I dont understand why someone would give this professor a bad rating. I just had him for my language of film class, and I must say it was a great learning experience. First of all I dont think anyone should be talking while someone is lecturing, its commonsense people. RTVF studnts, take his class.

He knows his material, and communicates it well. I've seen problems arise from lazy students looking for the easy A. The movies are shown to depict examples that are in the book; your movie taste is irrelevant to learning the concepts. Suck it up, this is a univeristy course, not Jr. High.

He knows what he is talking about, he is just not a great public speaker. Keep quiet, watch the films, and listen. You will learn more about film in his class than from any other professor. He is highly critical and can be funny at times, he reminds me of Michael Stipe(REM). He's HOT...

If you want to learn something, take him. If you're looking for the Happy-Go-Lucky teacher, don't. Yes he's an ****, but it's so funny. If he thinks your work sucks, he'll tell you that you suck.

This class rocks!!!

genius!

If you are an idiot looking for an easy class to glide through, dont take him. If you want to learn A TON about film you should take him. He is the best teacher on campus. Listen to what he has to say

Bob Davis rules! If you don't like him, you just have no sense of humor, you don't want to learn and be challenged, and you don't truly appreciate film! Baaah!

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Davis is awesome! I'm an akumni and I miss his classes.

Just watch ALL of the movies, take notes, and read!!! You should be fine with just that. Tests aren't hard at all!!!

Easiest instructor I ever had. Too smart for his own good..therefore difficult for him to explain well all the time. However, just watch movies, easy questions, elementary reading. If you watch the movies, you pass...unless u r an idiot then Davis isn't meant for you.

Extremely knowledgeable about the subject (extremely). Go to class, glance over the readings, and most importantly - watch the films. You cannot get a decent grade w/o doing so (weekly quizzes on films starting week 2) - get netflix. Can be an ****, can be funny, always nerdy. Doesn't really think much of CSUF film students though.

davis is greeeeeeat! WATCH all movies, take good notes, and READ the book! Tests are tough but the class is worth it. I got an A. :)

Davis is a nerdy goofball. It's awesome! You have to watch an average of 3 movies a week, with readings and leacture. Quizzes every week on all three. Not bad, just don't watch the movies too far ahead. 3 photo notebooks, 4 storyboards, and 1 paper. There's no final. I don;t know if he looks down or has his eyes closed when he lectures. He's awesom

One of the best and most helpful teachers I have had in the RTVF department. I learned so much about film making in both 370 and 300. Worth taking but expect to do the work if you want to get a good grade.

Take lecture notes and study the hell out of them because his lecture final will drop you many letter grades if you dont. I went from an easy A to a C+ because of this! Everything else is rediculously easy, be prepared to find many locations for your photography projects.

At first, he's seems like a creepo who's not willing to look at his students, but he gets better. To be honest, if you fail this class, you have to admit you've learned a LOT. I still use a majority of what I learned to correct professors I have today. I actually think he's really cool and want to be his friend. This guy knows his stuff for sure.

Davis will tell you the first day to drop the class. If you are not prepared to do the work you should. There is a lot of assignments and about 30 movies to watch. The photo notebooks were tedious also. The class is like 3 times the work of most classes, but I learned more in this class than any other major class I have taken.

Time consuming course. Just do the notebooks EXACTLY as described and watch ALL the movies. That is the hardest part because it takes so long to watch so many films, and i watched barely half. Attendance doesn't matter at all, except to turn in assignments and take tests. He is funny as a person, but his teaching is boring.

He is a Great teacher. I consider that some students who think the professor is horible, then that's great realization for them. Stay away from this major and find new future plan.

I have taken three of his classes and have enjoyed every single one. It's amazing how many things I've learned from him, but more surprisingly, how much of that information has actually stuck with me. He is super passionate about film, which gets you excited for it too. I will admit that by the end of class I developed a school girl crush.

First day of class he tries to get you to drop and over does it reminding you that a "D" is passing. If you go to class watch the movies and work hard on your portfolio you'll do fine. Class is hard but he was helpful and willing to re assess a grade for me. I ended up with a "B" in class after stressing about his "D" is passing comments

In my opinion not only the best film teacher I've had but the best teacher I've ever had period. If you are serious about film/somewhat intelligent then you'll love his cynicism. He cuts through the crap (which is 99% of all students' work) and is honest about it. Wish he taught more classes, hes the only teacher I've learned from at this school.

