<p>has anyone taken this and want to give me input on it? plz and thnk u'zz..i tried bruinwalk and it mostly talks about the teacherr</p>
<p>I havent taken it, but uh, FOUR HOURS per day. TWICE a week. </p>
<p>I totally would've taken it if A- I hadn't already taken a bunch of film history courses that show the same movies, and B- I had that kind of time to spare. But I don't. 8 hours per week for ONE class is just. too. much. Even if it is watching movies. </p>
<p>Sorry, I know that doesn't help you. I just had to vent. Because, seriously, 8 hours/week? That's practically what I take for ALL of my classes per week. Oh, the impatience of a fourth year.</p>
<p>I took the class last quarter and really enjoyed it. Inititally I wanted to take Arts and Architecture 10 to fulfill the GE requirement but I heard that while that class was very easy, it wasn't very interesting. Film isn't really hard although I know a lot of TAs were kind of brutal with the first essay, which was a research paper. Everything is weighed the same in the class: 20% for midterm, final, research paper, film analysis paper, and discussion. There's one book (it's not expensive... only $15 or so) but you don't really need it since everything you need to know is covered in the lecture. Prof. Kuntz talks a lot for 2 hours of lecture so just try to keep up. I liked almost all of the movies we watched in class, even the silent ones. You don't really have to stay to watch the movie since the midterm asks no questions on specific films watched and with the film analysis paper, you pick the film. However the final gives you a list of films and you have to choose like two to analyze so you should be familiar with a couple films shown in class. Anyway I liked the class a lot and Kuntz is an amazing professor (very friendly during office hours as well) so I definitely recommend the class if you can accomodate it in your schedule.</p>
<p>thanks..for your inputs allie and socal..i think i might go ahead and take it..it looks interesting..even if its 8 hrs a week..:-)</p>
<p>Oh yeah the class is in the Bridges Theatre, which is awesome because you get to see these old classic movies on the big screen. It's just a whole different environment when you're seeing something like "Casablanca" or "Citizen Kane" on the big screen. Since it's in a movie theatre, there's no desks to write on so it's a little uncomfortable. I had an easier time taking notes on my laptop, which I also recommend since Kuntz speaks pretty fast.</p>
<p>Yeah I definitely suggest that everyone take a history of film class at some point, because they're fun and easy and yeah. </p>
<p>But just for me personally with 1 taken in high school and another taken at CC, the time commitment would've been silly. </p>
<p>But you'll enjoy it if you like movies at all. Yay movies!</p>
<p>can you guys name what movies you watched?</p>
<p>Email the professor for the syllabus or look up Film 106A and UCLA.</p>
<p>106A is a pretty good class. I just finished it this quarter. Kunzt knows basically everything about film history ever and I do recommend taking it with him if you are interested. One issue with 106A is that it usually does go 4 hours twice a week (plus an hour discussion). That includes 2 hours of lecture then a movie. The movies are a mix of really famous and slightly random. Usually you can catch up with the films at the library or watch some online, and it's not till the 2nd half of the quarter that the films even matter on your final (and not that much either). My only issue with the class is that it's very much the film industry history and there is very little on actual films.</p>
<p>Films from this last quarter included: Casablanca, Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Psycho, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Searches, Stagecoach, Sunset Blvd., Hannah and Her Sisters, Sullivan's Travels, Get Shorty (after the final), Singin' in the Rain, Sunrise, Way Down East, Footlight Parade, Trouble in Paradise, I am a fugitive from a chain gang, Sherlock Jr., and The Kid.</p>
<p>Overall good films, a few random ones that no one knew why we watched. </p>
<p>However, if you are more interested in learning about specific films and want a smaller time commitment, 106B (European film) is amazing. The class only lectured for 1 hour and then had a film (so only 6 hours of class a week, even though scheduled for 8). You get a really great overview of a lot of film history and the movements in European film.</p>
<p>I also highly recommend French 41 if you prefer to study one country's film history. Prof Ganz is like a giant teddy bear and the class is really useful.</p>
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