Reviews of professor Michael Walsh

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
So, this was his last semester, but he angered me so much that I needed to tell the story. He actually waits until after the final test to grade everything, which he then proceeds to rip apart. Almost got knocked a letter grade. Also, he talked about himself the WHOLE class! We get it, you worked on films. Happy retirement Walsh, good riddance.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Quizzes don't reflect the lectures or really even the readings you are given. You'll think you understand the concepts, then the questions will be worded differently in the quiz. I gave him a two only because of his extreme knowledge of the subject. He's an expert, but terrible at teaching.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Nice guy, but gets super carried away with stories and doesn't cover material. Even if you read everything, the quizzes are super nit-picky and make up almost all of your grade. Very hard to keep anything above a B if you have a bad quiz. He was not accommodating during COVID-19 when it came to grade relief.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The school makes all asl teacher require two things one deaf events which are a big part of your grade the other thing are these dla's but when I was trying to do those there wasn't always someone there. It is easy to get behind in this class if you do not show up and he will stay after and help and answer any questions you have.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Im just a little disappointed in his teaching style. Hes very intense in telling you how the film industry is, but is also too harsh about it. In my opinion, professors should be uplifting students, not trying to scare them away from their own major. Yes, there are harsh truths, but there are much better ways of delivering it. Workload is fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is the 3rd class I've taken with him and I can honestly say cinematography 2 is the best class I had at UCF. It's the MOST hands on and the one that I felt most prepared me for the industry. Walsh will make you work for it, but if your serious about film there's no one better at UCF to learn from (seriously look at his IMDB).

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Quizzes and test for professor dont go with what he says at all, his quizzes are short answer and like the other person said if its 30 questions he gives you 30 min to write out the short answers for the class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures every week are 2 1/2 hours. No movie shown, just him talking. Usually not amazingly helpful either. He needs to learn to be more concise. Shows good examples and has interesting projects. Large knowledge base about subject.