Why I’m studying… Diploma of Screen and Media

Aspiring filmmaker Felix Wilkins chose to study close to home at Collarts in Melbourne. He says meeting fellow students is one of the highlights.
Filmmaking student Felix Wilkins (far right) and two friends sit on a couch and can be seen through a video camera screen in the foreground.

Felix Wilkins has been a passionate film buff since his teens. It was only a short step from watching to making and now, in his 20s, he’s the owner and operator of a small video production/editing business, Yabba Films.

After years of teaching himself from YouTube, and mostly working solo, Wilkins decided to hone his skills, gather resources and meet fellow filmmakers by enrolling in a Diploma of Screen and Media at Melbourne’s Collarts (Australian College of the Arts).

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Rochelle Siemienowicz is Screen Content Lead at Screenhub. She is a writer, film critic and cultural commentator with a PhD in Australian cinema and was the co-host of Australia's longest-running film podcast 'Hell is for Hyphenates'. Rochelle has written a memoir, Fallen, published by Affirm Press. Her second book, Double Happiness, a novel, is out with Midnight Sun on October 1, 2024. Instagram: @Rochelle_Rochelle Twitter: @Milan2Pinsk