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Creative TV & Movie Adaptations Featuring NYFA Alum, Faculty, and Rising Stars
March 2, 2024 | Alumni

Creative TV & Movie Adaptations Featuring NYFA Alum, Faculty, and Rising Stars

Remember back in the 1990s when Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillipe, and Reese Witherspoon starred in an adaptation of Pierre Coderlos de Laclos’ seminal French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous…

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Films to Watch Before Going to Film School
November 30, 2023 | Filmmaking

Films to Watch Before Going to Film School

If you’re about to begin film school, check out the films below from these stellar directors! This list has classic and modern films, in no particular order, that should be…

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Tips For Building a Film Portfolio
November 8, 2023 | Filmmaking

Tips For Building a Film Portfolio

As a filmmaker, your portfolio is arguably your most important asset. It is your visual and creative resume, showcasing your skills, style, and versatility. A well-curated portfolio demonstrates your technical…

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How to Write a Movie Review: 9 Essential Tips
April 7, 2023 | Filmmaking

How to Write a Movie Review: 9 Essential Tips

Whether you are an actor, a filmmaker, or a film geek through and through, writing film reviews can help hone your ability to think critically. With experience writing reviews, cinephiles…

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The Role of the Intimacy Coordinator
January 29, 2023 | Filmmaking

The Role of the Intimacy Coordinator

Acting is a challenging profession. Amidst competing for roles, long rehearsal hours, and intensive dance routines, you might be surprised by what you see in the script once you finally…

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How to Write Horror for Film
October 4, 2022 | Filmmaking

How to Write Horror for Film

It’s a common mistake to call a horror movie a scary movie. Not all horror movies are scary, and certainly not all scary movies are in the horror genre. Therein…

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Movie Franchises: How to Build a Successful Film Strategy
August 2, 2022 | Filmmaking

Movie Franchises: How to Build a Successful Film Strategy

As an aspiring moviemaker, perhaps your dream is to one day captivate millions of people across the globe with your own franchise. This is an accomplishment far easier said than…

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How To Direct a Short Film For Adult Swim
March 5, 2021 | Filmmaking

How To Direct a Short Film For Adult Swim

Whether it’s long-form or short-form content, there are so many different ways to storyboard, direct, write, shoot, and experiment with film. But how does one exactly bring a concept to…

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“For Your Consideration” – How to Qualify a Short Film for an Oscar
January 27, 2021 | Filmmaking

“For Your Consideration” – How to Qualify a Short Film for an Oscar

Winter is awards season in Hollywood, the time of year when actors, directors, screenwriters, and other creatives are honored for their work by critics, trade guilds, the Hollywood Foreign Press…

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