This is by far my favourite course I have done at RMIT, When I first met Rohan in class, I saw a teacher who is passionate to teach, he teaches from bottom of his heart and he cares for his students, Unlike some teachers he would answer every question no matter how stupid it was, and explained until he was sure that they have got their answers. The biggest thing I learned from this class is that I don’t think I would be a great online learner. I am a more 1 on 1 person who likes to see people and talk with people. I like to see facial expressions from people when talking with them and this proved to be the right course for me. When a teacher is so passionate about what he does, it reflects others around him, not only me but the whole class had a friendly vibe.

This course has helped me develop my skills of approaching people for interview, I have learned great techniques such as how to make people feel comfortable in front of camera, and how to manage time and work in a group project and so much more. I have enjoyed Rohan’s class because it opened my eyes to who I really am as a person. I enrolled in this course for two reasons, one because I wanted to use my summer the best way possible and two, because I truly wanted to know what documentary making is about. I am glad I enrolled in this course and I could take another one if it was allowed.

In the beginning of the course there was an adjustment period, but as the semester started off and I began attending classes, I learned to be less dependent on the teacher and more dependent on me. I think this was a good learning experience. Sometimes Rohan answer too many questions easily when students need to search for their own answer. I found that it was important to work in a group to find solutions to problems. This is when my critical thinking skills came in handy. Being in a group enables students to be a better member of that learning community.

During the course, what I enjoyed the most was doing our group project which we had to make a short documentary as a group. It was a valuable learning experience, as all my group members had great set of skills and ideas. Some ideas from the group I will consider borrowing to use in my future. I also think the individual feedback that we received on our project from Rohan will help me improve my learning style. I believe, that it is helpful to have someone who has experience in the field tell you their opinion of how you did on a task, because it allows you to see things from other perspectives, that you might not even be aware of. I also learned to be positive about receiving feedback from others.  Sometimes others feedback will not match personal beliefs, but it’s good to reflect on what others think because those comments may come in handy in the future. I have a better understanding on how different ways of editing can lead to different versions of understanding. I learned a lot from weekly feedback on our project, it enabled me to look at both sides of what I was doing and gain new lessons.

After finishing this course, I feel that I have gained a variety of film making skills that will be helpful in other classes and in my future career. All the feedback that I got from Rohan and other will help me focus on the areas that I need to work on. I am glad that the final project was to make a documentary because it allowed me to practice and reflect on everything that I have learned from this course. After watching the documentary I made with my group for this class I was amazed. Before the course, it looked like that the workload was a lot, but now I realized how helpful it was to put most of my ideas into moving images. For example, my colour grading skills is something I consider improving based on future learning experience.

After this course and semester, I feel more confident to continue in the rest of this learning experience in media and communication. I have learned about my preferred learning style. I have gained new confident and goal oriented. My organizational skills have improved and I am looking forward to the rest of my university experience, and to the working world beyond.