FILM 3332 Maverick Hollywood Directors
Beginning with Orson Welles in the 1940s, students will study the unconventional formal and narrative devices of directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Hal Ashby, David Lynch, and PT Anderson, who were able to explore unusual, challenging, and provocative themes within the rigid confines of the economically-minded Hollywood film industry.
Course overview
- Department
- Film
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.78 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.88 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 3
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Carter Long | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 28 of 33 |
| Fall 2023 | Carter Long | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 of 26 |
| Fall 2021 | Carter Long | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 16 |