The New York Film Academy film school programs are designed for a new generation of storytellers: visual artists who share a passion for motion pictures and want to learn by making their own projects in a hands-on, intensive program.

Our students come from across the United States and all over the world to learn and work together in short-term workshops or one and two-year degree programs. In the creation of our curricula, we worked with faculty and professionals from around the world. We adapted the best ideas and elements from the leading film school programs and designed intensive and accelerated alternatives that provide a thorough grounding in the craft.
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HANDS-ON INTENSIVE EVENING FILMMAKING WORKSHOP

START DATES FOR NEW YORK CITY & UNIVERSAL STUDIOS:
June 11, 2012   •   September 20, 2012   •   January 14, 2013   •   March 11, 2013   •   June 10, 2013


The Evening Workshop is the ideal program for individuals who must balance filmmaking with other responsibilities. Designed for students with little or no filmmaking experience, the course meets three evenings a week from 7:00-9:30pm in New York City and 7:15 – 9:45pm in Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi Film School. Films are shot on the weekends. In addition, some classes may be held on Saturdays.

Format

The Evening Workshop gives students the instruction they need while allowing them to fulfill other obligations during the day through the work week. All classes are geared toward providing the building blocks needed to create a film. The Evening Workshop is comprised of approximately 100 hours of class time and production.

The first six weeks are devoted to the study of four primary elements of filmmaking: writing, directing, cinematography, and editing. To apply the concepts they learn in class, students write, produce, direct, and edit two short film exercises, using Arriflex 16mm cameras, Lowel lighting packages, and Apple Final Cut Pro digital editing systems.

In the second six weeks, each student writes, directs, shoots and edits a short film of up to seven minutes with multiple tracks of sound including ambience, sound effects and voice over.




Throughout the Evening Workshop, students meet with instructors for one-on-one consultation.

The course culminates in a screening of the students’ final films, which is open to cast, crew, family, and friends. Upon the successful completion of the course, students take home a digital master tape of all their projects and receive a New York Film Academy diploma.

CREWS

The Evening Workshop draws an eclectic group of people, from young working professionals, to international students, to people well-established in busy careers. All must be highly motivated in order to balance the workshop requirements with their daytime commitments.

Students form crews of three or four people to complete each film project. When their colleagues direct, students rotate among the key crew positions of director of photography, assistant camera, and gaffer/grip.
QUICK FACTS:
Start Dates:
For New York City:
Jun 11, 2012, Sep 20, 2012, Jan 14, 2013, Mar 11, 2013, Jun 10, 2013, Sep 16, 2013
For Universal Studios:
Jun 11, 2012, Sep 20, 2012, Jan 14, 2013, Mar 11, 2013, Jun 10, 2013, Sep 16, 2013
For Australia:
Nov 12, 2012
For New Delhi India:
Sep 20, 2012

Program Requirements: High School Diploma, GED
tuition: $ 3,150* (USD) / €2,406 (EURO)
You Graduate With: Diploma/Certificate, DVD Film Reel

br />Equipment Fee: $500*Students will also incur additional expenses on their own productions. This varies depending on how much film they shoot and scale of the projects
$ 3,300* (USD)Equipment Fee: $500*Students will also incur additional expenses on their own productions. This varies depending on how much film they shoot and scale of the projects.