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MES 140: Introduction to Moving Image at Borough of Manhattan Community College

3 credits · Spring 2027

Introduction to Moving Image (MES 140) at Borough of Manhattan Community College has 8 ways to take it in Spring 2027, plus 8 recitation or lab times you pair with a lecture. 16 of 16 sections have an open seat right now.

Professors teaching it: George Robinson, Jed Cowley, Shon Keane, Samuel Sloves, Diana Kirtz, Federico Guarascio, and M. George Stevenson, with 1 section still to be announced.

Of the 5 professors with a Chill Rank, George Robinson ranks chillest (Easy) and Diana Kirtz least chill (Brutal).

Compare them below, check the days and times, and add the course to your schedule.

This course meets as a lecture plus a lab. Your schedule needs one time from each, and the schedule builder picks them together.

Requirements

Prerequisite: English Proficiency Index of 58+ or ESL 94 or higher

About this course

Introduction to the Moving Image gives students an introductory grounding in the history, aesthetics, and critical theory of narrative and non-narrative motion pictures, television, and animation. Students will gain a global perspective of how moving image works evolved from the birth of cinema to the current multiplicity of screens and screen works; special attention will be drawn to the theoretical and practical techniques unique to moving images and the tension between the media's apparent "realism" and the manipulations required to achieve it.

Best professors for MES 140 at Borough of Manhattan CC, Spring 2027

Ordered chillest first. A Chill Rank compares a professor with other CUNY professors on Rate My Professors difficulty, rating and would-take-again; it needs at least 3 ratings. How it works

MES 140 sections, times and seats

Seat status as of Oct 4, 11:19 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?

8 of 8 lecture options · 8 lab times folded inside · 16 of 16 sections open

Chill Rank compares professors using Rate My Professors reviews, from Chill to Brutal. What each rank means

You need one lecture and one lab. They can be combined freely, so pick each separately; the schedule builder checks the times together.

Arranged · TBA
050W-LEC · Online Asynchronous · Online-Asynchronous
Samuel SlovesChill Rank 5 of 5: Brutal?★ 2.6(56)Difficulty 3.7/5 · 33% would take again#4 chillest of 5 for this course
Open
Wed · 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
100W-LEC · In Person · 70 Murray M320
M. George StevensonNo Rate My Professors rating found
Open
Thu · 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
101W-LEC · Online Synchronous · Online-Synchronous
Shon KeaneChill Rank 4 of 5: Busylimited data?★ 3.4(5)Difficulty 3.2/5 · 60% would take again#3 chillest of 5 for this course
Open
Fri · 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
103W-LEC · In Person · Fiterman 205
Instructor not announced yet
Open
Mon · 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
105L-LEC · In Person · Fiterman 406
Federico GuarascioNo Rate My Professors rating found
Open
Thu · 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
140W-LEC · In Person · 70 Murray M208
George RobinsonChill Rank 2 of 5: Easy?★ 4.2(14)Difficulty 2.3/5 · 79% would take again#1 chillest of 5 for this course
Open
Mon · 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
141W-LEC · In Person · 70 Murray M207
Diana KirtzChill Rank 5 of 5: Brutal?★ 1.8(14)Difficulty 4.6/5 · 13% would take again#5 chillest of 5 for this course
Open
Thu · 8:00 PM - 9:40 PM
181W-LEC · Online Synchronous · Online-Synchronous
Jed CowleyChill Rank 3 of 5: Fairlimited data?★ 3.5(6)Difficulty 3.3/5 · 67% would take again#2 chillest of 5 for this course
Open
Pick a lab · 8 labs · 8 open · 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM start times
  • 050B-LABArranged · TBA
    Samuel SlovesChill Rank 5 of 5: Brutal?★ 2.6(56)Difficulty 3.7/5 · 33% would take again#4 chillest of 5 for this course
    Online AsynchronousOpen
  • 100B-LABWed · 12:00 PM - 1:40 PM
    M. George StevensonNo Rate My Professors rating found
    In PersonOpen
  • 101B-LABThu · 12:00 PM - 1:40 PM
    Shon KeaneChill Rank 4 of 5: Busylimited data?★ 3.4(5)Difficulty 3.2/5 · 60% would take again#3 chillest of 5 for this course
    Online SynchronousOpen
  • 103B-LABFri · 12:00 PM - 1:40 PM
    In PersonOpen
  • 105B-LABMon · 12:00 PM - 1:40 PM
    Federico GuarascioNo Rate My Professors rating found
    In PersonOpen
  • 140B-LABThu · 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM
    George RobinsonChill Rank 2 of 5: Easy?★ 4.2(14)Difficulty 2.3/5 · 79% would take again#1 chillest of 5 for this course
    In PersonOpen
  • 141B-LABMon · 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM
    Diana KirtzChill Rank 5 of 5: Brutal?★ 1.8(14)Difficulty 4.6/5 · 13% would take again#5 chillest of 5 for this course
    In PersonOpen
  • 181B-LABThu · 6:00 PM - 7:40 PM
    Jed CowleyChill Rank 3 of 5: Fairlimited data?★ 3.5(6)Difficulty 3.3/5 · 67% would take again#2 chillest of 5 for this course
    Online SynchronousOpen

Questions about MES 140 at Borough of Manhattan CC

Who teaches MES 140 at Borough of Manhattan CC in Spring 2027?
George Robinson, Jed Cowley, Shon Keane, Samuel Sloves, Diana Kirtz, Federico Guarascio, and M. George Stevenson are listed for Spring 2027; 1 section still has no instructor announced. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
Is MES 140 at Borough of Manhattan CC hard?
It depends on the professor. Across the 5 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 3.4 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
What if a MES 140 section is full?
Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.