Scott Hernandez

FTV41 · FTV42 · FTV38 · FTV71 · FTV67 · FTV48 · FTV12 · FTV45A · FTV65 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
Take again: 57.14%
Difficulty: 2.1

The decision

Avoid unless you only need an easy film credit and feel comfortable; multiple reviews raise serious conduct and teaching-quality concerns.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A film projectsYouTube-style lecturesFigure it out yourselfGroup projects heavyBoundary concerns

Many students report an easy A if and YouTube-style teaching.
Serious repeated comments allege inappropriate behavior toward female students and favoritism.
chill and hands-on for and unhelpful for others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Many A and A+ reports say turning in projects and showing up is enough, even when teaching quality is criticized.

Both online and in-person reviews repeatedly call the class easy to pass.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Content is often described as light, self-taught, or YouTube-based rather than rigorous university film training.

; in and Kahoots but still low challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

38/100

Easy grades pull some yes votes, but low quality scores and serious conduct complaints drag overall recommendation down.

Online criticism centers on disorganization; in-person criticism includes conduct allegations plus weak teaching.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Students widely report A or A+ for .

Format shift

and .

Workload

Light

78/100

Few assignments, short films, Kahoots, and group projects are common; many say there is little outside work.

Format shift

Online often has sparse recycled assignments; in person adds group production work.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Frequent complaints , and self-teaching outweigh older positive film-passion reviews.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize outdated content; negativity.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades mainly come from short films, group projects, and a handful of .

Format shift

Both formats stress projects and few graded items.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In and often easy, but polarizing due , and multiple boundary allegations.

Main concern

Repeated inappropriate-behavior allegations and inconsistent professional boundaries.

What students said

“It's an easy A, but it doesn't truly challenge students or prepare them for university-level film courses.”
FTV48

“He's crossed boundaries with female students for years now.”
FTV12

“Inappropriate towards female students. .”
FTV42

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students often describe outdated materials, self-teaching, easy grades, and weak communication or syllabus updates.

Main concern

Outdated lectures, last-minute posts, and little instructor support.

What students said

“You'll be teaching yourself. The textbook is so necessary, I could have looked everything up on Google.”
FTV41

“He doesn't update the syllabus or anything so due dates are always off”
FTV65

“He did not have any lectures and if there were, they were from a year ago.”
FTV48

Exam style

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Assessment is project-heavy and generally easy, with little evidence of strict proctored exams.

Short film finalsGroup projectsKahoot quizzesFew graded itemsYouTube-based lectures

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, finals are often short films or project-based work with Kahoots and .

5 minute short film final1 min short finalKahoot quizzesGroup projects

“The final is a 5 minute short film.”
FTV38

“Lots of Kahoot quizzes and eventually a written one.”
FTV71

Online

Online work is mostly recycled assignments and short films with and .

Short personal film or interviewFew assignmentsOutdated lectures

“The .”
FTV65

“The though and they don't have to be perfect short films.”
FTV65

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“It's an easy A, but it doesn't truly challenge students or prepare them for university-level film courses.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, balancing easy-A evidence with teaching and conduct themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“His "lectures" consist of youtube, kahoots, and .”

🅰️ Easy A Pattern

86/100

“As long as you turn in +.”

⚠️ Boundary Concerns

20/100

“He's crossed boundaries with female students for years now. He's forgetful and ”

👍 Recommendation Split

38/100

“ .”

Theme 1

🎬 About Course Style

figure it out yourself type of class
Only shows YouTube videos for lectures
hands-on projects and group collaboration

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

easy A
No matter how horrible your films are, you will pass
All the

Theme 3

⚠️ About Professional Conduct

Inappropriate towards female students
Dates a lot of his students
He is weird with girls

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with , and repeated independent conduct concerns.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 15 · A 18

B range

B+ 2

C range

C 1

D range

D+ 1 · D 1 · D- 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1

Scott Hernandez

Avoid unless you only need an easy film credit and feel comfortable; multiple reviews raise serious conduct and teaching-quality concerns.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Introductory

Recommended

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🅰️ Easy A Pattern

⚠️ Boundary Concerns

👍 Recommendation Split

🎬 About Course Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

⚠️ About Professional Conduct

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported