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Table of Contents The New York Film Academy is designed for a new generation of storytellers: visual and performing artists who share a passion for motion pictures and want to learn by making their own projects in a hands-on, intensive program. 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 30 38 46 54 62 74 82 90 96 98 110 120 130 138 148 158 168 176 186 194 200 202 210 218 226 234 242 244 252 256 262 268 274 280 286 292 298 306 314 320 326 330 336 342 2
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All of our programs are based on the philosophy of “learning by doing.” Every curriculum stems from that belief.We offer an intensive, hands-on, total immersion approach to learning. What Makes Us DiFFereNT? 4
Hands-on Experience From Day One T o support our philosophy and our innovative curricula, the New York Film Academy maintains an unparalleled faculty and one of the largest The Film Academy’s many programs in visual and performing arts do their chosen craft is to immediately start creating their own work in a hands-on Towards this end, all students begin practicing Our courses are taught through a balance of classroom instruction, hands- produce good work will be of immeasurable value to them as directors, actors, Celebrated guest speakers from the film, television, and media industries 5
Guest Speakers at the New York Film Academy Steven Spielberg Director Ron Howard Director Fred Roos Producer Ted Hope Producer Joel Schumacher Director Thelma Schoonmaker Editor Dennis Hopper (1936-2010) Actor Doug Liman Director/Producer Garry Marshall Producer/Director/ Writer/Actor Elliott Gould Actor Gabriel Byrne Actor Buck Henry Screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan Director/Screenwriter Vittorio Storaro Cinematographer Ben Stiller Actor Jon Voight Actor Paul Zaentz Producer Sir Ben Kingsley Actor Al Ruddy Producer Andy Garcia Actor Al Pacino Actor Trilogy Brett Ratner Director Matthew Modine Actor Mira Nair Director Lou Diamond Phillips Director/Actor Glenn Close Actress Philip Seymour Hoffman(1967-2014) Actor J. K. Simmons Actor Kevin Spacey Actor Kevin Kline Actor 6 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
Guest Speakers at the New York Film Academy John Carpenter Director Tom DiCillo Director Robert Towne Screenwriter Dylan Baker Actor Sean Young Actress Bob Fisher Screenwriter Billy Zane Actor Paul Haggis Writer/Director Hank Azaria Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt Actor John Hamburg Director/Writer/Producer Jon Favreau Director/Writer/Actor Kathleen Turner Actress Billy Dee Williams Actor Mark Harris Producer Michael Besman Producer Joe Mantegna Actor Janeane Garofalo Actress Jason Alexander Actor/Comedian Mary Kay Place Actress Barbara De Fina Producer George Gallo Director/Writer Holly Hunter Actress Henry Winkler Director Joel Silver Producer William Friedkin Director Jamie Lee Curtis Actress Jonah Hill Actor Juliette Lewis Actress Eric Roberts Actor 7Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
8 -- Kris Swinnen, Belgium -- Tommaso Bernabel, Italy B -- Cindy St. Vil, New York City -- Ruben Baeten, The Netherlands What Former Students Are Saying & Doing The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
9 -- Helena Smith, Stockholm, Sweden -- Wyndham Price, London, England Go Online at nyfa.edu for additional student testimonials. -- Allen J. Redwing, Boston
The Academy originally opened its doors (in Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Film Center) on a belief that a top quality education in filmmaking should be accessible to anyone with the drive and ambition to make films. O Walt Disney World® About the New York Film Academy 10 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
OUR FACULTY 11 Anyone can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. - John Ford “ “ Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
Who Sends Their Sons & Daughters to the Film Academy O Steven Spielberg Martin Scorsese Bruce Springsteen Terry Gilliam Stephen Frears (The Queen) Kevin Kline Al Pacino Warren Beatty & Annette Bening Sharon Stone Roger Donaldson Bank Job) Gary Ross Pleasantville) George Romero (Night of the Living Dead) James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment) Susan Sarandon Tim Robbins Robert Downey Jr. Jamie Foxx F. Murray Abraham Blair Underwood Lisa Kudrow Toshiro Mifune Clark Gable Val Kilmer Amy Irving Drew Carey Pierce Brosnan Jean-Claude Van Damme Arthur Cohn, (One Day in September) Charles Gassot (The Taste of Others) Sheila Nevins (HBO President, Documentary & Family) Bono (U2) Diana Ross (The Supremes) Andy Summers (The Police) Ric Ocasek (The Cars) Ed Catmull (Walt Disney & Pixar President) Doug Herzog (President of MTV) Howard Schultz (Starbucks CEO) Ben Bradlee VP of The Washington Post & Legion of Honor winner) Donatella Versace (famed fashion designer) Peter Bogdanovich (Last Picture Show) Jim Sheridan (In The Name of the Father) Dan Marino (Hall of Fame Quarterback) The list goes on... 12
No, Martin Scorsese did not attend the New York Film Academy, however, his daughter attended three times. In the picture, NYFA President Michael Young (left) and NYFA Senior Executive Vice President David Klein (right). AND ALL WHO HAVE A PASSION FOR FILM 13
14 Master of Fine Arts Two-Year Accelerated Programs Filmmaking | Acting for Film | Producing for Film & TV | Screenwriting Photography | Documentary | Cinematography | Game Design
15 Students prepare to shoot a scene on location using the RED digital camera.
1616 As part of their production classes in Los Angeles, our students shoot on the back lot of Universal Studios. Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in FilMMAkiNg
17 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA Tuition per Semester: $12,666* Number of Semesters: 6 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $1,334 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu 1717
1818 L each Master of Fine Arts Filmmaking student writes, shoots, directs, andOvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. MFA Filmmaking
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Demonstrate an understanding of advanced Master production management skills needed for Showcase proper use of critical analysis and leadership skills to determine the best method of on-set crew management and the ability to Demonstrate knowledge of professional conduct Show an appreciation and understanding of WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE 19 Filmmaking MFA
20 SEMESTER ONE Film Aesthetics i cinemAtogrAphy i editing i production Workshop screenWriting Acting For directors cinemA studies - Frank Capra YEAR ONE OVERVIEW MFA Filmmaking
SEMESTER TWO Film Aesthetics ii cinemAtogrAphy ii collAborAtion Workshop editing ii screenWriting ii producing i SEMESTER THREE intermediAte Film production intermediAte Film post-production elements oF FeAture screenWriting sound design mAster’s thesis development 21Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Filmmaking MFA
2222 SEMESTER FOUR: THESIS OPTION A AdvAnced directing AdvAnced cinemAtogrAphy producing ii FeAture screenWriting i screenWriting short thesis i psychology oF Film YEAR TWO OVERVIEW MFA Filmmaking
mAster’s thesis production i SEMESTER SIX: THESIS OPTION A mAster’s thesis production ii thesis Film post-production FeAture screenWriting iii mAster’s proFessionAl development: nAvigAting the industry 23 SEMESTER FIVE: THESIS OPTION A directing the thesis Film producing the thesis Film FeAture screenWriting ii screenWriting short thesis ii production design - Werner Herzog Filmmaking MFA
SEMESTER FIVE: THESIS OPTION B AdvAnced cinemAtogrAphy mAster’s production design FeAture producing ii Writing the FeAture screenplAy ii FinAnciAl reporting 24 SEMESTER FOUR: THESIS OPTION B AdvAnced directing FeAture producing i Writing the FeAture screenplAy i FeAture scheduling & budgeting pitching & business plAns business AFFAirs MFA Filmmaking The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
25 mArketing & distribution models SEMESTER SIX: THESIS OPTION B directing the FeAture FeAture thesis development FeAture logistics & WorkFloW FeAture thesis prep SEMESTER SEVEN: THESIS OPTION B Telling me to take a vacation from filmmaking is like telling a child to take a vacation from playing. - Stanley Kubrick “ “ Filmmaking MFA Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. FeAture thesis production FeAture thesis post FeAture delivery
26 mise-en-scène FILM PROJECTS continuity 26 MFA Filmmaking Nonetheless, it is essential in addition to directing
27Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. the pursuit/ group pAcing exercise pov montAge
28 - Jean-Luc Godard mFA production Workshops
29 option A: short Film option b: FeAture Film semester one Film Filmmaking MFA yeAr one intermediAte Film The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
30 Actor performs as an astronaut in an MFA shoot at Laurel Canyon studios on the same Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in ACTiNg For FilM
31 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA Tuition per Semester: $15,750 Number of Semesters: 4 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
3232 W the OvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. MFA Acting for Film “People? I ain’t people. I am a shimmering, glowing star in the cinema firmament. - Gene Kelly “
33 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Acting for Film MFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
3434 COUrSE DESCriPTiONS SEMESTER ONE technique & scene study 1 Acting For Film 1 voice And speech 1 movement i FilmcrAFt cinemA studies YEAR ONE OVERVIEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. MFA Acting for Film
SEMESTER TWO technique & scene study ii Acting For Film ii voice And speech ii movement ii improvisAtion collAborAtion Workshop 3535 “The actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand. ” - Laurence Olivier Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Acting for Film MFA
3636 SEMESTER THREE Writing For Actors Acting For Film iii: scripted tv voiceover Workshop stAge to screen 1 (plAy) shAkespeAre YEAR TWO OVERVIEW acting, the second year prepares MFA students for their thesis projects. SEMESTER FOUR mAster’s scene study thesis development business oF Acting/Audition technique stAge to screen ii (Film) MFA Acting for Film The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
3737 ELECTIVES sketch comedy contemporAry dAnce stunt Workshop singing For Actors AdvAnced stAge projects entertAinment lAW 37- George Burns Working on a professional sound stage, Acting for Film students gain extensive in front of and behind the camera.
38 Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in ProDUCiNg For FilM & TV
39 In the studio, the cabin of an airplane provides a unique production opportunity for our students. LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $19,000* Number of Semesters: 4 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $1,000 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
W 40 OvErviEW MFA Producing for Film & TV Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
41 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Producing for Film & TV MFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
42 SEMESTER ONE producers crAFt i directing For producers cinemAtogrAphy, lighting & editing entertAinment lAW & business prActices i introduction to screenWriting producing reAlity television short Film production i sound For producers COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW The Year One curriculum is extremely comprehensive, teaching students the creative aspects of producing, as well as the more technical side of line producing. To be effective producers, they will become immersed in all areas of The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. MFA Producing for Film & TV
43 Our students shoot on interior sets they create on the studio sound stage for class projects. SEMESTER TWO producers crAFt ii pitching, business plAns & tv shoW bibles producing documentAries Writing the tv pilot treAtment Writing the FeAture treAtment business AFFAirs short Film production 2 industry speAker series 43 Producing for Film & TV MFA
SEMESTER THREE thesis development Workshop i Writing the FeAture screenplAy Writing the tv pilot screenplAy producing AlternAtive mediA budgeting & entertAinment Accounting post For producers cinemA studies 44 YEAR TWO OVERVIEW MFA candidates must complete a series of highly specialized classes and deliver a completed and well-executed Thesis Project in order to graduate with a Master of Fine Arts in Producing. Students are required to pursue one of three thesis options and those who select Thesis Option C will also be required complete their project. MFA Producing for Film & TV
45 SEMESTER FIVE thesis option c FeAture prep FeAture production FeAture post-production FeAture mArketing & distribution SEMESTER FOUR thesis development Workshop ii entertAinment lAW & business prActices ii AdvAnced pitching Workshop AdvAnced directing Workshop Acting For producers “Spare no expense to make everything as economical as possible.” - Samuel Goldwyn Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Producing for Film & TV MFA
46 performed for an audience of guests and industry professionals. Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in SCreeNWriTiNg
47 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $14,000 Number of Semesters: 4 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
48 OvErviEW T he New York Film Academy recognizes the critical role writers talent alone is not enough to create successful and to truly understand the elements that Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. MFA Screenwriting “A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue. - David Mamet “
49 Screenwriting MFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE WHAT MAKES OUR SCREENWRITING PROGRAM UNIQUE? WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
50 SEMESTER ONE elements oF screenWriting Writing For television i: specs Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy i genre studies the greAt screenplAys COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW will be introduced to the tools and skills necessary for writing successful their craft artistically and technically. “Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket. - Frank Capra “ The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. MFA Screenwriting
51 SEMESTER TWO Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy ii build a blueprint to revise their semester one feature screenplay, learning the key tools of revision the business oF screenWriting i This class introduces students to the practices and players of the entertainment industry from a Writing For television ii: pilot introducing your central character and core cast, creating a series “template,” creative solutions will be constructed to simulate a TV writers’ room, with students reading, evaluating, and assisting script to screen Script to Screen is designed to help writing students see what happens to their words when they story generAtion Screenwriting MFA
52 SEMESTER THREE trAnsmediA i: FrAnchises the business oF screenWriting ii: pitching AdvAnced Writing seminAr i: chArActer development YEAR TWO OVERVIEW form of either a feature-length screenplay or the pilot for an original episodic students for a professional life. AdAptAtion Workshop trAnsmediA ii: sequentiAl Art mAster’s thesis Workshop i - Alfred Hitchcock MFA Screenwriting
53 SEMESTER FOUR trAnsmediA iii: interActive nArrAtive the business oF screenWriting iii trAnsmediA iv: Web series AdvAnced Writing seminAr ii: scene study AdvAnced Writing seminAr iii: Actor/Writer Workshop mAster’s thesis Workshop ii Screenwriting MFA
5454 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA Semester 1 & 2 Tuition: $19,000* Per Semester Semester 3 & 4 Tuition: $16,000* Per Semester Number of Semesters: 4 * Please note, additional equipment + lab fee: $1,000 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in PhoTogrAPhY
55 Peter Hurley, renowned photographer, giving a master class to our Photography students.
56 T as A state-of-the-art CANON or NIKON HDSLR camera, your preference, that allows you to shoot stills and HD video, YOURS TO KEEP, is included in your FULL ENROLLMENT tuition fee for the MFA Photography program. MFA Photography students have the option to join a special one-week photography expedition to an exciting locale.* Legendary photographer Ralph Gibson is committed to helping students realize their artistic and professional ambitions. MFA Photography Please note, participants pay for the costs of their transportation, accommodation, and food. The trip is scheduled during a school vacation or semester break. It is
57 WHAT MAKES OUR PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM UNIQUE is an acclaimed photographer whose awards include fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for France, and holds honorary doctorates from the University of Maryland and Ohio Every photographer has his or her unique way of seeing. This can be discovered and this is what we develop with our NYFA students. - Ralph Gibson Chair, Department of Contemporary Photography Photo by Ralph Gibson “ “ Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Photography MFA WHATYOU WILL LEARN AND ACHIEVE
58 SEMESTER ONE photogrAphy essentiAls contemporAry issues in photogrAphy the criticAl eye imAging essentiAls i proFessionAl lighting prActices i photogrAphy prActicum i YEAR ONE OVERVIEW Photos by New York Film Academy Photography grads (from top to bottom): Bryan Kong, Aric Coppola, and Veselina Tsankova MFA Photography The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
59 SEMESTER TWO historicAl & criticAl perspectives i proFessionAl methods i imAging essentiAls ii proFessionAl lighting prActices ii photogrAphy prActicum ii SEMESTER THREE proFessionAl methods ii historicAl & criticAl perspectives ii thesis prep AdvAnced imAging 1 YEAR TWO OVERVIEW challenging theory courses as well as being immersed in digital darkroom practices Photography MFA Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
60 SEMESTER FOUR thesis project of creative work in the following ways: through peer statement, editing sessions, planning and designing desired viewer impact, mounting, framing, hanging AdvAnced imAging ii A practical course where students are guided through nAvigAting the industry As students transition to the professional world beyond the academic environment, this course provides practical guidance on the myriad ways class includes guest lectures as well as guidance in digitAl printing methodologies Under the guidance of instructors, students will understanding proofs in relation to size, substrate, Photo by our MFA Photography grad, Joseph Bornilla documenting the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda in the eastern Philippines. MFA Photography
61 ELECTIVES book design For photogrAphers The photo book is currently one of the most popular methods for presentation and marketing of one’s portFolio development A student’s portfolio consolidates the use of the communication, demonstrating technical ability, creative vision, and personal aesthetic brought and lecturer feedback, students will produce and for presentation to the professional sector in their internship/selF-promotion print and online work, this course prepares them for a career in professional photography in which they will Students learn how to distinguish themselves through branding, develop strategic marketing plans and identify themselves through marketing their portfolios For the internship component of this course, students areas in the industry, from assisting photographers AlternAtive processes processes including lith printing, chromoskedasic, the myriad creative uses of a variety of processing motion cApture For photogrAphers based media, allowing them to practice core skills in cinematography, using continuous light sources, directing, screenwriting, location sound recording, AdvAnced Film photogrAphy This hands-on class covers medium and large format development, and black-and-white photochemical students will learn the technology and processes involved in photochemical photography, from the mechanics of the cameras themselves to traditional and-white printing and develop their own creative vision by making images in a variety of genres and lighting conditions, including landscape, architecture, current perspectives in photogrAphy critical, aesthetic and practical issues relevant to lectures, discussions, research, and writing will Photography MFA
62 New York Film Academy Documentary graduate, Kesang Choki shooting her thesis in Bhutan Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in DoCUMeNTArY
63 Documentary Programs Independent Magazine 10 BEST LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $10,000* Number of Semesters: 6 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $667 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
64 W MFA Documentary Students have the option to join a special one-week documentary exploration of an exciting locale* The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. Photo by Carlos Sanchez In Belize, students journeyed to Oceanic Society’s Research Station on Black Bird Caye and shot short documentaries while monitoring dolphins with resident scientists, snorkeling the Mesoamerican Reef with local Belizeans and practicing underwater cinematography in the Great Blue Hole.
65 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Documentary MFA
personAl voice mise-en-scène DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECTS observAtionAl intervieWs chArActer Each student is challenged to build a portrait encouraged to reveal the character through his/her actions rather than by way of scenes montAge 66 MFA Documentary
sociAl issue documentAry reseArch, development oF ideA & pre-intervieWs locAtion story/mots (mAn on the street) production Workshop Each student directs a story about an event at a selected location capturing the essential moments unfolding over the course of content and reveal the heart of the event through appropriate coverage and editing, while incorporating the characteristics of the location to enhance the visual appeal camera moves, and shooting for editing in Students are challenged to think on their feet, to solve location issues, and to adapt compilAtion Film intermediAte documentAry prepArAtion For mAster’s thesis documentAry Film mAster’s thesis documentAry collAborAtive production Film (group) Students work as a team, under the close guidance of their process, they learn to meet the demands of a professional client, while developing a working knowledge of what it 67Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Documentary MFA
SEMESTER ONE directing the documentAry i cAmerA & lighting i production sound COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW that builds the groundwork for a professional life in the art and craft of documentary shooting/editing exercises and short documentary projects ranging from two to minutes in length. While the emphasis of the program is on hands-on immersion studies and the industry as a whole. 68 Writing the documentAry i editing i documentAry Film AnAlysis The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. MFA Documentary
69 SEMESTER TWO COURSES directing the documentAry ii cAmerA & lighting ii post-production sound Writing the documentAry ii editing ii producing the documentAry Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Documentary MFA
70 SEMESTER THREE production & post-production seminArs intermediAte documentAry production the business oF documentAries neW mediA intermediAte documentAry post-production MFA Documentary
71 SEMESTER FOUR Writing & directing the thesis documentAry AdvAnced cinemAtogrAphy community Film project YEAR TWO OVERVIEW Coursework in the second year includes a series of highly specialized classes and workshops designed to further develop students’ knowledge and skills as professional documentary students are expected to have a role in multiple thesis productions besides their own. At the end of semester six, the MFA Documentary Filmmaking student will have produced his/her own Thesis Documentary (up to 30 minutes in length) that can then be used for a AdvAnced editing industry perspectives “Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity.” - Spike Jonze Documentary MFA The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
72 SEMESTER FIVE producing the thesis documentAry reseArching, developing, & directing the documentAry sound design polishing: color, visuAl eFFects, & grAphics production Workshops MFA Documentary
73 SEMESTER SIX thesis documentAry production thesis documentAry post-production mArketing the non-Fiction Film mixing Documentary MFA
74 Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in CiNeMATogrAPhY
75 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $19,000* Number of Semesters: 4 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $2,000 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
76 C “You make the movie through the cinematography - it sounds quite a simple idea, but it was like a huge revelation to me.” - Nicolas Roeg Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. MFA Cinematography
77 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Upon completion of the MFA Cinematography program at the Academy’s campus in Los Angeles, students will demonstrate the following skills and know-how: soundstage and practical locations including ability to convey a time of day, location, and mood in service of various imaging systems, including knowledge of the A working knowledge of the current state of the industry in all of its permutations, including emerging A competitive reel demonstrating a body of work that is Demonstrate both the creative capacity to pre- As part of their training, Cinematography students learn to WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
SEMESTER ONE introduction to motion picture cAmerA technique FundAmentAls oF lighting 78 YEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS cinemAtogrAphy prActicum i post-production For cinemAtogrAphers directing For cinemAtogrAphers Form & Function i history oF cinemAtogrAphy i MFA Cinematography
79 SEMESTER TWO 35mm cinemAtogrAphy AdvAnced lighting cinemAtogrAphy prActicum ii post-production For cinemAtogrAphers ii stAge lighting Workshop steAdicAm And cAmerA AssistAnt seminAr AdvAnced motion picture cAmerA technique Form & Function ii history oF cinemAtogrAphy ii Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. “A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.” - Orson Welles Cinematography MFA
80 SEMESTER THREE Form & Function iii reAlity television, documentAry, & Web content mAster’s cAmerA technique YEAR TWO OVERVIEW mAster’s lighting cinemAtogrAphy prActicum iii cinemA studies The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. MFA Cinematography
SEMESTER FOUR thesis development Workshop history oF cinemAtogrAphy iii cinemAtogrAphy For digitAl eFFects nAvigAting the industry cinemAtogrAphy prActicum iv optics oF lenses And cAmerAs Cinematography MFA
82 Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in gAMe DeSigN
83 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $15,000* Number of Semesters: 4 * Please note, additional lab fee: $1,000 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
84 Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Game desiGnhas rapidly evolved over the past several decades from a popular trend to become one of the fastest growing sectors in the entertainment industry. As games become increasingly widespread in popular culture, learning the technical and creative skills required to bring a video game to life opens up a wide range of opportunities for the aspiring game designer. MFA Game Design
85 Game Design MFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVEWHAT YOU WILL LEARN
86 SEMESTER ONE nArrAtive design Workshop 2d gAme design Super Mario Brothers Asteroids Joust Space Invaders Braid YEAR ONE OVERVIEW understandingtheevolutionofgamesandonceafoundationinnarrativetheoryisestablished, students are then introduced to the tools, theory, and craft of storytelling in an interactive COUrSE DESCriPTiONS gAme coding With unity And c#, i gAme studio i plAycentric design introduction to 3d Art Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. MFA Game Design
87 SEMESTER TWO systems literAcy This course builds upon the foundations established The course is workshop-focused, meaning a substantial portion of time is spent actively engaged more sophisticated facets of the playable systems is the primary goal, and everything else students do 3d gAme design This is the second in the series courses wherein students collaboratively deliver a working game over – meaning action takes place in a three dimensional Battlezone, Deus Ex, The Sims, Grand Theft Auto V, Minecraft publishing video gAmes This course provides the student with an understanding of the business of video games with a special focus on game publishing, deal structures, through the publisher’s eyes and in the process gain insight in how to plan, budget, pitch, launch, and leave the course with a practical and state-of-the-art of the game business model including perspective on mobile games, console games, browser games, free gAme coding With unity And c#, ii Like, its precursor course, it is taught by professional game programmers who organize students into instruction and self-paced tutorials are given to each student to ensure that her hands-on skills with coding are improved and her Github portfolio site gAme studio ii Art direction For gAme developers the craft of the Art Director via a combination of presentation (art history, color theory, composition, constraints of technology, client needs, and end- problem solving for visual design while mastering Game Design MFA
88 SEMESTER THREE mobile gAme design gAme studio iii level design YEAR TWO OVERVIEW In the third semester, students learn about Multiplayer Game design and get exposure to Level Design, Marketing, and the History of Video Games. In semester four students create their fourth working game concept—this time as a collaborative thesis project. At the same time, they learn about Ethics of Video Games, Sound Design, and complete an advanced analysis course called The Great Video Games. mArketing video gAmes the business oF video gAmes history oF video gAmes Spacewar The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. MFA Game Design
89 mAster’s thesis production AdvAnced level design Minecraft Little Big Planet Warcraft III cinemA studies ethics oF video gAmes September 12 Grand Theft Auto Populous BioShock Game Design MFA SEMESTER FOUR the greAt video gAmes MULE Tetris Civilization Super Mario 64 Zelda The Sims Bomberman Braid Flow Ultima Online BioShock collAborAtive thesis gAme studio iv Klaus is 2D puzzle platformer created by NYFA student Victor Velasco. Winner of showcased at the PS Dev Summit 2014. Victor and NYFA classmates Aleksandar Cuk and Kshitij Bal are preparing Klaus for launch on the PS4 and PSVita.
90 one-Year Accelerated MASTer oF ArTS in FilM & MeDiA ProDUCTioN MA Students on the Universal Studios backlot shooting with a RED HD camera.
LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; Tuition per Semester: $12,666* Number of Semesters: 3 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $1,334 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu 91
92 OvErviEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. F ilm and media are in a constant state of evolution. Whether this is seen through cinema’s embracing of 3D technology, the growing rise of Video on Demand, or the proliferation of new visual content across the internet and devices such as smartphones or tablets, it is clear that developing at an ever-increasing pace. and media are ultimately about visual storytelling. As such, producers, writers, and other creatives up-to-date changes and trends in the foundations of the medium. MA Film & Media Production
93 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN st Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
SEMESTER ONE Film production i Film production studio i screenWriting cinemA studies mediA & society st SEMESTER TWO Film production ii COUrSE DESCriPTiONS 94 MA Film & Media Production
Film production studio ii producing & neW mediA thesis development principles oF visuAl Aesthetics SEMESTER THREE FinAl Film production thesis revieW emerging FormAts psychology oF Film 95 Film & Media Production MA
Fine Arts 96 Filmmaking | Acting for Film | Photography Producing for Film & TV | Screenwriting | Graphic Design Three or Four-Year Degree Programs depending on the number of terms they take each year.
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98 BFA Filmmaking student working the Steadi-Cam during the industry lab.
99 in FilMMAkiNg Three or Four-Year Degree Program depending on the number of terms they take each year. LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA Tuition per Semester: $13,070* Number of Semesters: 9 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $1,350 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
100100 I Each Bachelor of Fine Arts student writes, shoots, directs, and edits 10 films in the most intensive hands-on program in the world and works on the crew of at least 30 additional films. Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. BFA Filmmaking
101101 Student camera operator and assistant camera riding the dolly for a smooth tracking shot. Filmmaking BFA WHAT YOU WILL LEARN WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
102 SEMESTER ONE director’s crAFt i A cinemAtogrAphy i digitAl editing i screenWriting i YEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS BFA Filmmaking
103 SEMESTER TWO screenWriting ii director’s crAFt i b digitAl production Workshop digitAl editing ii Acting For directors producing i SEMESTER THREE director’s crAFt ii cinemAtogrAphy ii collAborAtion Workshop screenWriting iii 103Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Filmmaking BFA “I have found it always the best policy to allow the film to speak for itself. - Stanley Kubrick “
104104 SEMESTER FOUR short Film directing i intermediAte Film prep intermediAte Film production intermediAte Film creW pArticipAtion YEAR TWO OVERVIEW
105105 SEMESTER FIVE FeAture screenplAy i The goal of this workshop is to fully immerse each student in an intensive and focused course of study, gaining an understanding of story, structure, character, professional standards and self-discipline, students will complete a treatment of a feature-length script intermediAte Film post-production so far through editing and post-production courses to cinemAtogrAphy iii Class sessions are designed to help students master many elements of cinematography using professional building up their arsenal of skills through shooting SEMESTER SIX FeAture screenplAy ii director’s crAFt iii A screenWriting short thesis A producing commerciAls & music videos sync sound commerciAl Workshop Filmmaking BFA
106106106 SEMESTER SEVEN director’s crAFt iii b screenWriting short thesis b production design sound design SEMESTER EIGHT short Film directing ii thesis Film: prep thesis Film: production thesis Film: creW pArticipAtion YEAR THREE OVERVIEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Filmmaking
107107 SEMESTER NINE thesis Film: post-production entertAinment industry seminAr SEMESTER NINE ELECTIVES mArketing & proFessionAl development neW mediA FILM PROJECTS mise-en-scène Students should pay close attention to their choice tell their story in only one shot (utilizing no more than continuity Students shoot a dramatic scene to create a consistency of physical detail between shots This will challenge students to produce a clear, visual scene while maintaining the truthfulness Students should not shoot without thoroughly pre-planning the following elements: script, storyboard, script breakdown, production 107 the pursuit/ group pAcing exercise As a group, students shoot a “pursuit” story sure to utilize the basic principles of screen
108 montAge Students choose one short selection of music and plan are encouraged to use montage-style editing to move students should cut the images to work in concert them in the choice of locations, distances and angles, the non-sync Film and Montage), along with sound effects and score, concise story that demonstrates students’ directing creativity, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and above all, a production book with tabbed dividers including their pov Students create a short scene with minimal dialogue and no more than three characters that have graphic control (composition and staging), and narrative control (often editing choices), the audience should have a clear understanding of chekhoviAn – text & subtext digitAl production Workshops BFA Filmmaking The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
109 collAborAtion production Workshop intermediAte Film AdvAnced commerciAl Workshop AdvAnced music videos thesis Film the digitAl diAlogue Film Filmmaking BFA Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
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111 in ACTiNg For FilM Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA Tuition per Semester: $12,375 Number of Semesters: 8 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu depending on the number of terms they take each year.
112 BFA Acting for Film OvErviEW W I love acting. It is so much more real than life. - Oscar Wilde “ “ Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information.
Acting for Film BFA WHAT YOU WILL LEARN At NYFA, students get the opportunity to act in a wide variety of locations. 113 WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
114 SEMESTER ONE voice & speech i movement 1 114 YEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS FilmcrAFt technique & scene study 1 A BFA Acting student performs a scene on camera. BFA Acting for Film
SEMESTER THREE Acting For Film ii technique & scene study iii collAborAtion Workshop 115 SEMESTER TWO voice & speech ii movement ii Acting For Film i technique & scene study ii Acting for Film BFA
SEMESTER FIVE stAge to screen (plAy) AdvAnced techniques in Acting Writing For Actors voiceover SEMESTER FOUR Acting For Film iii: scripted tv improvisAtion perForming shAkespeAre YEAR TWO OVERVIEW acting and progress into ensemble work and professional prep work such as creating material for a voiceover reel. 116 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Acting for Film
SEMESTER SIX technique & scene study iv (styles) Acting For Film iv building the reel 117 Acting for Film BFA
118 SEMESTER EIGHT thesis Film production business oF Acting/Audition technique SEMESTER SEVEN producing the short Film plAy production Workshop AdvAnced voice And movement: chArActerizAtion For the stAge YEAR THREE OVERVIEW acting, the third year prepares students for their Thesis Projects. Year Three BFA students must complete a series of highly specialized courses, participate in a play production workshop, and ultimately deliver a thesis project of their own creation. The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Acting for Film
119 ELECTIVES sketch comedy This workshop is designed for actors with comedy instruction on the variety of ways sketch comedy is created, using improvisational comedy to bolster the writing process, and brainstorming to help each student contemporAry dAnce This course will provide an opportunity for students to inside and outside the parameters of western stunt Workshop This course is designed to develop the specialty skills 119 singing For Actors in order to feel comfortable and competent in AdvAnced stAge projects curriculum culminating in a taped live performance entertAinment lAW This course is an overview of basic entertainment recordings, live performances, and other aspects Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Acting for Film BFA A New York Film Academy BFA Acting For Film student performs for the camera on a set in Los Angeles.
120 A BFA Photography student hones her camera skills on location with a state-of-the-art Canon HDSLR camera. in PhoTogrAPhY Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA Tuition per Semester: $13,380* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional equipment + lab fee: $525 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu depending on the number of terms they take each year.
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PBut 122 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND ACHIEVE BFA Photography A state-of-the-art CANON or NIKON HDSLR camera, your preference, that allows you to shoot stills and HD video, YOURS TO KEEP, is included in your FULL ENROLLMENT tuition fee for the BFA Photography program. BFA Photography students have the option to join a special one-week photography expedition to an exciting locale.*
123 is a photographer and an independent publisher, whose Lustrum own images are featured in the national museums of America, France, Korea, Canada, China, Australia, Germany, and others, and included in over 170 museum We impart to our students that a strong photograph will immediately reveal the photographer’s intentions. - Ralph Gibson Chair, Department of Contemporary Photography Esteemed photographer Ralph Gibson guides a group of NYFA photography Photo by Ralph Gibson “ “ Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information.
124 SEMESTER ONE introduction to lighting photo FoundAtions i SEMESTER TWO intermediAte lighting photo FoundAtions ii YEAR ONE OVERVIEW The following COUrSE DESCriPTiONS BFA Photography - Ansel Adams
125 SEMESTER THREE AdvAnced lighting cApture to print i cApture to print i Photography BFA
126 SEMESTER FIVE Applied photogrAphy prActices ii intermediAte imAging i SEMESTER FOUR Applied photogrAphy prActices i cApture to print ii the moving imAge i processes & cultures oF photogrAphy SEMESTER SIX Applied photogrAphy prActices iii intermediAte imAging ii YEAR TWO OVERVIEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Photography
127 SEMESTER SEVEN business prActices For photogrAphers This course prepares students for entering the development, self-promotion strategies, and essential business practices are emphasized in on branding their own business identity and portFolio development i This course guides students through the initial portfolio development process, outlining principles for targeting a market-ready portfolio to their the appropriate terminology, students will clearly covers current trends in photo bookmaking, online theory & criticism: contemporAry photogrAphy This course is designed to advance students’ application of historical and contemporary methods of theoretical analysis to their own work and the work of emerging and established Through seminar discussions in class, as well as in Los Angeles and Miami, students will learn to never-before seen work in real-time through an SEMESTER EIGHT portFolio development ii FinAl project senior thesis imAging output YEAR THREE OVERVIEW Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Photography BFA
128 ELECTIVES vieW cAmerA photogrAphy As Fine Art i Advertising photogrAphy photojournAlism & documentAry i AlternAtive processes the moving imAge ii portrAiture editoriAl AdvAnced imAging The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Photography
AdvAnced vieW cAmerA multimediA photo essAy commerciAl photogrAphy photogrAphy As Fine Art ii photojournAlism & documentAry ii 129 “Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. - Ansel Adams “ Photography BFA
130 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $13,300* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $700 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
131 BFA Producing students at the New York Film Academy are charged with the task of preparing in ProDUCiNg For FilM & TV Three or Four-Year Degree Program depending on the number of terms they take each year.
W 132 BFA Producing for Film & TV Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information.
133 LEARNING GOALS PRODUCTION GOALS Producing students learn the art of location scouting, and in this scene, shoot in a real prison setting.
134 SEMESTER ONE producers crAFt i YEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. directing For producers cinemAtogrAphy, lighting & editing New York Film Academy producing students learn the fundamentals of producing in the classroom and on the set. BFA Producing for Film & TV
SEMESTER TWO producers crAFt ii introduction to screenWriting producing documentAries sound For producers SEMESTER THREE entertAinment lAW & business prActices i producing reAlity television short Film production i 135Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. “Most of my presumptions about a production are usually wrong. - Steven Spielberg “ Producing for Film & TV BFA
136 SEMESTER FIVE short Film production ii industry speAker series Writing the tv pilot screenplAy budgeting & entertAinment Accounting SEMESTER SIX thesis development Workshop i producing AlternAtive mediA Acting For producers Writing the FeAture screenplAy script collAborAtion i SEMESTER FOUR pitching, business plAns & television shoW bibles business AFFAirs Writing the tv pilot treAtment Writing the FeAture Film treAtment YEAR TWO OVERVIEW BFA Producing for Film & TV
137 SEMESTER SEVEN thesis development Workshop ii prepare for their production green lights, entertAinment lAW & business prActices ii contract law and critical issues raised in marketing and distribution, and using case studies of actual campaigns, this course focuses on successful strategies for each of script collAborAtion ii Students will continue with their screenwriter collaborations to complete a fully developed post For producers of physical post-production, the artistic and managerial aspects will also be addressed along with post-production for all current SEMESTER EIGHT thesis development Workshop iii AdvAnced pitching Workshop directing For producers ii understanding of the director’s integral creative students will develop a deeper understanding of cinematography, lighting, and sound needs and how YEAR THREE OVERVIEW Producing for Film & TV BFA
138 A BFA Screenwriting student supervises a scene while collaborating with Filmmaking and Acting students to bring her script to life on the Backlot of Universal Studios.
139 in SCreeNWriTiNg Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $10,875 Number of Semesters: 8 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu depending on the number of terms they take each year.
140 OvErviEW W BFA Screenwriting
141 Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Screenwriting BFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
142 SEMESTER ONE elements oF screenWriting story generAtion SEMESTER TWO Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy i Writing For television i: specs genre studies COUrSE DESCriPTiONSYEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS BFA Screenwriting
143 SEMESTER THREE Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy ii They will also build a blueprint to revise their semester one feature half, the students will take either the new breakdown or the revision script to screen Script to Screen is designed to help writing students see what happens to write more powerful dialogue, develop more memorable characters, and actually picks up a camera, blocks a scene, and directs actors from a script translated a shot on the page into a shot in the camera, then the writer in directing, editing, cinematography, and production give an overview of Screenwriting BFA
144 SEMESTER FOUR neW mediA i YEAR TWO OVERVIEW sequentiAl Art 144 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Screenwriting
145 SEMESTER FIVE interActive nArrAtive AdAptAtion i neW mediA ii Writing For television ii: pilot SEMESTER SIX AdAptAtion ii reWriting Workshop Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Screenwriting BFA “A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end... but not necessarily in that order. - Jean-Luc Godard “
146 SEMESTER SEVEN AdvAnced Writing seminAr i: chArActer development the business oF screenWriting i plAyWriting AdvAnced thesis Workshop i the greAt plAyWrights YEAR THREE OVERVIEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Screenwriting
147 SEMESTER EIGHT screenWriting discipline & methodology Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. the business oF screenWriting ii AdvAnced Writing seminAr ii: scene study AdvAnced thesis Workshop ii Screenwriting BFA
148 in grAPhiC DeSigN Three or Four-Year Degree Program depending on the number of terms they take each year. In the New York Film Academy’s BFA In Graphic Design Program, students explore the most current trends, software and technologies.
