| FILM AND TELEVISION (ENGLISH, THESIS) | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| FTV5012 | Documentary Production | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELENI VARMAZI |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Videos, Fourth Edition, Alan Rosenthal, University of Chicago Press, 2007 Directing the Documentary Fourth Edition, Michael Rabiger, Focal Press, 2004 |
| Course Objectives: | The focus of the course is to introduce and explore the pre-production, production and post-production processes and techniques for documentary film production. Students will have the opportunity to practice advanced research techniques and pre-production methods. At the end of the semester, final films will be screened at a prestigious venue in Istanbul. Selected films might compete in national and international documentary film festivals. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Students will develop research skills to study the subject for a documentary project and they will explore different approaches to making a documentary film. |
| Week Topic Commands, Homeworks & Exams 1  Orientation    2 Pre-production: Research, Concept Development Students will be introduced to the research methods and the basic elements of writing the conceptual framework of a documentary film project. Assignment: Students will write a short documentary film proposal. 3   Introduction to the different approaches to making a documentary film. Students will be introduced to the various examples of documentary films. 4 Research, writing the synopsis, treatment, script and the storyboard for a documentary film. Students will learn the methods of writing the synopsis, treatment and the script for a documentary film project. 5  Exploring, shooting, recording and editing Feedback Students will shoot and evaluate the footage to prepare for finalizing their documentary projects. 6  Production Planning Interview Techniques Shooting Students will learn interview techniques and restructure their projects. 7   MID-TERM Students will present their ideas, scripts, storyboards, and edited documentary projects. 8 Shooting, recording sound and editing video & audio for a documentary film Students will record the narrations, the sounds and collect the selection of sound tracks for their projects. 9  Evaluation of the rough cuts Students will screen their rough cuts of their documentary film projects. 10 Post-Production: Editing Students will edit their documentary film projects. 11   Mixing Sound Students will be introduced to the sound mixing techniques. 12 Titling, Subtitling, Inter- titling, Special Effects and Color-Correction Students will learn to work with the typography and aesthetic elements regarding texts, etc. 13  Copyright, Distribution, TV & Festivals  Students will be introduced to laws and rules about national and international copyrights, distribution and financial possibilities of production, co- production and distribution 14 Final Screenings  Presentıon of Documentary Films |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Orientation | |
| 2) | Students will be introduced to the research methods and the basic elements of writing the conceptual framework of a documentary film project. | Students will write a short documentary film proposal. |
| 3) | Introduction to the different approaches to making a documentary film. | Students will be introduced to the various examples of documentary films. |
| 4) | Research, writing the synopsis, treatment, script and the storyboard for a documentary film. | Students will learn the methods of writing the synopsis, treatment and the script for a documentary film project. |
| 5) | Exploring, shooting, recording and editing Feedback | Students will shoot and evaluate the footage to prepare for finalizing their documentary projects. |
| 6) | Production Planning Interview Techniques Shooting | Students will learn interview techniques and restructure their projects. |
| 7) | Pre-production / Production / Post-Production Development Processes | Students will present their ideas, scripts, storyboards, and edited documentary projects. |
| 8) | Shooting, recording sound and editing video & audio for a documentary film | Students will record the narrations, the sounds and collect the selection of sound tracks for their projects. |
| 9) | Evaluation of the rough cuts | Students will screen their rough cuts of their documentary film projects. |
| 10) | Post-Production: Editing | Students will edit their documentary film projects. |
| 11) | Mixing Sound | Students will be introduced to the sound mixing techniques. |
| 12) | Titling, Subtitling, Inter-titling, Special Effects and Color-Correction | Students will learn to work with the typography and aesthetic elements regarding texts, etc. |
| 13) | Titling, Subtitling, Inter-titling, Special Effects and Color-Correction | Students will learn to work with the typography and aesthetic elements regarding texts, etc. |
| 14) | Copyrights & Distribution | Students will be introduced to distribution methods and to laws and rules about national and international copyrights. |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Video Production, Vasuki Belavadi, Oxford University Press, Jan. 2008 Making Documentary Films and Videos: A Practical Guide to Planning, Filming, and Editing Documentaries, Barry Hampe, Henry Holt and Compant LLC, 2007 |
| References: | Nanook of The North, Dir.: Robert Flaherty, 1922 Man with the movie camera, Dir.: Dziga Vertov, 1929 Triumph of the Will, Dir.:Leni Riefenstahl, 1935 Nuit et brouillard (Night & Fog), Dir.:Alain Resnais, 1955 Don't Look Back, Dir.: D. A. Pennebaker, 1967 Gimme Shelter, Dir.:Albert Maysles, David Maysles, 1970 Koyaanisqatsi, Dir.: Godfrey Reggio, 1982 Thin Blue Line, Dir.: Errol Morris, 1988 Roger & Me, Dir.: Michael Moore, 1989 Buena vista social club, Dir.: Wim Wenders, 1999 Bowling for Columbine, Dir.: Michael Moore, 2002 Fahrenheit 9 / 11, Dir.: Michael Moore, 2004 Zeitgeist, Dir.: Peter Joseph, 2008 Supersize Me Dir. Morgan Freeman, 2004 Born into Brothels, Dir. Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman, 2004 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 3 | % 10 |
| Laboratory | 3 | % 10 |
| Application | 3 | % 10 |
| Field Work | 3 | % 10 |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | % 20 |
| Presentation | 6 | % 20 |
| Project | 12 | % 20 |
| Seminar | 3 | % 0 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 80 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 20 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Laboratory | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Application | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Field Work | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 10 | 10 | 100 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Project | 20 | 3 | 60 |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Final | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Total Workload | 229 | ||
| 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. | |
| 4) | Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey | |
| 5) | Being able to create a narrative to be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product | |
| 6) | Being able to write a script ready to be shot | |
| 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 | |
| 8) | Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, edit and do other postproduction operations | |
| 9) | Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and postproduction | |
| 10) | Being culturally equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image and to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white | |
| 11) | Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility |