Reviews of professor Courtney Russell

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
From my experience, Courtney is just concerned with the level of effort put into this class. So long as you do the assignments, you're going to do just fine. As a premajor class, you're going to get out what you put into it. It may feel like busy work sometimes, but already I've found so many applications for what I've learned.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Intro to Film made me fall in love with film, but TMA 187 completely reversed my interest in film This class is 100% busy work with no practical film skills or knowledge. Every week there are pages upon pages of essays, and reports, and projects. At the end of the day I feel like I have learned very little about film.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Other than having to print out assignments and 3 hour lectures, I loved this class with Courtney. She is very clear and leaves little room for confusion. The lectures typically either have a break in the middle or end early, and consist of a good amount of production notes or film examples. She really motived me to stick with Film!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Courtney's great. Really interesting lectures and homework assignments. Expect weekly reading and homework. She's easy to work with and very passionate about producing and the media arts program. Absolutely loved the class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved her class, but the three hour lecture did feel a little long, especially because I had it from 5-8 at night. But she genuinely was so nice, and I feel like the information was very relevant for a media arts pre major.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Courtney was one of the most caring professors I ever had. There is a lot of homework involved in this class, but if you are interested in film and planning on applying to the program, you will not regret taking this class. You also get to be a PA or a grip in a student capstone.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Long lectures but Courtney makes them feel so short with a really cool teaching style and investment in her students. A fair amount of homework, but always feels educational/rewarding and is either reading summaries or something hands-on.