D. A. Costa

CINEMA07 · CINEMA003 · CINEMA103 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you want real film analysis and can handle lots of timed essays; skip if you want a light GE cinema class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesHeavy paper loadFilm analysis depthAccessible outside classSummer workload spike

Lectures are packed and passionate; most students praise film insight.
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Grades of A are common if you manage time and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many earned As, but .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is film analysis with and writing, not a casual movie-watching class.

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

, though class still rewards showing up for lectures.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Four of five quality scores are 5s and students .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Some call him a , yet multiple students report As when essays are complete and thoughtful.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly film responses, readings, and summer.

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Teaching experience

Good

80/100

, and accessibility outside class.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and film write-ups rather than big proctored exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person cinema courses mix strong lectures with and ; summer sections feel especially stacked.

Main concern

Essay volume after every film can overwhelm students who procrastinate.

What students said

“Professor Costa gives great lectures packed with good info.”
CINEMA103

“Every movie required a paper the next day with 5-10 essay questions.”
CINEMA07

“There was A LOT of writing involved but the .”
CINEMA003

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize papers and detail.

Essay-heavy assessmentFilm response papersLimited exam detail

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reading homework rather than clearly described high-stakes exams.

Post-film essay questionsReading and film homeworkIn-class participation tasks

“Have to answer 8-10 essay questions for each film you watch.”
CINEMA003

“Would take me a minimum of 3 hours to complete them since you couldn't fill it with bs.”
CINEMA07

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Although it was very hard I learned a lot about film analysis and what makes a good movie. Very happy.”
Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews spanning 2015-2020, highlighting lecture quality, paper load, and grade outcomes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎬 Lecture Quality

80/100

“Professor Costa gives great lectures packed with good info.”

📝 Paper Load

28/100

“Every movie required a paper the next day with 5-10 essay questions.”

👍 Learning Payoff

70/100

“ and obvious passion.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Amazing lectures packed with good info
Passionate about what he is teaching
Easy to talk to outside of class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Lots of homework but not hard if you manage time
Boy was I wrong expecting an easy film class

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

So many papers
Screens 4-5 films per week
Essays, reading and watching films

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed in-person reviews span 2015-2020 with consistent workload themes but limited sample size.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 50

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2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A 3

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F

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D. A. Costa

x x if you want real film analysis and can handle lots of timed essays; skip if you want a light GE cinema class.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Optional

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎬 Lecture Quality

📝 Paper Load

👍 Learning Payoff

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📚 About Workload

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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

if you want real film analysis and can handle lots of timed essays; skip if you want a light GE cinema class.