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Photography

Clyde Smith

FILM40 · F40 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you already care about cinematography and will force your own learning; otherwise the class feels like wasted downtime.

Best fit · Self Taught ProIndustry insiderUnstructured workshopMust be proactiveEasy A possibleHands-on downtime
  • Hollywood knowledge vs little actual teaching.
  • Easy grade if you show up, but many say they learned almost nothing.
  • Works only if you are proactive and already into cinematography.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Low difficulty, graded , and multiple A reports make the grade easy.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is light and hands-on; intellectual challenge is low unless you self-drive deeper questions.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; participation still matters when you attend.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

About half love his pro knowledge; half call him a waste of time who does not teach.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Graded by few things with easy path to A or B for many students.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

70/100

Lots of setup downtime; readings and group quizzes exist but overall load is light.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Deep industry knowledge but frequent complaints of no real lectures or planned teaching.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

40/100

Group quizzes, participation, occasional papers; not a .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Hands-on FILM40 workshop with long , and uneven structure; knowledge depth depends on how hard you push.

Main concern

Class can feel unstructured with long idle time and little planned instruction.

What students said

“Great guy horrible teacher. Literally learned nothing about cinematography in this class.”
FILM40
“If you care about cinematography, do the and show that you care, you'll do fine”
FILM40
“Easy A, but you probably wont learn much about cinematography specifically.”
FILM40

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and tests exist but format is informal; .

Group quizzesPop quizzesTests with typosPaper handouts

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and occasional tests with typos; not heavily proctored.

Group quizzesPop quizzesPaper handouts
“ . That helps.”
F40
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FILM40

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Great guy horrible teacher. Literally learned nothing about cinematography in this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person reviews, highlighting structure gaps and industry depth. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️ Teaching Split

45/100

“I honestly don't understand how this professor can even have one good rating he literally doesn't teach a thing at all.”

🎯 Easy Grade

78/100

“Easy A, but you probably wont learn much about cinematography specifically.”

🎬 Industry Value

70/100

“he really knows cinematography on a professional level. I learned a lot that I use all the time on my films now.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Class is very unstructured
  • you have to be really proactive
  • his lectures are very boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A, but you probably wont learn much
  • GRADED BY FEW THINGS

Theme 3

🎥 About Industry Knowledge

  • He knows a LOT LOT LOT about cinematography
  • gives great insider info if you want to work in the biz
  • finest cinematography professors

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed in-person reviews from 2017-2018 with and consistent themes on structure and knowledge.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

FILM4011 reviews
F401 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values