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Cinema

Brandon Cesmat

CINE100 · CINEMA100 · CIN100 · CINE103 · CINE115 · FILM100 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you like movies and will keep up with weekly viewing and posts; skip if you want a low-time intro class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate about filmLots of homeworkEasy A possibleDisorganized at timesOpen-book quizzes
  • He is highly passionate about cinema and many students still report an Easy A.
  • Workload is time-heavy because of , and homework.
  • some love the film immersion, others say intro classes feel too advanced or messy.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

79/100

Many students explicitly call it an Easy A with and open-book multi-attempt quizzes if they watch films and complete posts.

Online reviews more often call it a guaranteed Easy A; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Content is intro-level for many, but , and film terminology can make the course feel heavier than pure difficulty scores suggest.

Online students emphasize easy content with high time cost; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

as mandatory for in-person sections, and students say showing up for lectures and films matters.

; in-person attendance is commonly mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and fans praise his passion, but a sizable .

Recent online reviews are warmer .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Many Easy A and extra-credit comments and strict quote-matching quiz complaints.

Format shift

Online grading reads more lenient; intro level.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of homework tags, weekly movies, reading, discussions, and .

Format shift

Both formats report heavy time demand; online fast-track sections feel especially packed.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Students love his film passion and knowledge, but many also call lectures boring, disorganized, or poorly paced for intro classes.

Format shift

Online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Grades lean , and participation more than high-stakes sealed exams.

Format shift

Online is discussion-and-quiz heavy; and panels.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person classes mix short lectures with , and a passion-driven but sometimes advanced or disorganized style.

Main concern

Some intro students feel he expects prior film knowledge and can be boring or unorganized.

What students said

“You basically show up to class, get lectured for about 20 minutes and then watch 1-2 movies per class session”
CINE100
“All of and at home so there isnt a reason to fail the tests”
CINE100
“ if you're trying to get an easy A”
CINE100

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are often Easy A with weekly movies, discussion posts, reading quizzes, and open-book multi-attempt quizzes, but .

Main concern

High time load from movies and posts, plus occasional disorganization or uncomfortable film choices.

What students said

“Just watch the movies and write the posts and you're guaranteed a high A”
CINE103
“You have 60 minutes, it's open-book, and you get three attempts”
CIN100
“It's easy yes, but there's a lot to do”
CINE100

Exam style

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Quizzes and , and reviewable from lectures or study guides.

Open-book quizzesThree attemptsOnline at-home testsExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests based on lecture notes and study guides.

Online at-home testsQuizzes from lecture notesMultiple quiz attemptsExtra credit
“All of and at home so there isnt a reason to fail the tests”
CINE100
“You get 3 ”
CIN100

Online

Online quizzes are repeatedly described as open-book with timed attempts and easy if notes are taken.

Open-book quizzesThree attemptsDiscussion postsEasy quizzes
“You have 60 minutes, it's open-book, and you get three attempts”
CIN100
“ as long as ”
CINE100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Just watch the movies and write the posts and you're guaranteed a high A”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews across online and paths, and organization concerns. Credibility rating: High.

🎬 Film Passion

80/100

“Professor Cesmat is passionate about films, the films he chose were enjoyable”

📚 Time-Heavy Workload

34/100

“There are a lot of assignments, and you can't put them off until the last day because you have to watch movies and write about them”

🅰️ Easy A Path

79/100

“Easy A.”

⚠️ Organization Issues

40/100

“ , and expects you to have previous knowledge about old movies”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very passionate about film and movies & not in a snobbish way
  • His lectures are also very boring and he does ask for a lot
  • Show up to class, get lectured for about 20 minutes and then watch 1-2 movies

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Just watch the movies and write the posts and you're guaranteed a high A
  • if you're trying to get an easy A
  • It's easy yes, but there's a lot to do

Theme 3

🎥 About Course Format

  • You have 60 minutes, it's open-book, and you get three attempts
  • All of and at home
  • 8 week online class... it was very easy

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-seven reviews span many years with both online and , and enough volume to support mixed but stable conclusions.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 511
3 out of 56
2 out of 57
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 3 · A 11

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1