help you understand documentary as a complex form with a variety of techniques and genres, to place that diversity in historical and social contexts, and to expose you to some analytical methods for studying your own and other filmmakers' work.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Distinguish between the various'modes' of documentary production and assess them critically.
Be able to attentively examine a documentary text and write on how it conveys meaning.
Understanding the social and historical context of documentary creation
Be aware of and attentive to contemporary debates regarding documentary ethics and aesthetics. Produce their own short film, making educated and creative judgments throughout the process.

Course Content

The course is formed of two sections; while the students will be informed of the history of the genre they will also make their own short documentary film.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Exploring the concept of documentary film, situating documentary film in social sciences
2) Social, political and historical issues to documentary film, examples - film analysis, coursework discussion
3) Social, political and historical issues to documentary film, examples - film analysis, coursework discussion
4) An idea film project. Proposal/Treatment/Synopsis writing. Pitching.
5) Assessment of the observation homework (photo essay). Pitching: presentation of the film idea on the course.
6) Assessment of the observation homework (photo essay). Pitching: presentation of the film idea on the course.
7) Interviewing: exercises, interview analysis. Finalizing treatment, further pre-production activities: filming schedule, locations, characters, schedule, etc.
8) Technical preparations: sound and camera control. Camera exercises.
9) Technical preparation: editing, using Final Cut Pro.
10) Post-production: transcript editing, preparing filmlogs, script editing, rough cutting, fine cutting. Roundtable.
11) Post-production: transcript editing, preparing filmlogs, script editing, rough cutting, fine cutting. Roundtable.
12) Common assessment of the video projects
13) Common assessment of the video projects
14) evaluation of the whole period and farewell

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Project 2 % 30
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 30
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 70
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 11 3 33
Project 2 21 42
Midterms 1 4 4
Final 1 4 4
Total Workload 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society
2) Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art
3) Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area 3
4) Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey 3
5) Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product 4
6) Being able to write a script ready to be shot 3
7) Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment 4
8) Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations 3
9) Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages 3
10) Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage 2
11) Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white 3
12) Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility 4