Documentary Production

Course Information
TitleΠαραγωγή Ντοκιμαντέρ (Θ/Α) / Documentary Production
CodeJR5100
FacultySocial and Economic Sciences
SchoolJournalism and Mass Communications
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorElisavet Georgiadou
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600014653
Class Information
Academic Year2024 – 2025
Class PeriodWinter
Instructors from Other Categories
Class ID
600260482
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Creativity and collaboration is required, good use of computers and possession of a video recording device, e.g. DSLR camera, compact camera or mobile phone with video capture capabilities and headphones
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course students will: 1. become familiar with the basic concepts of documentary filmmaking, 2. become familiar with the basic concepts of the production flow of a film work (idea, pre-production, production, post-production), 3. strengthen research skills on the subject of a documentary, 4. acquire practical skills of the most useful techniques and tools used by filmmakers in the production of documentaries, 5. fully understand the value of the documentary as a complete cinematic work, 6. complete practical exercises and a short documentary.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The importance of non-fictional content in the image industry is indisputable. The documentaries inform and sensitize the audience for a wide range of topics in an entertaining way. In the age of digital creativity, documentaries have expanded their reach to the public through the Internet, television and film festivals. The aim of the documentary production course is to introduce students to the art of documentary creation and to help them develop the professional skills required in the field. The course, structured in practical exercises, explores all phases of documentary film production: the conception of an idea, pre-production, production and post-production. Because of its laboratory nature, the course has compulsory attendance and because of the limited lab positions it is required to register in a form of interest at the beginning of the semester.
Keywords
documentary production
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Podcast
  • Audio
  • Multimedia
  • Interactive excersises
  • Book
  • documentaries
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of digital presentations throughout the lessons and provision of additional learning resources through the elearning.auth.gr platform (moodle). Communication with students via email as well as via the communication tools provided by the elearning.auth.gr platform.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures45✓
Laboratory Work80✓✓
Total125
Student Assessment
Description
The course evaluation is based on the creation of a 5-10 minute documentary, to combine in practice, the laboratory and creative work of the students. The design and scheduling of the lectures / workshops is based on the overall creative path -original idea, development, production, postproduction - and therefore during teaching, every step leading to the final deliverable will be evaluated through corrections/feedback.
Student Assessment methods
  • Report (Formative, Summative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Καρακάσης, Α., Γούσιος, Χ., Κεφάλας, Κ., 2015. Εφόδιο για νέους ντοκιμαντερίστες. [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα: Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3870 Σκοπετέας, Ιωάννης (2016). Κάμερα, Φως και Εικόνα στην ψηφιακή οπτικοακουστική καταγραφή. Εκδόσεις Ίων. ISBN: 978-960-508-206-2, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 59384091.
Additional bibliography for study
Η οπτικοακουστική κατασκευή, Βαγγέλης Καλαμπάκας & Παναγιώτης Κυριακουλάκος, hthttps://repository.kallipos.gr/bitstream/11419/5709/3/OPTIKOAKOUSTIKH%20for%20Kallipos-KOY.pdf Alan Rosenthal and Ned Eckhardt (2016) Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Digital Videos, 5th Edition, USA Bill Nichols, (2010) Introduction to documentary, second edition, Indiana University Press
Last Update
09-08-2024