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Art

Philip Carrera

ANIM108 · ANIM101 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want real animation career guidance and can handle a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardIndustry-savvyHeavy drawing workloadHelpful feedbackFunny and approachableCareer-focused animation
  • Most , and humor.
  • Workload is high with many sketches and project time outside class.
  • One critic felt he phoned it in with YouTube videos and little help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Doing the heavy drawing work leads to solid grades, but it is not a low-effort A.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

, yet difficulty and time demand are real for animation projects.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Several reviews mark attendance mandatory for studio-style class work.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

, and career-valuable despite workload and one low rating.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

and ; grades track effort and completed work.

Format shift

In-person only evidence.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Large sketch counts, drawings due same day, and substantial outside project time.

Format shift

In-person only evidence.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and helpful for most; one student found him disinterested.

Format shift

In-person only evidence.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

, and project coursework rather than exams.

Format shift

In-person only evidence.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person animation students mostly love his industry insight and as the tradeoff.

Main concern

Workload can overwhelm, especially with .

What students said

“Showed me amazing stuff to help me further my career in animation. He's awesome in my book.”
ANIM108
“Huge amount of workload though, prepare to spend alot of time with homework.”
ANIM101
“Amount of work can become overwhelming especially if .”
ANIM108

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize project and drawing work, not high-stakes proctored exams.

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and project driven with frequent sketches and drawings.

Project-based workHeavy sketch assignmentsIn-class drawingsIndustry-focused feedback
“20 Sketches were expected for each class even though we also had 30 drawings due same day.”
ANIM108
“As long as you do the work though, you should be okay.”
ANIM101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He's incredibly knowledgeable and has helped me incredibly on things outside of class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting industry mentorship and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎬 Industry Mentorship

80/100

“he knows the animation industry and gives useful advice.”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“Huge amount of workload though, prepare to spend alot of time with homework.”

👍

78/100

“Positive and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are straightforward
  • He's very funny and makes the class enjoyable
  • seemed to be phoning it in

Theme 2

📈 About Workload & Grades

  • Amount of work can become overwhelming
  • 20 Sketches were expected for each class
  • As long as you do the work though, you should be okay

Theme 3

💼 About Career Value

  • Awesome guide into the animation world
  • helped me incredibly on things outside of class
  • knows the animation industry

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

60/100

Evidence confidence

6 in-person reviews with consistent career-help themes and one dissenting workload/disinterest review.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
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2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ANIM1085 reviews
ANIM1011 review

Reported outcomes

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