Course Name
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Documentary Production
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week)
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Application/Lab
(hour/week)
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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NMC 455
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Fall/Spring
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
Prerequisites
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None
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Course Language
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English
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Course Type
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Elective
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Course Level
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First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery
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face to face |
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
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Discussion Case Study Q&A Critical feedback Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Lecture / Presentation
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National Occupation Classification
|
-
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Course Coordinator
|
- |
Course Lecturer(s)
|
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Assistant(s)
|
- |
Course Objectives
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This course aims to introduce the methods by which documentary creates meaning, to understand, appreciate and apply all aspects of the production process and its relation to the documentary. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who succeeded in this course;
- Identify and analyze different documentary formats, methods and styles.
- Define basic aspects of a documentary production and its necessities.
- Prepare a treatment for a short documentary production;
- Complete a short documentary work;
- Understand suitable avenues of documentary distribution.
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Course Description
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This course uses fact-based documentary approach to media content production, its theory and practice. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals
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Core Courses |
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Major Area Courses |
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Supportive Courses |
X
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Media and Management Skills Courses |
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Transferable Skill Courses |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week |
Subjects |
Related Preparation |
1 |
Introduction to course contents and evaluation. |
|
2 |
Definition of documentary. Types and formats of documentary. |
|
3 |
Brief and functional history of the documentary. |
|
4 |
Film language and narrative structure of a documentary. |
|
5 |
Analysis of sample documentaries. In-class exercise. |
|
6 |
Case studies, concepts and criticism. |
|
7 |
Making a Documentary– Preproduction: Research, writing, planning and budgeting. |
|
8 |
Midterm Week |
|
9 |
Making a Documentary– Preproduction: Research, writing, planning and budgeting. |
|
10 |
Documentary Production: Camera, light, and sound craft. |
|
11 |
Documentary Production: Camera, light, and sound craft.. |
|
12 |
Shooting an interview. |
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13 |
Documentary post-production, editing and exporting. |
|
14 |
Documentary post-production, editing and exporting. |
|
15 |
Documentary post-production, editing and exporting. |
|
16 |
Final exam |
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Course Notes/Textbooks
|
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Suggested Readings/Materials
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Hampe, B. (2007). Making Documentary Films and Videos: A Practical Guide to Planning, Filming and Editing Documentaries (Second Edition). New York: Holt Paperbacks
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities
|
Number |
Weigthing |
Participation |
1
|
20
|
Laboratory / Application |
-
|
-
|
Field Work |
-
|
-
|
Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
-
|
-
|
Portfolio |
-
|
-
|
Homework / Assignments |
1
|
50
|
Presentation / Jury |
-
|
-
|
Project |
1
|
30
|
Seminar / Workshop |
-
|
-
|
Oral Exams |
-
|
-
|
Midterm |
-
|
-
|
Final Exam |
-
|
-
|
Total |
3
|
100
|
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
|
100
|
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
-
|
-
|
Total |
3 |
100 |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities
|
Number |
Duration (Hours) |
Workload |
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
|
1
|
16
|
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
|
2
|
32
|
Study Hours Out of Class |
14
|
2
|
28
|
Field Work |
-
|
-
|
-
|
Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
-
|
-
|
-
|
Portfolio |
-
|
-
|
-
|
Homework / Assignments |
2
|
8
|
16
|
Presentation / Jury |
-
|
-
|
-
|
Project |
1
|
24
|
24
|
Seminar / Workshop |
-
|
-
|
-
|
Oral Exam |
-
|
-
|
-
|
Midterms |
-
|
-
|
-
|
Final Exam |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Total |
116
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
#
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Program Competencies/Outcomes
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* Contribution Level
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
1 |
To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication.
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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2 |
To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication.
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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3 |
To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes.
|
-
|
X
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4 |
To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution.
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
X
|
-
|
5 |
To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6 |
To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication.
|
-
|
X
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7 |
To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public.
|
-
|
X
|
-
|
-
|
-
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8 |
To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies.
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9 |
To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process.
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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10 |
To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication.
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
11 |
To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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12 |
To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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13 |
To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest