NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY
IN-PERSON OPEN HOUSE & WORKSHOPS
SOUTH BEACH (MIAMI) CAMPUS
Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022Time: 10:00 a.m. ET
Address: 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 200, Miami Beach, FL 33139
THERE WILL BE NO APPLICATION COST FOR SOUTH BEACH PROGRAM APPLICATIONS COMPLETED AT THE OPEN HOUSE ON AUGUST 13, 2022
We would like for you to join us for our In-Person Open House at our South Beach (Miami) Campus this August. The Open House is a great opportunity to tour the campus, meet with faculty and admissions representatives and to have all your questions answered about NYFA.
During our Open House, our industry professional instructors will also be conducting Filmmaking and Acting for Film workshops, providing an interactive and practical introduction to our programs.
You will also have the opportunity to learn more about all other programs and NYFA locations throughout the US and Internationally.
Please allow 2.5 hours for your visit to get the full experience. Be sure to arrive on time as the Open House will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.
Please note: A Tour Waiver and Symptom Tracker are to be completed on the day. Masks are required.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS/INSTRUCTORS
FILMMAKING WORKSHOPIn this workshop you’ll receive a brief overview of the world of film production and a review of some of the filmmaking curriculum at New York Film Academy. You’ll take part in a discussion about the importance of screenwriting for all film students and take part in an informative and fun directing exercise.
About Peter Baloff Peter Baloff has written and produced movies and television shows for most of the major studios and networks and directed national commercials for some of the world’s largest advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies.
Baloff started his writing career as a playwright. After winning the Norman Lear Award for Playwriting and the David Library Award for Playwriting, he moved to Los Angeles to write for film and TV. Over the past 30 years Baloff has sold over a dozen screenplays (6 produced) and worked on numerous network television shows and television specials.
Baloff’s screenplay “Quicksand; No Escape” won the Writers Foundation Award for Best Screenplay in 1992. His screenplay, “The Undertaker” was cited by the Writers Guild of America, West as “one of the top ten unproduced comedies.”
Baloff values his association with academic film and theater. He taught screenwriting for the highly regarded UCLA Writing Program and currently teaches Screenwriting and Directing for The New York Film Academy.
Baloff received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Directing from the University of Florida where he received the Presidential Recognition Award.
ACTING FOR FILM WORKSHOP
NYFA Acting for Film instructor Cesar Gracia will teach you how to build scenes off the top of your head. Improv is one of the central skills in all acting, from stage to film and especially auditions. Improvisation gives you the confidence you need to walk into an audition, and helps you expand your imagination.
Improv also gives actors the flexibility they need in order to be directed. In Acting for Film, you will be shown the basics of how to be natural in front of the camera, explore some simple techniques, and investigate what the ultimate goal is for you on a film set.
About Cesar GraciaCesar Gracia studied long form improv and sketch writing at the UCB Theater in NYC as well as Second City. Has appeared in several commercials and in 2008 appeared in a comedy short he co-wrote that aired on Comedy Central's Atom Tv.
Cesar also stepped behind the camera as a cinematographer for Short Steps, a short film which premiered at the Soho Film Festival in 2014. Prior to that he worked as a camera assistant for the Spanish network Univision. He also appeared in the movie Chatue Vato alongside Paul Rodriguez which can be seen on HBO Max.