TAKE THIS CLASS! It is so good! So easy and so fun

This class is pretty easy but workload is heavy

So I took this course during the summer and online, so your experience may vary. For summer folks, I must say: this class really wasn't that hard. I had Alexx Apicella for a TA, a fantastic person who actually pointed me in the way of some internships. The best way to structure this (again, if you're doing this asynch over the summer) is to copy + paste the syllabus into your own doc and structure out how many of the lessons and quizzes you'll do in a day. That way, you'll find a way you can space out the class without feeling like you need to do three days of work in one day. To be fair, I didn't watch one or two of the movies and there were a few were I was definitely scrolling on my phone the entire time. Regardless, there's always the Internet if you need to BS a quiz.
FYI: Don't watch Never Forever by Gina Kim in public. You'll thank me later.

Took this class asynchronously and the workload was only a lot because you had to watch a full movie (2+ hours) twice a week + the corresponding lecture + the readings, but it's honestly easy to plan ahead for because everything is posted from the very beginning. I feel like I learnt a lot from this class and watch movies more critically. I very much enjoyed Professor Trice's lectures and recommend this GE!

I would highly recommend this class to anyone. It was super interesting to learn about film techniques and it has changed the way I view any films in my own time.
The class consists of two quizzes per week that are pretty easy, especially if you just do them right after watching the lecture.
There was one discussion post per week that got easier as the class went on because you get used to a format and exactly what the TA is looking for while grading. You respond to two peoples posts by every Sunday which is basically just free points if you meet the word requirement. Depending on your TA these could be and easy 10/10 or it may be a bit harder. For mine as long as you answered every part of the prompt and met the word count you were usually fine.
Throughout the course you do two creative exercises that take only a bit longer than the average discussion post to complete, and I found them quite entertaining to do. I would only suggest you choose which creative exercises you want to do early so you can plan around other classes and choose the ones that most interest you.
There are multiple options for the final such as a paper or video essay. You have a lot of freedom on your topic so as long as it's something that interests you it basically writes itself.
I wouldn't recommend buying the textbook. You only need it a couple times and an older edition of the book is available as a pdf that is just fine.

As a first-year student looking for interesting GEs, this class was definitely a great choice. I LOVED this class! I will say that some assignments are a bit time-consuming but if you plan ahead and try your best you should do fine. Our assignments and quizzes were typically due every Tuesday and Thursday and discussion posts/responses were due typically every Sunday. There was no midterm or final exam but there was a final paper. This paper was a film analysis about 6-7 pages long. I enjoyed doing this over an exam and think it better demonstrated my understanding of the material than an exam would have. Professor Trice is such a knowledgeable professor and, even though the class was asynchronous, her lectures were engaging and easy to follow. My TA, Iftin, was also very responsive and it was evident that she has a true passion for the material. Overall, I think if you just do all of your work in a timely and thoughtful manner you should be fine.

Fun GE. Each week you usually watch 2 movies, read 2 chapters, take 2 quizzes and write a discussion post. You could probably take the quizzes and write the discussion posts without reading the textbook or watching the movies/lectures. The lowest two quizzes and lowest discussion grades are dropped, so it's hard to mess up your grade. The final is a six-page paper on a movie of your choice. The professor and TAs are very nice and the class is asynchronous. 10/10 would recommend.

Lectures: pretty fun to watch; usually start by going over some concepts or vocabulary and then shows us some clips; nice quality lectures too

Assigned readings: the textbook is pretty interesting. Supplemental readings are fun too, but they can be a bit long and difficult to read

Assigned films: tends to be older films but they're all quite enjoyable.

Quizzes: tests whether you watched the film and the lectures. Doesn't really go into readings too much.

Discussion forums: Required to post a 200-400 word response each week and comment on 2 classmates' responses. Overall pretty enjoyable process and I enjoyed it.

Creative exercises: required to do 2 of these out of 5 choices. They are pretty fun, but I would recommend looking at the prompts early because some are definitely more challenging than others.

Overall: pretty fair class that widened my perspective on film. I would say it does take a bit of time to watch the films and do the readings to actually enjoy the class, but it's well worth it.

Though I took this as a GE class, I genuinely enjoyed many of the concepts taught. The course work is light with a few creative exercises, but the end of the quarter with the 2 take-home finals and the final project was highly writing-intensive and took a decent amount of time to complete. The professor is very clear and has engaging lectures, and I actually enjoyed critically thinking about films and being exposed to new ways of thinking.
tldr: The professor is well-spoken and lectures well, the course work is easy, and the finals are lots of writing but not too bad.