Cameras 101
How do you focus using our cameras & on what?
Magnifying glass, on the eyes or whatever you want to be most in focus
What professional editing program do we use?
Premiere Pro (CC)
What kind of cameras do we use?
Canons, DSLR, 3ti, 60D, 7D, HD, digital
What is the name of the Headwaters Film Department's web series on Youtube?
Office Hours
What is Frankie AND Alex's favorite comedy sitcom?
The Office
What frame rate do we shoot at and why?
24 fps because it's what we're used to seeing in movie theaters for over 100 years
Why does everything you do in film class have to go in a specific folder?
It will get disconnected or trashed otherwise.
What are the two main parts of our tripods?
Tripod + Baseplate
What is the name of the Headwaters Film Department's Youtube channel?
Headwaters Student Films
What is MS Film's favorite animated TV show?
Peppa Pig
What's the difference between aperture and f-stop?
Aperture is a device that opens and closes; f-stop is the measurement of how open it is to the light
How do editors use bins, and why are they called that?
They are digital folders to organize footage by videos, stills, audio, scenes, etc. They're called bins because they used to be physical bins for physical, analog film.
Where do we place lens caps before we film?
Camera bag
How does a Headwaters film student check out equipment?
Sign (up on the homepage/bulletin board of our Nest website)
What is the name of the Headwaters filmmaker who became our first student to get into NYU film school? (Hint: He visited us on day one)
Tyler Taliaferro
What's the maximum ISO we use and why?
800 max because after that there is too much digital grain
Name two effects and two transitions and tell us the difference between an effect vs. transition.
Effects change the footage; transitions go between clips.
effects - change color, ultra key, slow speed, fast speed, volume, etc.
transitions - constant gain, constant power, exponential fade, dissolve, dip to black, etc.
What do we use to record our films that goes from camera to computer AND where are they supposed to be 99% of the time?
SD Cards; in the camera
What film festival did Alex found in 2013 that allows Headwaters middle and high schoolers to premiere their films at a film festival held each May at the Alamo Drafthouse?
Austin Youth Film Festival
Name ONE Classic Hollywood film (classic "Golden Age" era is 1920s-1960s).
Modern Times, Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, It's a Wonderful Life, Singin' in the Rain, Rear Window, Psycho, the list goes on...
It's our checklist to make sure we're "saiff" to film:
Shutter
Aperture
ISO
Frame rate
Focus
Name 5 tools, windows, or practices that are specific to Premiere editing.
project, source, or program window; trim tool, razor blade, effect controls, graphics window, insert, overwrite, etc.
Besides cameras & tripods, name three types of film equipment.
Shoulder mount, dolly, lights, microphone, etc.
Name three film festivals Headwaters Films have played at AND which one we WON last year.
AYFF, AFF, Austin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Cines Las Americas; WON SXSW in 2019!!!
Name FIVE Oscar winning films from any time period.
The Green Book, Roma, Moonlight, Get Out, Black Kkklansmen, The Favourite, Shape of Water, No Country for Old Men, Lord of the Rings, etc.