AI Rate Professor

Design Technology

Steven Brown

19A · ANIM2 · ET94 · SPEECH1 · ET21B · ET19A · ET91 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want serious animation mentorship from a kind, industry-connected professor.

Best fit · Effort For RewardIndustry ProGreat FeedbackApproachableAnimation MentorFair Grader
  • Students value his CalArts and .
  • Workload can spike in perspective or advanced units, but he works with late work.
  • and design tech students who want real craft guidance.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

and fair, but you still need to draw, revise, and keep up with weekly work for a top grade.

Online covid-era review stresses leniency; in person is fair but more work-dependent.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

, though perspective drawing can feel advanced and complex.

Online ANIM2 was easy; some in-person ET91 sections felt advanced for beginners.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

and in-class homework finishing is common, so presence helps a lot.

Online and in-class work.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Would-take-again is 100 percent where stated, and students call him a gem for animation and film interest.

Strong recommendation in the online review and across in-person comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Students call him fair and lenient, accepting late work and focusing on animation theory over raw drawing skill.

Format shift

Especially lenient online during covid; fair in person.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly animation assignments are common; .

Format shift

Online felt lighter; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and sincere passion for teaching animation.

Format shift

Excellent online and mostly excellent in person, with rare notes on organization.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Studio-style weekly drawings and .

Format shift

Both formats center on projects and in-class work rather than exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students praise deep expertise, walking the room to help, and , while a few note fast pace or .

Main concern

Beginner classes can feel advanced and homework-heavy if you fall behind.

What students said

“Steve Brown, who gives SMC only one day a week and is on staff at CalArts, is a gem.”
ET21B
“Hard class, good Professor”
ET91
“Favorite professor this year! There are new animation assignments each week, but .”
19A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

The sole online review calls him the sweetest animation professor, lenient on deadlines, humorous, and thorough with feedback.

Main concern

, so .

What students said

“The absolute sweetest animation professor I've ever had. Incredibly lenient with grading and deadlines due and approachable.”
ANIM2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mainly project and proctored exams.

Project-basedIn-class homeworkFlexible deadlinesFeedback-driven

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person work is weekly animation or and late-work flexibility.

Weekly animation assignmentsIn-class completionFair gradingLate work accepted
“There are new animation assignments each week, but . We all pretty much finish before class is over.”
19A
“Steve works with you as long as you turn it in, even late. He is a ”
ET91

Online

Online ANIM2 emphasized lenient deadlines and feedback; .

Lenient deadlinesProject feedback
“Incredibly lenient with grading and deadlines due ”
ANIM2

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The absolute sweetest animation professor I've ever had. Incredibly lenient with grading and deadlines due and approachable.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews emphasizing mentorship, feedback, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎬 Industry Mentor

90/100

“Steve Brown, who gives SMC only one day a week and is on staff at CalArts, is a gem.”

💬

88/100

“ and helps your drawings look better.”

😊 Approachable Style

90/100

“He is more than happy to help and walks aground throughout the entire class.”

⚖️ Fair but Real Work

70/100

“Hard class, good Professor”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • knows the material extremely well; knows how to communicate the information
  • and has a good sense of humor.

Theme 2

✏️ About Workload and Grades

  • Incredibly lenient with grading and deadlines
  • There is a lot of homework. It can be hard to keep up with, but Steve works with you

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • such a wonderful person and a wonderful teacher
  • the coolest teacher ever
  • completely sincere about teaching

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews over many years are consistent on kindness and craft expertise, but the sample is modest and online data is only one review.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ET913 reviews
ET19A2 reviews
19A1 review
ANIM21 review
ET21B1 review
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ET941 review
SPEECH11 review

Reported outcomes

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B range

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C range

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