DRAM 2810

Not as easy as you might expect but you watch great movies and its an interesting topic. If you're interested in cinema definitely go for it and if you put in a reasonable effort you should do well.

Choosing this class might be a bit tricky to some. The grade is made up of 2 written exams and a multiple choice, although multiple choice was only 15% of the grade. The written exams were to be written as defining the director's art form of the movie. So it may be quite hard for some to convey this through the essays. I was able to pull off an A because I loved this class and I genuinely enjoy critiquing movies and writing about them. So if you're not quite confident in being able to write about a film's art form, then be wary. However on the bright note, the class is super interesting and fun. You watch some great movies in the class like Goodfellas. He really knows what he's talking about and you really get to appreciate the movies he shows. Take the class if you love watching movies!

This class is awesome and will make you want to study film. Korte is old and slow but he knows his stuff and is extremely knowledgeable. You have a weekly "lab" aka movie screening (you watch the BEST movies ever) and in class Korte just goes over important scenes. You need to read the book for half of the first midterm but after that you just prepare for the writing prompts and it's super easy.

A movie lab every Wednesday and you have to sign in. I didn't find this class very interesting probably because I wasn't THAT into film and stuff. The essay questions are fair if you go to his lecture and take notes. You have to be able to pull something out from the movies on your own and write them down, then you should be good.

One of my favorite classes at UVA so far. You watch famous movies that are placed high on the list of 250 Best Movies of all Time from directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and Martin Scorsese. Walter is extremely passionate about film and what he does and makes that poignantly obvious. Tests are usually just easy subjective essays and there is little to no homework besides the occasional optional reading. TAKE THIS CLASS

This class sounds more interesting than it is in reality. The movies were good, but attendance is required and it is a pain that a class meeting for five hours a week is only worth 3 credits. Homework consists only of reading the articles/textbook and even that is seen as optional or not necessary to some. Grading in this class is somewhat arbitrary and consists only of the midterm and final grade with the midterm being worth 45% and the final being worth 55%.

Lectures dragged by most of the time, and a surprising amount of Korte's lecturing mirrored many of the readings posted online. While I wouldn't take the class again, it was informative and interesting to learn about the making of movies and the movie industry.

The biggest danger of this class is it's only based on 2 grades: a midterm and a final. So you can think you're fine then get screwed right at the end.

Korte manages the class well, but you're going to watch a lot of Scorsese since that's over half the movies.

Movie attendance is big. Also the readings are not too necessary and often ignored since they're long and somewhat dull

One of the classes that has as much outside homework as you decide. Readings are pretty much optional, but extremely helpful in exam preparation especially if you don't go to lecture. Really awesome movies and some really cool subject matter. I watch movies completely differently now.

Went to max 50% of lectures and got an A-. Essay exams are easy and together are worth 85% of your grade. 15% is a definition based MC test in the middle of the semester.

Cinema as An Art Form, taught by Professor Korte, is by far the best class that I’ve taken at UVA. A huge movie nerd, I took the course mainly for the weekly “labs” (basically a two-hour period where we watched classics by Scorsese, Hitchcock, etc.). In addition to walking away from the class with a few new favorite movies, I was able to delve into the psyche of a director and pick up on specific directing techniques. By analyzing lighting, camera angles, and sound bridges, I now understand the way in which a director can carefully craft a scene to make the viewers feel a certain emotion. DEFINITELY TAKE THE CLASS

awesome class, korte is a good lecturer, really no work. I studied for the exams the day before and got a B+. class is very optional except for the films but the movies are so good it doesn't matter.