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Hans-Martin Liebing
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Spring 2025 - While professor Liebing is an extremely kind man, this class is incredibly unorganized. The lectures had no clear structure and aimlessly wandered from one topic to the next. Some group projects/midterms/finals were never discussed in class, leading to a lot of confusion as to what they were, when they were due, and and how to complete them. Due dates/assignments were often changed last minute because of this. The class also has little to do with marketing/distribution. i was personally very interested in this topic so I was disappointed when the class barely skimmed over the topics. If anything this class is more of a development class. The final/group projects see you develop your own personal projects/studios. While a marketing plan is included, we were never taught how to develop this marketing plan or structure it. I just more or less took a best guess. The second half of the class basically just turned into an array of guest speakers. Some of them were interesting, but overall it kind of got depressing. Some were a little too grim and almost made me rethink my career choice. There's nothing wrong with being real about the business, but the way they viewed it was almost gross. With all of these being said the class is an easy A. As long as you try and put in a good effort you'll probably be fine, even if piecing together due dates/prjects can be stressful. I also do think that Liebing is a great guy, just that this class wasn't his main priority. Overall if you are just looking for easy upper div credits it's not a bad class to take, but if you're actually wanting to learn more about the marketing and distribution side of filmmaking, this probably isn't the class for you.
Spring 2025 - While professor Liebing is an extremely kind man, this class is incredibly unorganized. The lectures had no clear structure and aimlessly wandered from one topic to the next. Some group projects/midterms/finals were never discussed in class, leading to a lot of confusion as to what they were, when they were due, and and how to complete them. Due dates/assignments were often changed last minute because of this. The class also has little to do with marketing/distribution. i was personally very interested in this topic so I was disappointed when the class barely skimmed over the topics. If anything this class is more of a development class. The final/group projects see you develop your own personal projects/studios. While a marketing plan is included, we were never taught how to develop this marketing plan or structure it. I just more or less took a best guess. The second half of the class basically just turned into an array of guest speakers. Some of them were interesting, but overall it kind of got depressing. Some were a little too grim and almost made me rethink my career choice. There's nothing wrong with being real about the business, but the way they viewed it was almost gross. With all of these being said the class is an easy A. As long as you try and put in a good effort you'll probably be fine, even if piecing together due dates/prjects can be stressful. I also do think that Liebing is a great guy, just that this class wasn't his main priority. Overall if you are just looking for easy upper div credits it's not a bad class to take, but if you're actually wanting to learn more about the marketing and distribution side of filmmaking, this probably isn't the class for you.
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Fall 2023 - I suggest you don't take this class if you aren't 100% considering getting into the film industry. If you are a FILM TV minor like myself, this class is not your best option. Class is composed of 1. Development Assignment 1 2. Development Assignment 2 3. Quiz, 4. Weekly 10 Questions Submission 5. Participation. 6. Group Project The worst part about this class was that there was no structure whatsoever, You would think that you would learn about the Global Film and Television industry, but no. He barely goes in depth about how the industry is and what they do. For the 10 weeks that I spent in his class, I learned nothing. Absolutely nothing. The development assignments are also a pain. The first one is not the worst since you just write log lines, talk about your plan to produce one of your ideas, and choose a global industry and analyze it. But for the group project, you have to make 10-15 page pitch deck, a sizzle reel, and another assignment with maximum 10 people in your group. You also have to record a pitch with the group you did the assignment with and pitch it to actual film professionals, and they critique your pitch by making you go in front of the stage. The second development assignment was worse since you had to all of that work by yourself and you also had to contact a film professional from LinkedIn in order to arrange an interview with them. There was no help WHATSOEVER about this. We just had to do it. For those who desire to be in the film industry, this class might help. But for those who are in the minor and do not know much about the material, this was an absolute disaster.
Fall 2023 - I suggest you don't take this class if you aren't 100% considering getting into the film industry. If you are a FILM TV minor like myself, this class is not your best option. Class is composed of 1. Development Assignment 1 2. Development Assignment 2 3. Quiz, 4. Weekly 10 Questions Submission 5. Participation. 6. Group Project The worst part about this class was that there was no structure whatsoever, You would think that you would learn about the Global Film and Television industry, but no. He barely goes in depth about how the industry is and what they do. For the 10 weeks that I spent in his class, I learned nothing. Absolutely nothing. The development assignments are also a pain. The first one is not the worst since you just write log lines, talk about your plan to produce one of your ideas, and choose a global industry and analyze it. But for the group project, you have to make 10-15 page pitch deck, a sizzle reel, and another assignment with maximum 10 people in your group. You also have to record a pitch with the group you did the assignment with and pitch it to actual film professionals, and they critique your pitch by making you go in front of the stage. The second development assignment was worse since you had to all of that work by yourself and you also had to contact a film professional from LinkedIn in order to arrange an interview with them. There was no help WHATSOEVER about this. We just had to do it. For those who desire to be in the film industry, this class might help. But for those who are in the minor and do not know much about the material, this was an absolute disaster.
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Spring 2024 - Disregard that ludicrous 1.0 review. Professor Liebing single-handedly saved me GPA. If you're complaining about the difficulty of a class with this type of grade distribution, I implore you to curb your ego and reevaluate your work ethic. Your inability to schedule meeting with your group is your problem – don't pawn off the blame to a professor. A certain degree of self-autonomy is expected, even in a class as academically chill as this.
Spring 2024 - Disregard that ludicrous 1.0 review. Professor Liebing single-handedly saved me GPA. If you're complaining about the difficulty of a class with this type of grade distribution, I implore you to curb your ego and reevaluate your work ethic. Your inability to schedule meeting with your group is your problem – don't pawn off the blame to a professor. A certain degree of self-autonomy is expected, even in a class as academically chill as this.
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Winter 2022 - Professor Liebing is so sweet and supportive! Classes mostly consisted of guest speakers from various film industries, with the professors updates on the film world and such. You get out of the class what you put into it. If you actually make an effort to ask the speakers questions and reach out to film industry individuals, then you will likely see productive results. If not, you'll still get an A, but perhaps not the network that the class is intended to provide you with. The midterm and final are both super easy and fun! I don't think Liebing gives out bad grades to anyone, and he is very kind in his feedback. If you are interested in getting into the film industry, but don't know where to start, this class is a great choice!
Winter 2022 - Professor Liebing is so sweet and supportive! Classes mostly consisted of guest speakers from various film industries, with the professors updates on the film world and such. You get out of the class what you put into it. If you actually make an effort to ask the speakers questions and reach out to film industry individuals, then you will likely see productive results. If not, you'll still get an A, but perhaps not the network that the class is intended to provide you with. The midterm and final are both super easy and fun! I don't think Liebing gives out bad grades to anyone, and he is very kind in his feedback. If you are interested in getting into the film industry, but don't know where to start, this class is a great choice!
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