Tufts University: DR050 - Introduction to Film Studies - Drama - Professor ratings, reviews and much more | JumboAccessReview:
The class itself is interesting, and the material covers a great section of cinematic history (it's all the movies you should have seen), but unfortunately, Prof. Karlins' treatment of the material lacks focus. He was late to class almost every day, and it took him a large portion of the class to actually "get started" with the material for the day. It seemed that by the time he finished getting his papers in order, loading up the movie for the day, and taking attendance, the class was almost over. It's difficult to put a serious amount of effort into a class when the professor doesn't seem prepared. If you want to become more educated about film, I would suggest getting a copy of the syllabus and watching the movies on your own. Better yet, get a group of your friends to do the same thing, and talk about them together.
Workload:
Several short responses, a small number of longer papers, a few quizzes, and a take-home final. There is reading for every class, and there is one movie assigned to watch outside of class each week. It's not too bad, but sometimes it's hard to feel motivated to keep up with the work when the class itself is so far behind the syllabus.
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Tufts University: DR050 - Introduction to Film Studies - Drama - Professor ratings, reviews and much more | JumboAccessReview:
Every week one class is used to show a long film. Before every film, the professor or TA will give a short lecture on things to look for or techniques that will be used in the film. The second class is used for open class discussion about the films. Often times there was not enough time to finish up class discussion, however, the class did not have a Blackboard site to continue discussion.
Workload:
Every week you are required to watch one film outside of class in Tisch AV in addition to occasionally reading an accompanying chapter pertaining to some aspect of the film you just saw. There are 3 quizzes, several short response papers, 2 long essays and a take home final. You must read to do well in this class in addition to coming to lecture to hear additional information.
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