Film School

April 02, 2025  •  EPISODE 259

Lights, camera, action! Go behind the scenes at Acellus Studios in this exciting episode of Science LIVE. Join Tobias for an exclusive tour, where you’ll see the Acellus film sets, green screen, and learn about the incredible work that goes into each Acellus lesson, making learning fun and inspiring for students around the world.

PLUS, get an exclusive first look at a special storyboard pitch for a motion picture about Roger Billings and the first hydrogen car. 

About DrB

Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology. As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.


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401 Comments

  1. Asiyah

    Awesome!!!

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  2. Kailey

    I didn’t know that there was water on Mars.

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  3. Jemeelah

    Awesome!

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  4. Jeremy

    Very interesting video.

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  5. Kane

    Great video

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  6. Rebekah

    nice video!

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  7. Leah

    amazing!!!

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  8. Claire

    it was really cool to see the behind the scenes and what really happens besides just the side that viewers see

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  9. Ian

    filming

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  10. Gia

    I loved seeing the behind the scenes for acellus!

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  11. Adelyn

    Wow

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  12. Arlett

    I have always wondered how they found that there used to be water in mars! I also like the BTS

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  13. Jonatha

    great video and learning experience!

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  14. Autumn

    I enjoyed seeing the film sets!

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  15. Christian

    The recording area looks so cool!

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  16. Deanna

    Great video as I am interested in making films

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  17. Noah

    I want to make animation its different then filming but somewhat of a same idea

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  18. Evie

    Thank you for showing us the behind the scenes.

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  19. Katlyn

    This is cool

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  20. Hayden

    awesome

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  21. Deryk

    Very interesting. Enjoyed part about weather.

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  22. Caysen

    These videos are always so interesting

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  23. Sarah

    Watching from CT

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  24. Sky

    This was a amazing to learn about

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  25. Greg

    I felt really inspired by the student you brought to talk especially since he’s in the same field I want to be in.

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  26. Kasey

    I love the movie at the end

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  27. Kasey

    Honestly I like the movie storyboard I I think you should name it billings

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  28. Luke

    that very cool never thought about things from flim school

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  29. Rahmatullah

    nice

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  30. Christian

    amazing livestream always :3 <3

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  31. Maram

    Interesting

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  32. Abdurahman

    what would happen if the rover didnt uncover it?

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  33. Khaldoun

    Great video!

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  34. Rebecca

    I felt really inspired by the student you brought to talk especially since he’s in the same field I want to be in.

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  35. Emma

    Thank you, Dr. Billings, for all you do for us! Acellus has helped me so much! I love the way the classes are broken down. Thank you for caring about us kids and our futures.
    I liked the film school behind-the-scenes tour. It will be interesting to see a film about you. When can we see one?

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  36. Abigail

    Loved seeing what goes into making the videos! I have always wondered what the behind the scenes are like.

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  37. Deion

    This is cool

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  38. Amy

    Cool video! I loved the behind the scenes.

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  39. Everrett

    I loved LOVED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the part where tobias said 4k 6K Smile Jim And I liked The Part Where Tobias Did the indiana Jones part.

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  40. Everrett

    we miss you spirit🥹♥

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  41. Dylan

    What materials do they use to capture the weather?

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  42. Amber

    It’s so cool to see what the actual filming set and stuff looks like! I’ve always wondered ‘where the magic happens’.

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  43. Kelven

    I want to know more about movies.

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  44. Jeyliss

    The behind scene was really interesting, I liked it

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  45. Isabella

    so interesting

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  46. Skyla

    this is so cool!

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  47. Cole

    Today’s episode was fairly funny like that one scene where we were wondering how the solar panels got cleaned and he showed us a picture of Darth Vader that was a funny part but then he showed us the real way and it’s like whirlwinds like small tornadoes that like the dirt and move it around and also it was also funny how those little like rock things on the ground look like blueberries and I did not know Mars did not have an atmosphere like Earth and I also didn’t know that Mars has a bunch of iron and copper on its surface it was very fun and educational thank you service

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  48. Renee

    so fascinating !

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  49. Kylen

    I really like this one😁😁😁😁😊🥰🥰🥰😅😅😆😆🌹

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  50. Noah

    We miss you!

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  51. Joseph

    I wonder how long we would be able to be on mars if we could.

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  52. Mazzy

    This is really cool, I’ve always wondered what goes behind the scenes while filming!

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  53. Blake

    Isn’t it crazy that Spirit was only supposed to last 90 days but survived for six years and made one of the biggest discoveries about water on Mars by accident?

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  54. Ayzia-lyn

    this video was very interesting

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  55. Angel

    Will we be able to go to Mars one day?

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  56. Alivia

    Its so cool to see what goes on behind the scenes!

