Filter newbie here!!!!

Ok, so I am enrolled in black and white film photo 1,2. I have a 50mm canon ae1 and I heard that filters make your photos more nicer? I have NO clue about filters, so I would like to know what to get and which ones are for what. I really appreciate it

I hate to answer like this but, there is just too much to type. So check out: http://www.photographyboard.net/the-use-of-filters- 355.html
It's written by a board member and will explain the basics of color filters, different types of filters and how they attach to your lens.

For more specific info on B&W filters you can download a PDF file from Schneider Optics: http://www.schneideroptics.com
choose: still photography/literature/black and white filter handbook.

For landscapes I generally use: yellow, orange, red, green, Neutral Density or a polarizer.

a polorizing filter is good. It will take away reflections

The standard filter set for B&W photography would be blue, red, and yellow, along with a polarizer. You would apply the polarizer to remove contrast and bump up the scene contrast. The color filters are designed to give visual separation between colors with similar tonalities.

The standard filter set for B&W photography would be blue, red, and yellow,

Wouldn't that be Red, Green and yellow?

Ooops, you are right. Was typing that while working on something else at work. Was slightly distracted. Thanks for correcting me.

Umm, forgot the ND Graduals! Critical for skys in B&W photography due to the reduced color spectrum involved.