Is this an easy A?
EasyA
88/100Getting an A appears very realistic because students repeatedly , and low difficulty.
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ANIM1 · FTV1 · ELIT5 · FILMHIST · ARTS · FILM70 · FTV69A · FTV69 · FTV59 · FILM0000 · FTV · FTVSECT · FTVANIM · FTV75G · FTV66 · CONTEMPANIM · 28 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Getting an A appears very realistic because students repeatedly mention easy quizzes, lenient grading, curves, extra credit, and low difficulty.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews; there are no online reviews.
Is the course easy?
The class is usually easy in workload and grading, but animation topics can feel complex or self-directed for beginners.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews; there are no online reviews.
Is attendance flexible?
Several in-person reviews mark attendance as mandatory, while many older reviews do not clearly state the attendance rule.
Only in-person evidence exists, and it points to mixed or unclear attendance expectations.
Is this professor recommended?
Most comments recommend him for film and animation interest, but the teaching style is polarizing enough to make him a poor fit for some students.
All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews; there are no online reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Lenient
84/100
Students describe easy grading, curved quizzes, negotiable quizzes, extra credit, and simple exams or papers.
Format shift
All grading evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Workload
Light
78/100
The workload is usually light, with quizzes, papers, films, critiques, and occasional assignments rather than constant heavy homework.
Format shift
All workload evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Teaching experience
Good
80/100
He is often praised as knowledgeable, kind, and helpful, but some students find him boring, unclear, or too hands-off.
Format shift
All teaching evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Assessment method
Balanced
58/100
Assessment appears to mix quizzes or exams with papers, critiques, assignments, participation, and occasional extra credit.
Format shift
All assessment evidence comes from in-person reviews.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
In-person reviews describe an easy and often rewarding film or animation class with generous grading, long lectures, and a teaching style that some students find inspiring and others find dull.
Main concern
The biggest concern is that lectures can feel long, boring, or loosely structured.
What students said
“Tests are multiple choice, and not purposefully difficult.”
“Great man. very lenient and kind. Easy grader.”
“The majority of class time felt like it did not have a plan/direction.”
Remote format
Low confidence
No stored summary is available for this format.
Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
Reviews describe quizzes and tests as easy, curved, multiple choice, or negotiable, but they do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring rules.
Assessment risk
StudentFriendly
82/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person reviews support easy quizzes, curved quizzes, multiple choice tests, extra credit, and papers, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or strict proctoring.
“Tests are multiple choice, and not purposefully difficult.”
“2 or 3 Quizes (Curved) and 4+ page paper.”
“The two quizzes are easy and "negotiable."”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Great man. very lenient and kind. Easy grader. But his teaching style can be tiring.”
“Marty's a great teacher, and a walking animation encyclopedia!!!”
“Mr. Marty Easy-A Santa Claus McNamara.”
“Great man. very lenient and kind. Easy grader.”
“His lecture is extremely boring and confusing”
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Data context
Analysis sample
28
Recent reviews read by the AI
28
Lifetime ratings
86/100
Evidence confidence
Credibility is high because 28 reviews span many years and show consistent themes about grading, teaching style, and lecture format, though many are old.
Inside 28 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
9 reported outcomes
A+ 1 · A 5
No reported values
C 1
No reported values
No reported values
Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1