easy class, but when it came down to the test she didn't teach us the things that were actually on the test. we watched stupid movies also. :/

She has no business teaching film. Could never teach at a real university because she lacks experience, talent, and insight. Take John Lithgow (Sheppard) instead!

Don't take her class. Take anybody else but her. Lisa's very high tone voice will make you crazy. Her face gesticulations are very exagerated and fake. She doesn't know about new film techniques. She thiks she is the**** and probably she is one.

This teacher sucks!! I put so much effort into watching her stupid movies and still got a B. I was hoping for an A. I turned in all the work, came to every class, participated, but apparently "A's are very tough" and those are her words.

This woman is the most unorganized professor. She was terribly dull and lacked any professionalism. Numerous times she showed up late or without any apparent lesson plans. I took this course because I was interested in Film however,1 I wish I would have avoided this course.

I found her completely spacey, her lectures were a joke, it consisted of her talking with her favorite film club students & rambling on about nonsense. She shows up late to every class & holds the class late everynight. She is never organized & does not go over anything & her tests consist of knowing everything out of the book. DO NOT RECOMMEND HER

Cecere is a complete joke. Her class consists of watching horrible movies and hearing her annoying laugh and dramatic facial twitches. She is a **** and I recommend not taking her. She taught me absolutely nothing which is sad because I love film and acting.

Class was very tedious & aggravating. Shes a poor teacher she didn't teach during class (she socialized with her fellow "elitist" friends) tests covered material only from the book. Tests weren't as simple as studying the book she pulled very obscure information for her test questions. It seems she plays favorites & carries that into her grading.

Class is very aggravating shes a poor teacher & didn't teach during class (she socialized w/ fellow "elitist" friends in the room)tests covered material only from the book. Tests weren't as simple as studying the book she pulled very obscure information 4 her test questions. It seems as though she plays favorites & carries that into her grading.

She was one of the worst Teachers I have ever had. very vague with her lectures. She would usually show allot of her student's film projects and instructional videos to avoid teaching herself. she would constantly belittle creative aspirations by saying to the experienced filmmakers "It's only a beginning class." you don't want to have a teacher t

This teacher plays favorites and this is extremely annoying. Her test questions are ridiculous and have nothing to do with the study guide. Also, she will lower your grade for showing up just a little late which she always is!!!

I literally felt that I learned nothing in her class. She doesn't use the book at all you never know what you should study when it comes to the test. she didnt put any thing that was on the study guide on her test. To top it off when you talk her or ask a question she talks down to you

This has to be the most terrible instructor, she doesn't go over anything that is related with the test that she provides. Her study guide didn't have any relation with the test that she gave out, on top of that she talked down on most of her students.

Lisa was not a very good instructor at all. She was very unorganized in her lectures and never clearly taught the class the subjects in cinema we needed to know for the test. Her study guides didn't consist of what we were tested on and when she gave us back our papers that we did in class all her side notes were confusing and weren't helpful.

She is a tough grader and takes a long time to give your papers back (with side notes that were not helpful).I was constantly emailing her for grades and questions because nothing was clear. She was so unorganized with this course.

DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS! I took it because it was online and looked easy but Lisa Cecere is impossible to deal with. She grades incredible slowly, and doesn't offer you help if you ask for it. She required 5 written papers and the instructions were too vague to actually know what to write about. I didn't learn much about film in her class.

Oh Lisa.. I took 3 of her classes 102, DBA 125/225.I would never take her class again. Her production classes are very biased. While I was taking CINE 102, I was also taking CINE 103 which I got a 98% yet Lisa's class I found myself with an F half of the semester. I recently got into CSULB, Chapman, and USC for film, yet I barely passed her class..

Weekly, forums are opened on Saturday nights and due on Tuesday. She is a very tough grader and she says you dont have to have prior cinema knowledge but it was evident you had to. She graded so tough on the forum posts and her tests are ridiculously hard. I would highly recommend NOT taking this class unless you are a cinema major. It was horrible

Word to the wise, unless you plan on attending every single class and have a vast experience in cinema before taking this course, avoid it. You must work very hard to get a high grade, minimal work doesn't cut it. She won't to budge on grading, which can be a good thing, but she's prone to be wrong. I have a past in cinema, but hardly passed.

Hard professor. Don't take this unless you have a legitimate interest in cinema. I thought this would be a really interesting course, but the only films we watched were from the early 1900s and they had no audio. If that sounds interesting to you then this course will be easy. If not, don't take it. She grades really strict on discussion forum.

This professor teaches the same material in both Cinema/DBA 125 and Film Criticism despite the different course numbers. She gives horrible feedback, selects subpar films for study and does not post grades or hand back all assignments. It is impossible to keep track of your grade! She also is not specific about the requirements and expectations.

DONT TAKE THIS TEACHER IF YOU CAN AVOID IT. All of the reviews on here are very true. She does say that "you don't need prior cinema knowledge" before taking this class, but she expects you to know WAY too much. Her tests are around 75 questions with short answers and only gives you 60 minutes which is ridiculous. She's not very nice either. AVOID.

Unbiased observation: 3 exams at 10-points each, 2 were group-exams, 1 solo-exam, and we were never told what to study to prepare. Lectures were unorganized and taken from Youtube. Lots of time outside of class needed. No idea what my grade will be, still. I'm a film student with a 3.85 GPA preparing to transfer to UCLA and do not recommend her.

