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► 4-Week Hi-Def Filmmaking Workshop Dates: July 15th - Aug 11th, 2012 ► Evening Hi-Def Filmmaking Workshop Dates: July 15th - Aug 11th, 2012 |
► 4-Week Acting for Film Workshop Dates: July 15th - Aug 11th, 2012 ► Evening Acting for Film Workshop Dates: July 15th - Aug 11th, 2012 |
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4-Week Hi-Def Filmmaking Workshop
Students will make their films using the Canon 5D Mark ii. This camera allows students to achieve a true cinema look. The camera is a favorite of independent filmmaking, commercials and television, including the international hit series, HOUSE, shows on BBC, CBS Hawaii Five-O and Saturday Night Live's new title sequence and segments. Each student writes, directs, shoots and edits three projects shot on HD and edits on Apple Final Cut Pro stations. Each student works in key crew positions on at least six more films directed by classmates.The program is not for everyone. It requires a total commitment to a challenging curriculum of making films. It is an intensive hands-on program, with hours that often extend beyond a traditional class day. Students should be prepared to eat, drink, and breathe filmmaking.
FORMAT
The program is structured around the production of three short HD films of increasing complexity. Classes and hands-on workshops are held throughout the week and weekends are reserved for additional classes or shooting. Evenings are spent on writing, location, scouting, casting, and editing. The fourth week is devoted to shooting and editing the final film, culminating in the final screening. As in all of our filmmaking workshops, each student writes, directs, shoots and edits a series of short film projects of his or her own. Classes in directing, writing, editing, cinematography, and production cover the creative and technical demands of telling a story with moving images. Each week all the students’ films are screened and critiqued in class with the instructor.
Evening Filmmaking Option:
Students with daytime commitments have the option of completing the workshop during the evenings and weekends. Classes will be held Monday-Thursday from 6pm-9pm, with full days on Saturday and Sunday reserved for both classes and production. As with the daytime program, students will write, direct, shoot, and edit three short films each. Evening students should be aware of the super-intensive nature of the workshop, and plan to spend three full weekends in classes and production.
LanguageStudents with daytime commitments have the option of completing the workshop during the evenings and weekends. Classes will be held Monday-Thursday from 6pm-9pm, with full days on Saturday and Sunday reserved for both classes and production. As with the daytime program, students will write, direct, shoot, and edit three short films each. Evening students should be aware of the super-intensive nature of the workshop, and plan to spend three full weekends in classes and production.
All courses are taught in English. However, international students should take the opportunity to learn some conversational Mandarin Chinese during the program. This will enrich their understanding and enjoyment of Shanghai.
CLASSES
DIRECTOR'S CRAFTStudents are taught the language of filmmaking and the director’s craft as applied to the HD digital format. Aspects of mise-en-scene, visual storytelling, continuity-style coverage, directing actors and writing visually will be emphasized.
HANDS-ON DIGITAL CAMERA AND LIGHTING
Using Canon 5D Mark ii, these classes help students master the digital medium including shutter speed, focus, focal length, dynamic range, latitude, color saturation, gels, and filters. In the first week, students shoot and screen tests for pulling focus, exposure, lens perspective, latitude, dynamic range, contrast, and utilizing Technicolor Cinema-style look.
DIGITAL EDITING
Students learn to “log and capture” their HD footage into the Final Cut Pro editing system. Creating a timeline, inserting footage, special digital effects, and building a digital soundtrack are among the subjects that are covered. Editing instructors are on hand to consult with students on creative and technical aspects of their individual projects throughout the editing process.
SOUND RECORDING
Students learn to get high quality sound for their final projects with boom microphones and accessories.
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What Students will achieve:
PROJECT ONE
CONTINUITYEach student writes, directs, and edits a film of 1 to 3 minutes.
Students explore film grammar while using the digital camera. Students are taught to plan and shoot “coverage” of a dramatic or documentary subject. Students learn how different camera angles, camera movements, focal lengths, lighting and blocking actors combine to bring the scene together seamlessly in the editing room.
PROJECT TWO
MUSIC/MONTAGE FILMEach student writes, directs, and edits a film of 2 to 4 minutes.
The second project introduces students to the relationship between sound and film, as well as to narrative tools like montage and jump cuts. In this project, students are encouraged to explore a more personal form of visual storytelling. Students choose a short continuous selection of music. In the editing room, they cut their images to work in concert with, or in counterpoint to, the music. Students should experiment with rhythm and pacing.
PROJECT THREE
FINAL FILMEach student writes, directs, and edits a film of 3 to 5 minutes.
This final film is more ambitious in scope than the previous exercises. It builds upon the foundation of skills and knowledge gained in the first two projects. Each student has a full shooting day. The final days of the program are spent in post-production. Students may use limited dialogue, sound effects, music, voice-over, and ambient sound to help tell their stories. Films may be of any genre, and can be narrative, documentary, or experimental.
GRADUATION SCREENING
Each student completes the program with three short films and graduates in a final celebration screening for friends, family, and invited industry guests.A representative of the New York Film Academy will meet with applicants in Shanghai to discuss the program, explain the curriculum and answer any questions. Students who apply to the program will be contacted about this visit and other local opportunities to learn more about the program.
Acting For Film- Four Week
Intensive Workshop
The New York Film Academy acting programs are unlike any other in the world - cutting-edge explorations into the art and practice of acting for the screen. The Four-Week Acting for Film Workshop allows students to participate in a short training program that demands full immersion into learning the craft of Acting for the Camera. 
Using the essential techniques and elements of creating a good performance, each student develops a performance for the camera that is shot in HD and edited by the New York Film Academy staff. They are screened at the end of the workshop for an invited audience of classmates, crew, family and friends and may become part of the student's portfolio or added to their own performance reel. Students learn the basics of film acting: calibrating performances based upon shot size and angle, hitting marks, emotional and physical continuity, and strength and imagination in acting choices. Classes in Acting Technique, Scene Study, Auditioning, Voice and Movement, and Monologues support students work in Acting for Film.
Evening Acting Option:
Students with daytime commitments have the option of completing the workshop during the evenings and weekends. Classes will be held Monday-Thursday from 6pm-9pm, with full days on Saturday and Sunday reserved for both classes. Evening students should be prepared to work in non-traditional acting classes that emphasize the construction and control of character given the unique pressures of a film or television shoot. Video cameras may be used during classes.
Our instructors are all professional, working actors- veterans of Hollywood, independent film, and television.Students with daytime commitments have the option of completing the workshop during the evenings and weekends. Classes will be held Monday-Thursday from 6pm-9pm, with full days on Saturday and Sunday reserved for both classes. Evening students should be prepared to work in non-traditional acting classes that emphasize the construction and control of character given the unique pressures of a film or television shoot. Video cameras may be used during classes.
Please click here for curriculum and details of the Four-Week Acting for Film Workshop.
QUICK FACTS:
Start Dates: • July 15, 2012
Location: 630 Huashan Road Jing'an, Shanghai, China
tuition: $3,700 USD* (Approx. ¥24,000 RMB)
You Graduate With: Certificate of Completion, Your Completed Films
Location: 630 Huashan Road Jing'an, Shanghai, China
tuition: $3,700 USD* (Approx. ¥24,000 RMB)
You Graduate With: Certificate of Completion, Your Completed Films
