Reviews of professor Derek Helwig

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Doc116 was my favorite class I've taken at Chapman and Helwig inspired me to pick up a double major in BJ&D. He truly cares about his students and has extensive office hours where you can ask for class or career advice. He wants you to do well. Lectures were useful and the group projects allow for strong connections to be made between classmates.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I felt like I was immediately thrown into the deep end taking his class, but it was fun and I learned a lot. TAKE NOTES ON SLIDES & READ THE BOOK. It will help u for the 2 quizzes. This is group project boot camp. Its hard work, but very rewarding.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Helwig is the perfect teacher if you are passionate about Documentary making and want to learn. His lectures are funny but informative. He is a tough grader but pushes everyone to be the best that they can be. He always wants to help out and takes good care of his students. I would take this class again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Helwig is hands down one of the best, most realistic professors out there. He's very nice and caring. His lectures are engaging and fun. He keeps it very real with you.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Helwig is the man. He has extensive experience in the documentary industry and gives incredible feedback that is timecode specific. He has so many stories from his time working for Amazing Race and other cool projects. He assigns writing assignments frequently. Group projects help to get to know other students. Take his class!