PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
POV3112 | Visual Documentary | Spring Fall |
2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | En |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Instructor HALUK ÇOBANOĞLU |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELENI VARMAZI |
Course Objectives: | It is aimed that through screenings, students will get acquinted with landmark documentaries, which they will then analyze and criticize. They will also get familiarized with contemporary documentary films which use different cinematic languages and styles in their making. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Illustrate a knowledge of the history of documentary film. 2. Analyze, criticize and evaluate documentary films. 3. Recognize different documentary genres and to interprete the theoretical backgroud behind them. 4. Demonstrate ability to compare and contrast different documentary styles. 5. Apply basic documentary techniques in personal projects. |
The course aims to examine the history of documentary film as well as its different genres. It will start examining documentary films from the begining of film history, emphasizing the non-fictional aspects of film. It will continue its research within the development of documentary film-making in recent years in different genres such as ethnographic film, biography, animated documetary etc. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
1) | The Beginnings: American popular anthropology, Soviet political indoctrination and European experimentalism. | ||
2) | The instituionalization of documentary before and during the World War II. | Weekly readings will be assigned. | |
3) | Postwar documentary and documentary for television. | Weekly readings will be assigned. | |
4) | British Free Cinema, Direct Cinema vs Cinema Verité. | Weekly readings will be assigned. | |
5) | Documentary in the 70’s and 80’s, the arrival of video. | Weekly readings will be assigned. | |
6) | Documentary in the 90’s, Reality Bites. | Weekly readings will be assigned. | |
7) | Student presentations. | Assignment 1 | |
8) | Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.). | Working on the assignments. | |
9) | Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.). | Working on the assignments. | |
10) | Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.). | Working on the assignments. | |
11) | Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.). | Working on the assignments. | |
12) | Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.). | Working on the assignments. | |
13) | Contemporary Turkish documentary. | Working on the final project. | |
14) | Contemporary Turkish documentary. | Final Project |
Course Notes: | 1. Aufderheide, P. (2007). Documentary film : a very short introduction. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. 2. Barnouw, E. (1993). Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film. New York: Oxford University Press. 3. Ellis, J. & McLane, B. (2005). A new history of documentary film. New York: Continuum. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Laboratory | % 0 | |
Application | % 0 | |
Field Work | % 0 | |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
Quizzes | % 0 | |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 30 |
Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
Project | % 0 | |
Seminar | % 0 | |
Midterms | % 0 | |
Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Paper Submission | % 0 | |
Jury | % 0 | |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 4 | 56 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 5 | 65 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 25 | 25 |
Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midterms | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total Workload | 148 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media. | |
2) | Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video. | |
3) | Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video. | |
4) | Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video. | |
5) | Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video. | |
6) | Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video. | |
7) | Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture | |
8) | Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images. | |
9) | Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge. | |
10) | Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media. | |
11) | Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture. | |
12) | Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication. | |
13) | Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects. | |
14) | Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology. |