This course is designed to teach students Black film history as a production workshop. Students will learn the technologies used by Black filmmakers from Oscar Micheaux to Ava DuVernay. The class will write and produce scenes on iMovie reflecting the styles and techniques of a particular period in Black film production.

Prerequisites: Upper Division Only.

4

Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Upper division only

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
AKUDINOBI J
Jude Akudinobi
3.3
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BL ST 179 Akudinobi J Spring 2024 Total: 38
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BLKST3 . Akudinobi J 2 Months Ago

I wish this class wasn't online this quarter (due to the fires and other reasons), but Dr. Akudinobi is an amazing professor. He does ramble in lecture, sometimes useful or just a story. He's hilarious and likes to joke. If you pay attention, skim readings, & do supplemental videos you'll do fine in this class. Only graded on final & midterm.

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BLKST3 . Akudinobi J 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

Don't bother taking if just for GE. Just rambles on for an hour for lecture, section is utterly useless and unless you get the good TA (Charlene) you're going to spend many hours on this class a week. Professor and TAs have no clue what they're talking about, this is just an abstract class with no rubrics or guidelines.

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BLK3 . Akudinobi J 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

Professor Akudinobi is a sweet professor, however a lot of the time in lectures it is a bit hard to follow what's going on since there's no lecture slides and he sometimes sidetracks. Apart from that the readings aren't difficult and as long as you do them and go to section you'll be fine.

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BLK3 . Akudinobi J 1 Year, 6 Months Ago

Very random lectures. Spends about 50% of lecture off topic. The TA's are really tough graders too (for no reason). For a GE, its definitely not worth it. It isn't hard material to learn, but it feels super random and disorganized. I do not recommend. I would steer clear unless you are ready to suck up to the TAs!

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blst152 . Akudinobi J 2 Years Ago

He's a great professor, but I wouldn't recommend him for anyone who isn't a decent writer.

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BLACK161 . Akudinobi J 2 Years Ago

Great and funny dude class isn't that hard just watch the movies and do the readings essay and final questions are formated so you can succeed

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