Chris Aylward

Chris is one of the best if not the best prof in the Image Arts building. Expect lots of work, and a slightly formulaic style of teaching, but also expect well-thought-out and meaningful lectures.

Chris is a great teacher. He may be hard, demanding, and give a lot of homework, but he truly cares about you growing as an artist and is tough because he wants all of his students to do well. His remarks can be a bit cutting, but I think it's to help students grow a thick skin, you know, because the real world ain't easy.

Great Prof. I wish every course was taught by him. Feel like I actually learned something and improved upon my writing skills.

RUN in the other direction , seriously!

Toph, Toph, where do we begin with this SOB. Love his spirit, love his heart. He really cared about the kidz. Can't believe another year has come and gone without him. We miss you Toph; if you're out there please give us a sign that you still care. Only downfall is we never had a buffet in class. such a shame.

Not very knowledgable, unless you count Bette Midler films. Does tend to play favourites. Not a good filmmaker himself.

Very thoughtful, insightful has a long memory, sharp mind- weird sense of humour- which is always good!

Chris is a nice guy. He has a very narrow focus in terms of structure (ie. it has to be Aristotelian) but overall he is willing to accept different modes. Just write whatever you really care about and he'll accept it.

Great teacher. Never realized how influential this course would be on my life until after it was over. He did a great job. All the information really stuck with me.

Chris is hard on students because he wants to get the best out of you. Don't take his criticism too hard, but use it to make better scripts. If you plan on being a screenwriter you better get used to it anyway.