Through social media and emerging technologies it’s become so easy to connect with friends from all over the world, offering the illusion that the world is small. When you travel,…
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New York Film Academy 1-Year Filmmaking Program alumna Jessica Myhill recently completed a short film that beautifully expresses her perspective on studying at NYFA. We had the chance to sit…
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It’s that most wonderful time of the year, and here at the New York Film Academy, we’re taking a quick look at some of the enduring lessons from 2016. This…
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Every person dreaming of becoming a professional filmmaker had that same special moment: You were watching perhaps one of your favorite films of all time when suddenly you thought, “I…
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At NYFA, our students come from over 120 countries around the world. So Columbus Day may not be a very familiar holiday for many in our community. And with Indigenous…
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Animals with GoPros may not have gone to film school or won any Oscar awards, but they may have something to teach us about filmmaking. Filmmakers strive to create visual…
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How to Plan an Effective Shooting Schedule Given that it can quite literally make or break a production, the value of a good shooting schedule cannot be understated. “But I’m…
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Write first, sell later. That’s the mantra of a spec scriptwriter. The practice of writing a spec – or “speculative” – screenplay in the hopes that it’ll later become optioned…
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2016 has shown no departure, thus far, from the successful trend of adapting social media-exploding, literary best-sellers into ultra hyped, big screen affairs. Consider Room, Emma Donoghue’s conceptual, suspense novel,…
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