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  57. Kayla

    Very interesting!

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  58. Jovie

    Fun! I want to be a movie director!

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  59. Eliora

    Awesome

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  60. Wyatt

    I would like to be a meteorologist and film school looks interesting.

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  61. Victoria

    this was so cool to watch!

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  62. Hope

    ✨I loved the rover story! I never knew mars was so interesting!✨

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  63. Grace

    Cool video!!

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  64. Syeira

    thank you for this inspiring video, my favorite were the two rovers on mars, showing us how similar or different it is from earth.

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  65. Brayden

    Never realized what all went into a filmed lesson!

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  66. Mason

    I loved the behind the scenes part

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  67. Renaud

    I love watching this every week!

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  68. Khaliyah

    I love learning about different stuff

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  69. Autumn

    It’s cool how the wind moves the clouds.

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  70. Ayden

    It’s so cool bringing the color in the videos
    I never knew that much work had to be put in editing

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  71. Trinity

    I would like to visit this film studio.

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  72. Layton

    How much does the Super Computer cost?

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  73. William

    How do stabilizers work?

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  74. Amanda

    Thank you Dr. B.

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  75. Han

    I’m sad that Dr. Billings doesn’t show up in this episode but I think he’ll show up in the next episode.

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  76. Charlotte

    always wanted to do this

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  77. Armond

    How do third world countries predict the weather if they don’t have super computers? I’m guessing they just can’t predict it as accurate or as quick as a super computer?

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  78. Landon

    I do have an admiration for photography and film but i dont think its something ill do in a career.

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  79. Madison

    As a student, I really enjoyed watching the behind the scenes!

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  80. Cohen

    How did they figure out the same technology they used could help predicting hurricane and tornado paths?

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  81. Everrett

    April 2 my birth day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  82. Kaeleb

    The behind the scenes part was cool

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  83. Cherry

    This was super cool.

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  84. Logan

    Did the rover not have the mechanisms to repair itself?

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  85. Kamilah

    I really enjoyed watching the filming and inner workings of Acellus behind the scenes. I also enjoyed the ideas for the movie about Dr. Billings. Thank you Dr. Billings!!

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  86. Trinity

    Great Video very interesting!

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  87. Layla

    YAY for mister billings!!

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  88. Kayla

    I am truly grateful for the effort you guys put into the lesson videos!

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  89. Lexa

    When did Mr B. have the idea of the first hydrogen car?

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  90. Ryder

    Film school sounds so interesting!!!

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  91. Kennady

    Great information!

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  92. Dane

    I loved todays video.

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  93. Emma

    How does the weather channel know when a tornado will form?

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  94. Emily

    I’ve always wanted to do that!

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  95. Carley

    How does the Acellus Studios’ production process make learning fun and engaging for students?

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  96. Carsynn

    The behind the scenes part was so cool!

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  97. Brinley

    This was so interesting

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  98. Ryland

    One thing I learned about predicting the weather is that it is unpredictable.

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  99. Logan

    cool

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  100. Emma

    How nice is that!

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  101. Persephone

    Well my daughter was very interested in the cut out of Mr.Billings lol, this is a interesting video in some way more complicated than others seeing as I can barely set up one of those telescopes that you can input coordinates into, an here you are breaking down a video every week to make it intriguing and fun . Very cool though always nice to see the making of something .

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  102. Sara

    Amazing I remember my mom telling me that she had a class in filming in high school.

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  103. Fanta

    I am very inspired by the graduate boy

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  104. Skyla

    Have a wonderful night!

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  105. Nevaeh

    cool video

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  106. London

    We loved seeing the “behind the scenes” of the classrooms and how the courses are brought to life!

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  107. Llondon

    This is My favorite episode out of all the Roger billings videos ever. I still like them all! Thank you Mr.Billings.

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  108. Autumn

    I think i’d get into film content when im older, it seems like a really interesting career path to have

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  109. Marleyna

    I enjoyed seeing the rovers and seeing the first picture of earth from another planet. Seeing the studios and behind-the-scenes of acellus videos was super interesting and fun. I learned how much work goes into editing my favorite films and videos. I really enjoyed the AI storyboard of the movie about Dr. B.

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  110. Kera

    missed you Dr. B.

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  111. Kera

    cool

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  112. Dabens

    dr roger billings is a awesome guy. I like this video

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  113. Lila

    Fascinating video!

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  114. Lawrence

    I would like to learn how to do this. I’d like to edit videos and make short films. How long does it take to learn this skill?

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  115. Skyler

    so cool ! ! !

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  116. Emi

    love this!

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  117. Lala

    i love to see what you do tobias! its awesome to learn more about the hard work you do, and behind the scene

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  118. Fatima

    Filming school is really amazing.

