FAMST 169
Anna Brusutti
3.1
170 reviews

170
3.1
FAMST122NI . 2 Years Ago

Literally the most boring and useless class I have ever taken. The only reason I go to class is to watch the films because I know I won't watch them on my own time. Lecture material is useless and she's extremely unorganized. No need to even take notes. Only upside to this class is that its really easy and if you watch the films you'll be chillin.

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FAM46 . 2 Years Ago

The class was fine overall. Not too difficult, two papers and an online final. The paper aren't hard, just took some times.

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FAMST46 . 2 Years Ago

Three papers, lectures were fine but she is knowledgeable about film theory and the information she gives is very easy to digest. The films shown can be a drag but otherwise it was a fine class.

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FAMST46 . 2 Years Ago

The material isn't super riveting, but as a FAMST requirement, 46 is a pretty easy start. The lectures can drone on but the readings aren't necessary at all. A couple of papers that aren't terrible and the final is online. Anna is pretty engaging and very respected.

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FAMST46 . 2 Years Ago

Very boring lecturer and the class provided nothing but a credit. If you're a Film and Media Studies major you already know everything this class is meant to teach you. The lectures were LONG and Brusutti did nothing to make them interesting. The screenings were also awful - INSANE recency bias.

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FAMST46 . 2 Years Ago

Okay, brace yourself. The main problem with this class is the textbook it refers to, 'Film Art' by Bordwell and Thompson. The WHOLE syllabus is structured around this book AND THE BOOK SUCKS. You WILL lose it. Anna is clearly very passionate in her subject but yeah, no, I would never take this class again.

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FAMST155CN . 3 Years Ago

This was some awful grading, basically 4 short essays over the class, on each she said she wanted more, but never elaborated. And when I continued to spend more time and effort on the essays, I still got like 85% and the same feedback. The criteria was vague as hell and the feedback was severely lacking. Really disappointing after aFAMST46

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FAMST46 . 3 Years Ago

This class was fairly easy, two papers, a short quiz instead of a full midterm, and a written final. It sounds like a lot of writing but the papers honestly write themselves. The lectures are very interesting, you don't really need to take notes, just listen. You also don't need to do the readings. The films shown were all fairly good and relevant.

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FAMST46 . 3 Years Ago

So many people skip class, which you could probably get away with, but I honestly think Brusutti gets a bad rap. She is disorganized with slides and whatnot, and the reading is pretty much unnecessary, but lectures are still pretty good if you're interested in film. If you are not extremely interested in film analysis don't take this as a GE

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FAMST46 . 3 Years Ago

Prof. Brusutti was a great lecturer; at times it could get a bit dense, especially with the more technical and conceptual topics, but her lectures about the films and genres themselves were super interesting, & her choice of films for this quarter was great. Although there was a lot of work involved, if you were motivated enough it wasn't too bad.

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FAMST46 . 3 Years Ago

Brusutti clearly loves film, but her lectures are long, boring, frustrating, painful, and EXTREMELY unorganized (and the posted lecture slides offer absolutely no clarity). So much assigned reading that is unnecessary and you don't have to do get a good grade. Paper prompts were incomprehensible too. Don't take if you're not a film major.

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FAMST46 . 3 Years Ago

If you are not/do not want to be a film major, this is NOT the class for you. It's simply not worth the effort. Brusutti's lectures are painful and do not help at all when it comes to the content on the two quizzes for the course. The assigned reading is also quite a bit. I didn't do a lot of it but I'd say just go to section and you can do well!

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FAMST46 . 3 Years Ago

Loootttts of reading. Lectures are honestly all over the place/poorly organized and the professor tends to ramble a lot.

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FAMST46 . 3 Years Ago

Had to take as a film major but do NOT take as a GE. Lectures are really unorganized and extremely frustrating to sit through. Similarly, the paper prompts are difficult and I felt extremely unprepared. Lots of reading as well. If you're a FAMST major, FAMST96 is a million times better, you just gotta get through this first

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FAMST46 . 3 Years Ago

Brusutti is clearly really passionate and knowledgable about film, but her lectures are so messy. She says so much without saying anything at all. Her essay prompts are long and confusing. Do NOT take this class if you are not a film major.

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FAMST46 . 3 Years Ago

Lectures are okay, her presentations don't make any sense, sometimes don't relate to the reading assigned. The study guides she gives out don't help at all and she assigns a LOT of reading.

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FAMST46 . 3 Years Ago

Lectures are unorganized, boring, and confusing. Essay prompts are really long and unclear. This class will make you hate film analysis.

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FAMST155CN . 4 Years Ago

Do not know her standing on grading paper.

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FAMST46 . 4 Years Ago

took this in the first quarter of online and it was fine. theres a lot of assigned reading but you dont need to do most of it to get an easy A. her lectures were helpful but they dont go into detail of how to write analysis but its pretty easy to pick up. would recommend office hours. 2 papers and a short essay final. weekly quizzes are easy

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FAMST46 . 4 Years Ago

Don't take this class as a GE. Very unorganized lectures. Would go off on tangents and you couldn't really understand what points she was making. Thankfully had a good TA that helped. Really decreased my interest in film. Most disliked class even though it isn't difficult. Very little assignments; do well on the 3 essays and weekly lecture quizzes.

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FAMST46 . 4 Years Ago

The class was extremely disorganized. Lectures were extremely long and tangential. Assigned 100+ pages of reading on the first day but you can skim the book and still be fine. Took this class for a fun, easy time but ended up being the most annoying and disliked class of the quarter.

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FAMST46 . 4 Years Ago

I enjoyed most of the cinema content she chose for us to watch. She taught some really interesting concepts too. Unfortunately, there is very heavy reading and her lectures are usually long and sometimes confusing. Overall, it just seemed like she had no idea how to make this class online. If you just need a GE, recommend a dif course

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FAMST46 . 4 Years Ago

Professor Brusutti definitely knows what she's talking about and has a lot of enthusiasm for FAMST, but the class was unorganized and often difficult to follow. There are pop quizzes about the textbook and readings which were hard. The exams are short essay and are doable but require a lot of studying. Don't take unless you're a FAMST major.

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FAMST46 . 4 Years Ago

Took during COVID-19 and she was either overwhelmed and scattered, or she doesn't know how to teach. The readings and movies were alright, but her lectures made NO SENSE- she talked about random scenes for ages, and I was expecting to learn the basics of film to continue my major. I hated the 600+ page textbook, but it taught me more than she did.

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