WEEKEND Q+A #1: BEA

[jamonwindeyer]

This Q&A is now closed!

WEEKEND Q+A #1: BEA
SUNDAY 2PM - 5PM

A LITTLE ABOUT BEA

I’ll introduce myself. I’m Beatrice. But you can call me Bea. I’m a Scorpio. My favourite colour is navy blue. I’m a huge High School Musical fan. I don’t like coffee but I do like pulpy orange juice. I’ve done 1 hour on my L’s. I’m Filipino. Nice to meet you! :)

I completed the HSC last year with these fantastic subjects: Standard English, Mathematics, Ancient History, Society & Culture and Visual Arts. I did my art major on the lost of language within Western countries. My body of work was selected for ARTEXPRESS 2018 and will be displayed at the Orange Regional Gallery in August.

I’m currently in my first year of my film degree at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in Sydney. And yes, it is an arts degree (I’ve heard all the jokes). I study these subjects; Screen Business, Story (Scriptwriting), Image (Cinematography), Character & Performance (Directing), Rhythmn & Juxtaposition (Editing), Sound and Production.

You can ask me ANY question. How did I study for my HSC? Why did I paint for my body of work? What’s it like being Facebook friends with jamonwindeyer? What upcoming film projects do you have planned? Do you prefer Troy & Gabriella’s or Ryan & Sharpay’s version of ‘What I’ve Been Looking For’? How many P’s platers have you gotten free rides from?

Trust me, I’m not as scary as my profile pictures makes me out to be ;) I’m just a beetroot, ready to answer your questions :)

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[beatroot]

Hey everyone!

With nearly an hour to go, thought I'll just quickly post in this thread to let people know what my profile looks like. Yes I'm aware that my personal text is "i don't like beetroots " which is ironic because my username is beatroot aha Feel free to ask why I don't like beetroots or the story behind my username 'beatroot' or anything really!

[beatroot]

THIS Q&A IS NOW OPEN!

[RuiAce]

Why is it pronounced Bae-ah?

[Calebark]

What would you consider the film with the best use of cinematography?

[owidjaja]

What's the story behind your 'beatroot' username?

So tempted to photoshop your face over a beetroot just because lmao

[sweetiepi]

Where did you go when you drove that one hour? 😄

[appleandbee]

Do you prefer writing for film or tv?

[beatroot]

Why is it pronounced Bae-ah?

Hey Rui! It's just how 'Bea' is pronounced back in the Philippines I really have no clue why as a country, we've decided to pronounce 'Bea' as 'bae-ya'. At least it gives people an excuse to call me 'bae'

What would you consider the film with the best use of cinematography?

OOHHH there are three films I consider have the BEST cinematography:
- La La Land (2016): they use really beautiful colours in the film and I find them symbolic. Ie; blue being representative of Sebastian's world and pink representing Mia's world and the colour purple; kind of the in between worlds where they've found each other. Kind of like the middle ground where they both are in a loving relationship, but also a place where they've both pursued their dreams. Obviously, you can't have both :/ I really like the compositions used in the film. I really find them aesthetically pleasing.

- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2008): Beautiful french film with unconventional cinematography, which is refreshing when in comparison to American and British cinema.

- Chungking Express (1995): Symbolic Chinese film filled with a lot of interesting, somewhat very technical cinematic approach to its cinematography.

[beatroot]

What's the story behind your 'beatroot' username?

So tempted to photoshop your face over a beetroot just because lmao

It literally all dates back to Year 7 back in 2012 when this guy (Josh) from my Maths class starting to rap and rhyme people's names with food. So when he got to me, he was like 'beetle root banana'. Why beetle root banana? I have no clue. Think he was still hyper from lunch aha. I remember sitting in French class with my friend , Ellen, who I call Melon because they both kinda rhyme right? Then she was trying to think of a food name for me and remembered what Josh said in Maths. Ellen said that my official food nickname should be called 'beatroot'. Makes sense because my name is Beatrice and Beatrice is kinda similar to Beatroot. Plus it just spells out so perfectly. BEA-troot. And ever since then, I've been stuck with the nickname beatroot.

I honestly wouldn't mind if you photoshopped my face over a beetroot. I would be honoured

Where did you go when you drove that one hour? 😄

It was back in 2017 when my parents and I headed off to my grandparents' house for the Easter weekend. The roads were quiet so my uncle thought it was about time I learnt how to drive. I should probably clarify that I did not drive one hour in one day. It was 30 minutes on Good Friday and another 30 minutes on Black Saturday. On the first day, I was just reversing back and forth in my grandparents' driveway, trying to familiarise myself with the engine and whatnot. Then the next day, that's when I drove around an empty parking lot and drove two rounds around my grandparents' area. I have not touched the steering wheel ever since. I literally just CANNOT be bothered to get my P's. I like how I don't have to worry about parking or driving in general when I take public transport Though I really should learn how to drive. It's a good skill.

[beatroot]

Do you prefer writing for film or tv?

At the moment, I prefer writing for (short) film but that's because we haven't done much writing for TV at uni (yet). When I write for short films, at least once I finish, I don't have to worry about expanding the story and ruining its potential just to stretch it for the TV format. I've written a six minute film and also a 30 minute film. I really want to get into writing for TV because I really would prefer to work for the TV industry rather than film just because I feel that the work is much more consistent. I am trying to write a TV episode screenplay for my dream project but it's not as written well as my film screenplays. I think it really comes down to practice

[EEEEEEP]

Bea, bea bea .... I have three questions for you

A) are you a fan of vertical video recordings ? Why?

B) are you a fan of shaky cam ? Why?

C) what do you think of silent films ?

[owidjaja]

Now for more film-based questions:
What software do you use for film editing? (I generally use iMovie because I'm too broke to purchase an actual film editing software)

As someone who enjoys film editing as a hobby, what tips do you have for film editing?

[Joseph41]

Did you consider other areas of study after high school? Did you feel pressured to make a certain decision? If so, how did you deal with that?

Thanks for doing this.

[kauac]

When/how did you get into film-making?