I understand that this class is hard because it is fast track AND online. my only problem with it is she requires that you write multiple discussions throughout the week on the same topic but answering different questions. I like when I can just post all my answers at once and be done with it.

Cecere is the hardest teacher I've taken. All her test is so hard until you cannot find it on google and it has a short time, 60 questions multiple choice within 30 minutes, it is not only multiple choice but also the writing question about the screen you have watched in class. She grades the paper is so hard and have to explain by her way.

She loves what she talks about and is nice however, she is an extremely tough grader and makes it impossible to get an A in the class. She acts as if we are all majoring in film. She even told me herself that she hardly gives out any A's. Cinema is a cool topic but it shouldn't be hard like she makes it to be. Also doesn't have lectures in class.

Said that you didnt need much knowledge of cinema to take the intro class yet , she expected you to know so much. Doesnt keep grades updated, super unorganized. Doesnt reply to questions in a timely manner, and only gives you 60 minutes to take a 75 question quiz w/ short answers. Avoid this teacher unless you are a film major or know about film

It's been 5 days since the semester officially ended & there's zero grades posted online. If you're even 2 mins late on test days, she will only give half points. Lectures are usually anecdotal or personal stories about going to film festivals; learned nothing. Even 1 assign was to recreate camera manual lol. Reuses handouts from her lower courses

This class has ruined film for me. I have taken two film classes with her and this one is worse than the last. She is an unfair grader when she actually gets around to grading your assignments and her tests are filled with subjective questions and countless short answer questions with 70+ questions per test and only 60 minutes to take them.

Makes you turn in discussion responses days apart instead of all at once or you'll receive partial credit. As a working college student it's incredibly difficult to meet her standards and requirements. Her assignments don't give clear descriptions as to what she wants. Wouldn't take her again.

Discussion don't make sense and she'll give you half off if you don't post days apart ?? Hard to reach out of class. Tests make no sense.

Professor Cecere has no business being a professor. She focuses too much on watching films and barely gives any lectures, if she does it doesnt pertain to anything being tested. On top of that She grades hard even though she teaches NOTHING. Her films wont help you pass any or her test either. You literally need to memorize that textbook to pass.

Hi!This professor is a very kind person, however the class is just the opposite. The articles given to us have constant grammar errors and spelling errors (and sometimes have the wrong dates given to movies). She also includes almost nothing related to the articles On the quizzes! Some of them are straight up questions from flashcards online too.

Tests were poorly written or confusing, papers are heavily scrutinized (I am a decent writer and I barely got passing grades for them), and discussion board due dates were structured in a way that is not nice for online class (due on Sunday, but multiple posts required and if first post isn't done by Tuesday, you lose points). Difficult material

She didn't grade our first film project until we finished our last one. She expects 2k word production journals every other week, submitted over both weeks, which she couldn't possibly be reading given the amount of students. She has hidden deadlines everywhere that don't appear on the calendar, and she's entirely incompotent at class organization

Professor is a joke. Class consists of 3 discussion posts, 3 1 page papers, mid-term, final exam. Does not grade things in a timely manner. Gives no feedback. Got a failing grade on a paper that went 2 sentences over one page. Her comment solely addressed the formatting. Zero mention of the substance material. Terribly lazy professor. AVOID!!!!

Class seems easy upfront but is graded extremely difficult with little reasoning or explanation. Relies heavily on a few assignments.

To this day I still don't know my grade as she doesn't share it, film analysis can't be more than 1 page making it difficult to describe every detail she demands, and she is a very tough grader. Her study guide for the midterm was also extremely vague. I tried messaging her to understand exactly what she wanted, but she didn't respond.

The most incompetent Professor I've dealt with. Why not post all assignments for the entire semester at the start of the class. Lisa posted some assignments, then throughout this semester also posted assignments with no warning so you will miss it if you don't go in and look for it even though you already completed the assignment posted before.

Looking for an online class you can do at your own pace? This isn't the professor for you. Discussion boards require daily posting. The word count limit makes it difficult to get your point across, which means lots of feedback and tough grading. The 74-question midterm was given a 75-min time limit, 5 of those questions were to be written answers.

Although likeable as a person, Lisa is a very strict and unorganized professor. Her lectures are filled with unorganized thoughts, jumping from subject to subject. Also, if you don't complete an assignment with perfection, she'll give you only half the points, even if you do most of it correctly. You have been warned.

She grades not based on the skills of the group and what they learned throughout the class but instead on whether or not she liked the film.

2 papers, midterm/final, and discussions. Papers are graded heavily. Discussions are graded heavily. Midterm and finals are 60-70 questions, mix multiple choice and written answers, 45min per test. Do not take if you cant recall every little detail from a film and write a well worded response.

A micromanaging authoritarian who loves to hear her own voice & sets her students up to fail. She is not a logical thinker. She wants her discussion assignments to be like a conversation. But her rubric puts so many rules on how & when to respond that it could never be a conversational. Conversations are open ended. She doesn't understand that!

Kind, doesn't know how to teach. All of class is off-topic, plans constantly change with little notice even on days for filming. You'll scramble to work around her decisions. Learned nothing. Expects LOTS of paperwork without ever teaching how. Filming problems are out of my control even when I do everything. I'd rather take 4 APs at once again.