Took this online. There are 38 films you need to watch. Many are foreign. The tests on the films are tough, the test on the subject material is easy. There are long lectures but they are very insightful and he types out everything for you. The photo assignments were easy. He gives you examples of each composition. I learned a lot!

A lot of work but it's not too hard.... In the online class...a lot of pages to read, in lecture units and textbook, but a lot of it's photos/film stills, so it's not like you're actually reading that much. Many of the films were depressing or strange. VERY picky when it came to the photo assignments--work hardest on those.

Took him online and probably the best class I've taken. A lot of work and movies to watch but worth it at the end if you are a serious film student. Learned so much from him.

For a 300 class this course is incredibly difficult (mind you I am not complaining, I'm just making a statement). I took this course for collateral credit - I am not a RTVF major - so this course was very difficult. I strongly suggest this course only for aspiring film makers and photographers. Very large amount of work for a winter class.

This was an amazing class, I have probably learned more in this class than I have in any other about any subject. The photo projects are tough but not impossible, I managed getting A's on all of my projects. It just requires real effort to be made. Be prepared to watch many foreign movies, all of which were very coherent to the class.

Davis doesn't pull punches when it comes to the projects. He'll tear through everything to dissect exactly what's wrong with it and then give suggestions on how it can be fixed. It can seem at times that he's being harsh, but just remember that he ultimately is trying to help you and you'll be fine. He definitely knows his stuff.

Prof. Davis is one of my absolute favorite teachers at CSUF! There are 3 photo projects (Project 1 has 10 photos and then a reshoot, Project 2 has 40 pictures) and 4 exams (2 exams on films viewed and 2 exams on the lecture notes/readings). You CANNOT procrastinate, this class is NOT easy, but it rewards those who are passionate about Film.

1st 3 weeks theres quizzes. You have to read over 30 pgs but POWER THRU THEM! Answers r in readings. Only 4 quizzes but they're worth a chunk of ur grade. Prepare to ask friends/actors for help in ur projects. Davis will ask the story behind ur scenes u've chosen. Learn how to use Premiere Pro! He doesn't show u how to use it only critiques ur work

One of the most entertaining and charismatic people I've ever met, let alone learned from. He's a great guy who is VERY skilled at his craft, and he genuinely tries his best to really teach everyone. He focuses more on what he thinks will improve the class the most in the moment rather than sticking to a rigid schedule.

Dont let these reviews scare you. Davis was such a good professor. The movies were really boring and hard to watch, but if you take good notes you're fine. Tough grader but I still managed to get an A on the photo assignments. You just need to put effort into them & make sure youre meeting all the requirements. He also gives examples to help you.

Prof has warned everyone the course is heavy material bc you will need at least 6 to 8 hrs a week to watch films, read lec units, and book. Course wasn't that hard in my opinion you just gotta pay attention. Advice is, ask a lot of questions he will always answer them to help you. Film is not easy to handle but easy once you get the hang of it.

I've had Davis three times now. 377, 300, and 325. If you have good time management you'll be perfectly fine. He gives good criticism, albeit a lil blunt, but good nonetheless. If you're ready to grind and a hard worker you'll be fine. It's college. Meant to be difficult.

CTVA 300, language of film. It was my first ever class for my major and I lovedd his teaching style. Most professors give you slides to take notes off of if you are asynchronous but in Professor Daviss class he wrote out PDFs that felt like he was actually in person talking to you. Just manage your time well + start your photo projects asap!

So I will obviously be in the minority on this but he's really not that bad. I watched every film and I started planning my photo projects way ahead of time. So was it a tough class, yes but as long as you actually put in effort you can get a good grade. Some in my class didn't even watch the movies and then complained about the exams- yikes.

I think you guys are babies tbh. He is a great professor. He packs each class with tons of useful information. If you're complaining I'm assuming you either want an easy A or you don't even like film... reconsider your degree.

Professor Davis runs a tough but rewarding course. While the workload is heavy, engaging with the material and using study aids like unstuckstudy can lead to great learning outcomes. Attend class, do the readings, and you'll get a lot out of this class.