Professor Walter was a fun teacher to have. I took a screenwriting class with him. There was no test or quizzes just had to write a screenplay. I liked it.

Go to class. Its only 1 hour of the week. He gives out assignments during class and if you don't go to get the assignments your grade will drop a letter grade. Nothing is graded. If you turn everything in on time you will get an A. Nothing else to it.

I just took film TV 133. Easy A. Person below me probably said that to try to get someone to drop so they could sign up. They left the same message on Ackerman's page. 10 page screenplay, 3 assignments (1 page double spaced), 2 hours per week. Easy take home final. TA gives you your grade.

I have completed this course with much dismay. While we were told our work was not graded but our overall grade would come simply from completing all assignments, I did not find this to be the case. I completed all work on time and had positive feedback from all of it, yet I received a B for this class. I have attempted to contact my TA to find out how my grade was calculated, to no avail. 4 emails have gone out to her and not once has she responded.

Aside from that, the professor is an interesting character. I have no doubt that he knows his stuff and he seems to be available even after the class is over for those of you interested in a serious attempt at screenwriting. With that said, there seemed to be a disconnect from lecture to discussion, but with a good TA you should have no problem.

One of the most fun classes I have ever taken at UCLA. Great lectures with very useful and practical information.

I took Film 133 with this guy before and I thought that he would no longer be teaching it. I heard that he is teaching it again, AND I WANT TO WARN ALL OF YOU BEFORE YOU ENROLL IN THE CLASS..that he has become a LOT HARDER. He now has a killer midterm, which he asks the most obscure and random things and it brought down a lot of people's grades. A lot of people got Bs, including me. I wanted to warn all of you that this CLASS IS NO LONGER EASY.