A study of the basic formal dimensions of cinema: narration, space, time, and sound.
5
UnitsLetter
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeHad her for my first online quarter in Spring 2020 and she was the worst. So inconsiderate and assigned so much busywork. I wish I could elaborate but her class was such a pain, you really felt all 5 units.
If you want a teacher who is clear and precise with what she wants this is NOT the teacher for that. She didn't have notes for her lectures for the online course, so I emailed here wondering if she could create guidelines or provide powerpoints. She rudely responded back suggesting I was unable to understand anything without words on the screen.
This was a very tough class for me. I had a tough time with another film professor the prior quarter so I was very defensive. Christina quickly gained my trust. She met with me in the library on a Saturday to help me understand the material. Shes amazing & really cares about her students making it. I jumped around with joy when I got my grade! TY!
Horrible lectures, bad choice in films that had to be written on (the clips and non paper topic films were great), will not work with you if you are struggling. She gets super defensive and passive aggressive when you challenge her teaching and assignment prompts. Weirdly friendly, like a children's television show friendly in class. Unsettling.
I liked her a lot. i went to her office hours and she was very helpful. it is true that her lectures are long, but thats the way it goes, we are film majors. the films she chooses are always really good.
She talks way too much. There are about 3 points in the whole lecture, yet she literally drags it out to an hour and a half. She even passes out lecture outlines so there's no point in sticking around for the whole lecture. Class is based on 5 papers, each on one film and theory analysis. No exams. Just super boring when she talks too much.