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  119. Jazelyn

    Great lesson!

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  120. Kylee

    Love it! Informative
    thank you for all you do!

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  121. Taylor

    love learning about film!

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  122. Carmela

    Cool video!

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  123. Shawn

    great video!

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  124. Kysen

    Film school is awesome because I love watching films

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  125. Nola

    So cool!

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  126. Arabelle

    I produced a video for a scholarship contest. It was alot of work to get the audio content to match up with the visual content. I learned alot about video editing.

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  127. Jake

    I love using my camera and I film football games

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  128. Aniah

    awesome!!

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  129. Rosie

    Good video as always 🙂 love the behind the scenes!

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  130. Victoria

    I have always found films interesting and this shows how much work goes into some of my favorite movies!

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  131. Lauren

    I really enjoyed learning about the rovers and seeing the first picture of Earth from another planet.

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  132. Nathaniel

    I’ve always wanted to go to film school so this is pretty cool

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  133. Karsyn

    My neighbor goes to college but has been making short films and they are really good. I think making films would be neat

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  134. Adam

    It’s cool how the wind moves the clouds.

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  135. Evangelina

    Hey, Dr. B, Who made the first law of science? who named it science? And why is the meaning of science? And how do we know that the science that is now is the right science? And also how did you know to want Acellus.

    Thank you.

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  136. Claire

    Wow!!!

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  137. Mazzy

    this is so cool to learn!

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  138. Mia

    Never seen behind the scenes, very cool!

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  139. Jeremiah

    I loved seeing the behind the scenes tour of the set!

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  140. Peyton

    I really like this one😜😎🤓

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  141. Maya

    The green screen effect was cool.

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  142. Charlotte

    So cool! I once knew an NYU film school graduate.

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  143. Jaylah

    XOXOXOXO love you!

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  144. Ambroise

    This is my mum’s job!! She makes videos for work and sometimes I get to go with her at work. So i am familiar with lighting and filming.

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  145. Isaiah

    I always thought the backgrounds looked great in the videos, but I didn’t know all that effort went into production. I showed my mom that clip and she was shocked too, especially by the makeup department. Do you think you could have a segment soon that lists the types of jobs Acellus has to offer? I’m really interested in the camera and special effects stuff, and my mom is curious about the video editing. We’re all wondering if you’ve ever hired former Acellus students.

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  146. Keith

    This Story was very interesting to watch i found it very cool.

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  147. Rielyn

    Missed having Mr. Billings!!

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  148. Kennady

    I’ve never really understood how green screen worked until now. I love these science lives and learning about basically everything I never knew I had questions about!

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  149. Onyx

    Hi!!! This video was cool my dad films I think and also the school tour was cool I was waiting to see it thank you so much!!

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  150. Caroline

    I love to play like I’m acting in a film with my big brother

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  151. Westin

    Love it! My sister loves playing like she is acting

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  152. Jayden

    Film School sounds very interesting!

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  153. Catelyn

    Action behind the camera is so cool!!

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  154. Grant

    Very interesting. I like to edit videos and make short clips.

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  155. Peyton

    I absolutely love this episode! I think it would be so cool to have a movie about Roger billings. Also I think it’s crazy how Mars looks like a desert 🏜 I love all of Acellus Acadamy! \(^•^)/

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  156. Levi

    wow!!!

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  157. Baileigh

    my uncles makes films

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  158. Lydia

    Awesome

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  159. Logan

    So cool

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  160. Malachi

    Cool

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  161. Mira

    Awesome video!

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  162. Savannah

    This was one of my favorite videos so far!

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  163. Jessica

    It was interesting to see the behind the scene on the video production. 🙂

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  164. Aden

    Rovers were on mars and they had to very carefully drive out and if they break it, it would be over. You can see a tiny white dot that is earth and it was from a photograph from the rover. The rocks on mar’s look like blueberry’s and it was oozing out of the surface of mar’s. The rover’s got solar panel’s to keep charging. They found solica

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  165. Laci

    Awesome!!

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  166. Stacia

    Awesome

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  167. Jalia

    That sounds cool!

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  168. Giselle

    Awesome

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  169. Mackay

    Awesome episode, it’s so cool that you’ve partnered with professional camera companies. It’s awesome how high quality it is.

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  170. Makenna

    The green screen is really neat. I’ve always wondered how they did that.

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  171. Makenna

    It’s interesting that earth was SO small looking from Mars.

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  172. Maxwell

    Does the science fair go into our transcript?

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  173. J

    Does Acellus plan on teaching film production classes?

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  174. Amy

    This was interesting!!

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  175. Raylan

    We’ve been thinking of a green screen at home. Might invest after this!

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