Reviews of professor Tom Ptasinski

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He has a very narrow taste in film and if you don't cater to what he likes it's difficult to succeed in his class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
It becomes less of visual storytelling and more of appease Tom: the class. Really does give your GPA a hit cause he grades hard basically for the purpose of grading hard. Hes a good guy though and definitely does care about his students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He was my favorite professor during my freshman year as a film production major. I felt pushed to make quality, impactful stories. He definitely likes a particular style, although the students giving him one star because he gave them a B clearly don't understand that A's require extra effort and are harder to come by at college than high school.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tom is such an amiable guy. I always enjoyed his lectures and the advice/wisdom he had to offer. He seems to really care about his students too. VERY thorough grader--lots of feedback--but it means you're gonna learn a lot

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tom is a great guy, the class is a little basic if you have any background in film, but he's an enjoyable teacher and a great guy to talk to. Other reviews are correct, he is a tough grader on your films, so if you're in it solely for GPA, might not be your best option. However, if you're in it for personality, you really can't beat Ptasinski.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tom is very knowledgeable about the field of directing. He genuinely cares about his students and if you talk to him, he can be flexible about deadlines. You will actually have to pay attention and put a lot of effort into the reading and the homework because the quiz grades can sneak up on you.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is nice but this class was boring. His critiques are very subjective and more about his opinion versus if we completed the assignment as instructed. He is a hard grader. Multiple times he made us sit through pitches for almost 3 hours which was excruciating. He also constantly talks about him and his "buddies" in the industry which got old.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tom is SO funny. I learned a ton from his class, it is clear he really values his students. A lot of ppl saying he's a tough grader, but FTV is always hard and with Tom's background in film he also really knows what he's talking about. Great teacher, I would take again if I could.