Mark Voelpel - Brooklyn College

Professor: Mark Voelpel

Department: TBD

College: Brooklyn College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FILM3300
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Had him for a late class. Great memories around then, I dreaded it at first since it ended at 10:10 PM, but he kept things interesting. I was scared because I wanted my really personal screenplay to be good despite emotional blocks, but he was understanding of other students and me having assignment and even attendance issues, which was his thing.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FILM3700
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is nice and sweet. Understanding and gives good feed back.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FILM3300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He was very abusive to me and a couple of my fellow students when I was in film school a few years ago. He is obviously not a happy person, but it is not ok to take it out on your students. I see some people on this site defending him, and that's great if some people had a good experience, but don't invalidate the experiences of others.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FILM3300
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a good professor, and the course I took with him, Thesis Film: Screenplay allows him to show that. It was a late class, but he kept things interesting, had a few amusing anecdotes, and he was understanding of certain situations, including if you basically needed to be absent, or if you needed to submit an assignment late. He is a nice person.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FILM3300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Not a very sympathetic person. Also very manipulative. Not to mention the fact that he has a huge ego and doesn't know too much about the subjects he teaches, especially editing.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FILM3300
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I took screenwriting with him last year and I was shocked to see so many nasty reviews. Yes, he's harsh, but it's better than being babied. He's no more of a jerk than most directors you film students want to work for. So use it to build your character, and stop getting so offended. He insulted my papers but I took it with a grain of salt.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FILM3700
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Worst professor I have ever had. He does not care about his students. He tries to intimidate everyone so instead of concentrating on our work, we're busy panicking instead.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FILM3700
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Terrible professor. Not a people person and is not at all respected by most of the students/faculty.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FILM2401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is not a very nice professor. Also does not know how to teach.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FILM3700
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He's a good professor -- knows the S**t but he's a harsh grader no matter how awesome your project is you'll get the grade based on your performance no matter how awful your project is.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FILM3300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had him for Qualifying Screenplay. The number of assignments are intense, but never more than you can handle if your primary focus is writing. It all helps to develop your story, which he is more than willing to go out of his way to help with at any time. A nice man with valid opinions, and a class which is far from boring.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: QF3700
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great teacher. An honest guy with good opinions. Always stayed extra to help me and everyone else with their film. We all had fun with him, spoke to us like we're on his level, and didn't talk down to us. Refreshing to have a good teacher in this department. thanks mark!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: QUALFILM
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I've just taken him and there wasn't a week where I was happy with the movie I was about to make. I've gotten a good grade but i felt like crap all semester. All i can say is that I'm glad it's over, because his lectures are irrelevant and always somehow turn into him boasting about his achievements. "I digress." Your a professor, you achieved 0

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FILM401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I loved him! he was very helpful and gave good feed back, there were those in my class who had issues with him but that was because they could not handle having their films critiqued. He is honest and some people cant fathom that their work could use improvement but is that not what were in school for? Take him, but not if you have a big ego!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FILMDV
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

In all fairness (and honesty), Mark knows his****, just relays the information in his own weird coded language. Once you crack it, you find out that he has much to offer in the digital medium. Like all professors, you take what they say with a grain of salt -- I'll tell you to do the same with good ol' Mark.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FILM40
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His class sucks and he has NO clue how to teach. Stay away!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FILM401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Whole class sucked. Voelpel sucks. Didn't learn anything. Wasted money.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FILM
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took him for Advanced Cinema and the only thing that i got form this class besides a reason to want to go to sleep was an advanced headache. He's good people though

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FILM61
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's always off on a tangents when explaining a point. Otherwise he's very cool and he's okay in my book. Take him but be warned: his assignments are long and thorough but he's a good professor and he's had the experience so that helps if you have your side projects. Take him anyway you'll prefer it.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PRODUCTION1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

There's a problem when a prof is teaching you how to use a camera, and it takes him 6 hours to find out where the f-stop meter is. I must say, his stories were amusing, but in regard to actually teaching, he didn't have much of anything to give.