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Orange Coast College · Film & Video

Michael Tavildari

FILM110 · A110 · FILMA253 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
91.67%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

real critique and industry insight.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesGives good feedbackInspirationalRespectedCaring
  • Passionate industry-experienced film teacher with consistently glowing reviews
  • Honest project critiques push students to level up as filmmakers
  • Near-perfect A/A+ grades with and project-based work

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

All reported grades are A or A+ with and redo chances, though honest .

Evidence is mostly in-person; the one online review also reported an A.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

but production courses include critiques, script defense, and real filmmaking craft.

In-person Film Prod 2 is seen as more demanding; intro film courses feel lighter.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and note he often keeps class the full time.

In-person reviews dominate; as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Nearly every student would take him again and call him one of .

; and detailed.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students report , and nearly all A or A+ outcomes despite tough critique.

Format shift

In-person FILMA253 mentions tough grader tags but still A+ grades.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Multiple film projects, class critiques, and full-period sessions keep workload solid but manageable.

Format shift

Online projects described as fun and challenging; and critique.

Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Consistently praised as inspiring, clear, industry-experienced, and .

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong online and in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Assessment centers on film projects, class critiques, participation, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize projects; no exam-heavy comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Students , and public project critiques that build real filmmaker skills.

Main concern

and classes often run the full period with public critique.

What students said

“love love love michael!! truly amazing teacher.”
FILMA253
“ and just wants you to level up as a filmmaker.”
FILMA253
“Michael cares for all his students and challenges you to be better.”
FILMA253

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

One strong online FILM110 review calls him hands-down favorite with .

Main concern

Only one online review so format-specific patterns are limited.

What students said

“Hands Down favorite professor ever, He's been through the film bussniness and has graduated from one of the .”
FILM110

Exam style

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Courses are graded mainly on projects and critique rather than high-stakes traditional exams.

Project-based assessmentIn-class critiqueParticipation matters

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and critique driven with public feedback; .

Project critiquesParticipationHonest feedback
“Be ready to .”
FILMA253
“Every project (there's 6) he shows in class and !”
FILM110

Online

Online and strong feedback; no exam proctoring mentioned.

Project-basedClear grading criteria
“ and challanging, He really made me love film more than I did.”
FILM110

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“love love love michael!! truly amazing teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews spanning online and in-person film courses, highlighting teaching passion and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“Prof. Tavildari is amazing! He is one of the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

93/100

“If youre interested in !”

📝

88/100

“ and just wants you to level up as a filmmaker.”

❤️ Caring Mentor

90/100

“ and treats you as a peer, not just a student.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • truly amazing teacher
  • He is an AMAZING lecturer!
  • his teaching is very thorough

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • it's not as bad as everyone thinks
  • He wasn't really a but he did have his critiques
  • and

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Good genuine person too
  • Very cool professor
  • Super passionate, knowledgable and inspiring

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed reviews spanning 2019-2026 with , and rich qualitative comments.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

FILM1106 reviews
FILMA2535 reviews
A1101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 5 · A 7

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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