Reviews of professor Robert Petrella

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The classes is not super clear in the structure. If you meet with him between presentations and take notes on what he says to change and make those changes you will do well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Petrella is one of the best professors. Actually, he is my favorite ! 1) he knows film writing & how to improve that leads to opportunities 2) He gives feedback constructively: his film selections are wise 3) he is funny and cares. I have taken two classes and just adore the man. You have to work but you will learn and grow!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He gives good feedback but most of it would be avoidable if he actually taught scriptwriting structure in the class. Instead, you are expected to already have ideas for stories, know how to construct a story, AND put it in script format. He goes over the bare bones of a 3 act structure and passes out script examples, but no analyses or exercises.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Maybe it's because it's online and not in-person, but this class is really disappointing for me. If you expect to learn about character development, worldbuilding, dialogue, etc. You'll be let down. He mostly talks about loglines and treatments with a pretty old-fashioned way of storytelling.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Hes alright. He has a very fun personality but in terms of learning the craft, I didn't get much out of it. I fear that the class is too basic in its material. Gives a good footing, but if youre past the very VERY beginning of screenwriting wont get much out of it. Ridiculously easy class even from a beginner. I have no idea how ppl struggled lol.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Class was okay but not structured well. Expects you to already be a good script writer. First script assignment was a group project. Confused some of us why he thought that was a good idea. Kinda all over the place and unclear. Final had questions we never went over.