While I'm usually the first to drop classes that have mandatory lecture attendance, I can NOT recommend this class enough. Professor Kinberg is amazing. Her lectures are engaging, she brings in great guest speakers, and the assignments are fun. I never wanted to skip, even taking it from 7-10pm. Seriously, I learned more from her about the business of filmmaking than I have from anywhere else. Take this professor!!

What a cool class. This class is absolutely awesome, and gives such a cool insight into the entertainment industry. You literally get to speak personally to literal heads of entertainment in this class. Dr. Kinberg's experience in the industry and relationship to very prominent people gives the class a really unique experience that I have not had in any other class. If you have any interest in the entertainment industry, take this class. Also, the assignment are very group focused, and she takes an MBA approach to the class - keep that in mind! Professor Kinberg is also kind and it seems like she really wants to bring her students a useful experience unlike any other. Take this class!!!

This class wasn't as daunting as some of the previous reviews said it was, but it certainly wasn't easy. Slides aren't uploaded since they're considered the intellectual property of the professor, and she goes quite fast so good luck getting the material down. The two quizzes are difficult and based off some smaller details in slides. The rest of the class is based on group presentations, which can decently bump your grade. Don't worry too much about the industry professional capstone presentation. It's only 6 minutes long and the mentors won't throw you hard questions. In all, this class had its rewarding moments but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone looking for an easy A or looking for creative materials to dissect.

A great way to start off my film minor! Professor Kinberg is amazing and extremely knowledgable. Class length may seem daunting at first, but time goes by fairly quick and sometimes I forgot it was a 3 hours. Each week she brought in a guest speaker to discuss various topics in the industry and encouraged a Q&A towards the end. While sides weren't made available, they are easy to follow along during lecture so you can still take good notes and classes are retransmitted at select times. There were two MCQ tests which were pretty easy even if you just studied a few hours, a group midterm (really fun, but depends on group), and a group capstone project. I really enjoyed the capstone project as opposed to a basic final paper or test because we got to work with mentors and actually put together a project reflective of something you may want to pursue in the future.