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FMMC0104 with Jason Mittell20 days ago

I enjoyed this course overall, he had very fair grading and was very accommodating. The discussions can be quite annoying sometimes but it really is just busy work. I definitely would take this class again!

Chill and RelaxedFair GradingNo Exams
3hrs / week Average difficulty Average value Would take again
FMMC0207 with Nikolina Dobrevalast month

This class will make you fluent on the development of the anime industry. There isn't much homework but the class is entirely discussion based and at the end of almost every class you will have to submit discussion answers to some guiding questions that the professor provides. There is a midterm paper, one group presentation and a final paper apart from weekly screenings. There also is additional media assigned for the students to view outside of the screenings and prior to the class.

This class will make you fluent on the development of the anime industry. There isn't much homework but the class is entirely discussion based and at the end of almost every class you will have to submit discussion answers to some guiding questions that the professor provides. There is a midterm paper, one group presentation and a fi …Read more

Chill and RelaxedConstant ReadingFair Grading
4hrs / week Average difficulty Average value Would take again
FMMC0201 with David Miranda Hardy2 months ago

This was less a film class and more a hostage situation with subtitles. Professor Miranda Hardy seemed allergic to enthusiasm, discussion, or literally anything resembling engagement. Lectures consisted of monotone readings from Wikipedia-level notes, with the occasional name-drop of obscure directors to remind us they once watched a movie. The syllabus was a mess — outdated films with no clear thematic connection, and when students asked why we were watching anything, the response was either a sigh or silence. Also, he was just a total jerk during personal conversation unless you were a quirky art kid! Class participation counted for a huge chunk of the grade, but trying to speak was like shouting into the void. Either you were ignored, interrupted, or corrected with bizarre tangents that made even less sense than the films. Grading? Completely arbitrary. I got a B+ on a paper that I literally submitted blank as a test. Worst of all, they somehow made film — FILM! — boring. This class killed my love for cinema. I walked in wanting to be the next Scorsese. I left wanting to burn my Criterion Collection. Run. Don’t walk. This is not education — it’s cinematic punishment.

This was less a film class and more a hostage situation with subtitles. Professor Miranda Hardy seemed allergic to enthusiasm, discussion, or literally anything resembling engagement. Lectures consisted of monotone readings from Wikipedia-level notes, with the occasional name-drop of obscure directors to remind us they once watched a …Read more

Fast-PacedConstant ReadingTough Grading
6hrs / week Very difficulty Low value Would not take again
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