Reviews of professor James McNamara

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. McNamara is one of the best professors I've ever had at UCSB. I've taken 4 film classes with him and my only regret is not taking more! He's a great lecturer and clearly cares about the subject matter and his students. HIGHLY recommend all of his classes, especially for screenwriters!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Talk about information overload! 
In trying to simply ideas and concepts he actually overwhelms you with tons and tons of information. Lectures are not that bad but slides are always filled. Super monotone so it can be hard to stay alert after the first hour.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His lectures are clear and easy to understand. Lots of examples and film clips to demonstrate some abstract examples. His offers much help regarding papers. The instructions of paper are specific, and his even shows how he might write the paper. Really a gentleman and caring teacher who know what he is doing.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Mr. McNamara is a great professor; I love his teaching style and lectures. He makes the course interesting, but he is giving out a massive amount of information. His lectures are dense, and the papers are graded strictly, pretty unfair I would say.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor McNamara is one of my favorite film professors at ucsb. His lectures are clear and very easy to understand. There is very little classwork and two papers for the course and the readings and screenings are fun like Harry Potter and Clueless. He is also very understanding of student's lives and often pushes back due dates.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
GREAT professor, super understanding, really encourages and helps students to do their best. Respects everyone's pronouns! Super accessible outside of class and will absolutely let you use him as a reference on job applications. Cool dude. Always has three different beverages with him at all times