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Film

Benjamin Sampson

TVF3280 · FTMAM104 · FTMA101 · M106 · FILMM10 · M110 · FILMM15 · GEO71414 · FILMM51 · M15 · CIN122 · FILMMO1 · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
87.18%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

A if you will show up; avoid overloaded short summer online sections.

Best fit · Easy A HunterInspirational film lecturesEasy A with outlinesMandatory attendanceCaring & passionateExtra credit
  • Passionate film lectures and weekly screenings students love
  • Easy A via weekly outlines, participation, and
  • and is the main non-grade cost

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Most students report an easy A , and , with many A/A+ grades.

; a few intense online summer sections are much heavier.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Content is intro film and documentaries with light intellectual lift for most students who attend.

In-person feels easy; online summer load can feel much harder without changing grade leniency.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and missing class hurts or blocks the easy A path.

; some online sections also require meetings.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Vast majority rave about passion, caring, and easy A; online.

In-person recommendation is very strong; .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

92/100

, and outline completion often unlock full essay credit or easy A.

Format shift

Leniency is strongest in regular in-person terms.

Workload

Light

78/100

Typical load , and movies; summer online can spike.

Format shift

In-person is light; some 6-week online sections are heavy.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students call him inspirational, caring, and magnetic with amazing film lectures and screenings.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is strongest; a few online summer reviews report poor responsiveness.

Assessment method

Balanced

40/100

Weekly outlines and papers dominate, with easy quizzes, occasional essays, and .

Format shift

Similar mix across formats when described.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

, movies, and an easy A if you attend and do weekly outlines.

Main concern

and long lectures; a few find it boring if not into film.

What students said

“He's the professors that cares for his class”
FILMM10
“ , do the weekly outlines and come to class and you'll get an A.”
FILMM15
“Prof. Sampson is a gem! He cares about his students so much”
CIN122

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Regular and easy with outlines and quizzes, but compressed 6-week summers can feel absent and overloaded.

Main concern

Some short online , and .

What students said

“If you just do your work every week, you will pass!”
FTMAM104
“I dropped this class because the amount of work he expects you to do is insane.”
FILMMO1
“It felt like he was on vacation, not teaching us.”
FTMA101

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are repeatedly called easy; open-note online quizzes and .

Easy examsOpen note online quizzesWeekly outlines replace papersExtra creditLight quizzes and short papers

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person path is show up, do outlines, easy quizzes or short papers, and .

Easy examsOpen note online quizzesWeekly outlinesExtra credit
“ and the ”
FILMM10
“ and are fairly easy.”
FILMM10
“There are a and a couple of longer papers.”
FILMM15

Online

Online sections stress weekly outlines, film write-ups, and quizzes; heavy summer write-up loads appear, but .

Weekly outlinesFilm write-upsQuizzes
“As long as you do your outlines every week, you'll get an A.”
M106
“He wants you to watch lecture videos, movies, read the textbook and do write ups on all of them.”
FILMMO1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's the professors that cares for his class and film 2B is one of the because of him.”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 reviews, highlighting passion, easy A outlines, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“his energy is magnetic, can't help but be inspired by his passion. He cares.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

94/100

“do the weekly outlines and come to class and you'll get an A.”

❤️ Caring Professor

92/100

“Prof. Sampson is a gem! He cares about his students so much and has a way of making everyone feel special and heard.”

⚠️

18/100

“ and will affect your grade”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • his passion for film that I have not seen before
  • magnetic, can't help but be inspired
  • he's a

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A
  • do the weekly outlines and come to class and you'll get an A
  • Super easy A as long as you do the little work

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He cares
  • very understanding and respectful of his students
  • willing to work with his students
  • Respect him & hell do the same

Data context

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Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

39 detailed reviews across many years and courses with strong consistency on easy A, caring teaching, and .

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

32

A+ 15 · A 17

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1