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Communications

Laurence Rosenthal

FILM20 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

class and an easy A if you attend; pick someone else if you need hands-on screenplay formatting.

Best fit · Easy A HunterDiscussion-driven film classParticipation is the gradeStory structure over scriptsEntertaining lecturesMandatory attendance
  • FILM20 is discussion-heavy: weekly films, his chapters, and .
  • Most students find it easy and inspiring if they show up; critics wanted real script writing and got structure talk instead.
  • Attendance and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Reported grades are almost all A/A+ when students attend, read, and participate; workload stays light.

Both online and ; online still requires live discussion.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

80/100

Content is approachable film-story analysis rather than technical or heavy writing load.

Ease is consistent across formats; difficulty ratings stay low in both.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and ties the grade to showing up and talking.

Online and as required.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most students praise him as inspiring and fun; dissenters mainly wanted a different kind of screenwriting class.

In-person praise is strongest; online is more split between gem and not-for-scriptwriters.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

As for engaged students.

Format shift

Lenient outcomes appear in both formats when students participate.

Workload

Light

72/100

Weekly movie plus short chapters and discussion; .

Format shift

Online and in-person both describe movie-plus-reading weeks rather than heavy production work.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Entertaining, caring lectures win most students; a minority find him ego-driven or not actually teaching craft.

Format shift

; online includes more attitude and limited-learning critiques.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Grade and final as secondary checkpoints.

Format shift

Online stresses participation share; and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and lectures; a few resent the ego, light writing practice, or that he will not read scripts.

Main concern

craft more than production format.

What students said

“I loved Professor Rosenthal and . Hes one of the .”
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“you don't actually write scripts but instead, you learn the structures and what it takes to make a story good.”
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“I would not recommend you take his class is you are genuinely interested in script writing.”
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Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online FILM20 still , and required discussion; some call him a gem and others say little real screenwriting is taught.

Main concern

Mandatory participation and limited actual script writing practice.

What students said

“Prof Rosenthal is such a gem. He's not supposed to read your scripts cuz it's a beginners course !!”
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“ if you want to learn to write scripts.”
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“Class is mainly discussion and a majority of your grade is participation.”
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Exam style

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Assessment leans on discussion participation plus a and .

Participation-heavy gradeWritten midtermOral final discussionOptional assignments reported

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and an oral final discussion; assignments may be optional.

Written midtermOral finalParticipation grade
“Your grade consists of participation, midterm, and a final. in class.”
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“The .”
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Online

Online reviews emphasize required discussion participation as most of the .

Discussion participationWeekly film analysis
“Class is mainly discussion and a majority of your grade is participation.”
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“Participation in and most of your grade.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Prof Rosenthal is such a gem. He's not supposed to read your scripts cuz it's a beginners course !!”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews (4 online, 12 in , and high recommendation among engaged students. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Experience

76/100

“I loved Professor Rosenthal and . Hes one of the .”

🗣️ Participation First

18/100

“ and attend class!”

📜 Story Not Scripts

55/100

“you don't actually write scripts but instead, you learn the structures and what it takes to make a story good.”

👍 Easy High Grades

82/100

“Show up, participate in discussions, and you'll succeed :)”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are very entertaining
  • he's a great professor
  • and informative

Theme 2

🎬 About Course Content

  • you don't actually write scripts but instead, you learn the structures
  • if you want to learn to write scripts
  • Won't learn format till the last week

Theme 3

📈

  • Participation is most of your grade
  • and attend class!
  • Show up, participate in discussions, and you'll succeed :)

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen consistent FILM20 reviews across years, with and format notes, support a reliable picture despite a smaller online subset.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

FILM2016 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 3 · A 9

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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