149 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $12,000* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional lab fee: $500 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
150 OvErviEW I st Combining in-class instruction, hands-on education, and extensive course work, the BFA in Graphic Design program is as challenging as it is rewarding. Students should be prepared to make a full-time commitment as they will attend class regularly and often spend their evenings and weekends working on original projects. As a result, students graduate from the BFA in Graphic Design program not only with the skills to succeed as a graphic designer, but are also able to compete across a variety of industries. Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. BFA Graphic Design
151 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Graphic Design BFA
152 SEMESTER ONE grAphic design i (type, imAge, lAyout FundAmentAls) elements oF design i (design principles) type i (type FundAmentAls) drAWing & imAging i (introduction to imAge mAking) COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW The following courses comprise the graphic design COUrSE DESCriPTiONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Graphic Design
153 SEMESTER TWO drAWing & imAging ii (digitAl processes) type ii (type voice) elements oF design ii intro to digitAl printmAking SEMESTER THREE grAphic design ii type iii (text As imAge) communicAtion design i digitAl photogrAphy & digitAl printing i Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Graphic Design BFA
154 SEMESTER FOUR elements oF design iii (4d/time bAsed mediA) type iv (motion) communicAtion design ii digitAl photogrAphy & digitAl printing ii YEAR TWO OVERVIEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. Graphic Design, like all other disciplines at the Academy, is taught with an intensive, hands-on approach, in which real-world scenarios are created to give students a taste of what to expect following graduation. BFA Graphic Design
155 SEMESTER FIVE pAckAge design (3d grAphics) Advertising publicAtion design dAtA visuAlizAtion & inFormAtion grAphics SEMESTER SIX design studio i communicAtion design iii (messAging) interActive design i pre-press & print production i (For print) Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Graphic Design BFA
YEAR THREE OVERVIEW 156 SEMESTER SEVEN pre-press & print production ii (For print & Web) design studio ii brAnding interActive design ii thesis i BFA Graphic Design
SEMESTER EIGHT portFolio production & business prActices thesis ii independent studio 157 Book Designer and Creative Director, Lonnie Silberling, gives a guest lecture to New York Film Academy students. Graphic Design BFA
158 in illUSTrATioN Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $12,000* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional lab fee: $500 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu Students have the option of completing in three or four years depending on the number of terms they take each year.
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160 OvErviEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. Illustrators are individuals who give expression to our imagination and the world around us through graphical representation. They are visual artists who are both able to bring their own ideas to life, while also visualizing the creative individuals and professions. Whether it is drawing a children’s book creating the original visual imagery. At the Academy’s BFA in Illustration program, students are immersed in the world of illustration by our renowned faculty of professional illustrators who by training in drawing, painting, and digital imaging techniques, but they also learn how to apply their skills to a variety of genres and industries and develop the entrepreneurial know-how to achieve their professional goals. BFA Illustration
161 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Illustration BFA
162 SEMESTER ONE 2d design & FundAmentAls oF color introduction to illustrAtion: visuAl thinking drAWing: Form, spAce & perspective COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW fundamentals of two-dimensional design and color theory and develop visual thinking as the formation of ideas. Technical sensitivity is deepened through practical illustration problems and critical evaluation. The following courses comprise the illustration portion of a student’s curriculum; The required Liberal Arts and Sciences classes are listed at the end of the BFA and BA section of the brochure. COUrSE DESCriPTiONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Illustration
163 SEMESTER TWO mAteriAls & techniques For illustrAtors illustrAtion in context Audience And ApplicAtion AnAtomicAl Figure drAWing pAinting: light, color & mAtter history oF illustrAtion Sketches by New York Film Academy student Magdalena Marinova SEMESTER THREE text to imAge i digitAl illustrAtion survey technicAl Workshop: mixed mediA, collAge & AssemblAge Illustration BFA
164 SEMESTER FOUR text to imAge ii series illustrAtion sketchbooks & visuAl journAlism digitAl 3d grAphics For illustrAtion YEAR TWO OVERVIEW In the second year, the relationship between picture and word is explored while illustrator as public intellectual and member of society. BFA Illustration
165 SEMESTER FIVE introduction to typogrAphy visuAlizing the sciences technicAl Workshop: 3d illustrAtion SEMESTER SIX the illustrAtor in society selF-publishing: comics & zines hybrid imAging: science Fiction & FAntAsy illustrAtion pictoriAl personAe: modes oF chArActerizAtion Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Illustration BFA
166 SEMESTER SEVEN illustrAting For interActivity chArActer & concept Art For entertAinment thesis development YEAR THREE OVERVIEW of their choice, beginning with a clearly stated objective and a well-articulated research strategy. The thesis project is begun in semester seven and represents the culmination of abilities and insights gained during the program. Character concept art by New York Film Academy student Magdalena Marinova The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Illustration
167 SEMESTER EIGHT building A portFolio entrepreneuriAl business prActices For illustrAtors Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. thesis & exhibition proFessionAl project New York Film Academy Illustration students use current technologies and software, including the now industry- standard graphics tablets to create new images and characters of their own design. Illustration BFA
168 in 3D ANiMATioN & ViSUAl eFFeCTS Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $11,600* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional lab fee: $775 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu depending on the number of terms they take each year.
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O Avatar Toy Story Rango BioShock Halo 4 170 Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. BFA 3D Animation & Visual Effects
171 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN & ACHIEVE 3D Animation & Visual Effects BFA
172 SEMESTER ONE 3d essentiAls drAWing & AnAtomy sculpture i SEMESTER TWO modeling i drAWing & sculpture chArActer AnimAtion COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA 3D Animation & Visual Effects
173 SEMESTER THREE modeling ii texturing & look development chArActer design SEMESTER FOUR lighting & rendering This course will introduce students to approaches and philosophy in creating both photorealistic lighting for live used in practical “real” lighting and cinematography and then compositing renders, matte paintings, and digital video to create polished shot by the instructor to teach students how to problem solve the types of shots typical of a production shoot including Green Screen Composites, Tracking, Color Theory, and Nuke scripting in python & mel Maya’s scripting abilities allow the creation of any custom very powerful class will help even the most non-technical YEAR TWO OVERVIEW 3D Animation & Visual Effects BFA
174 SEMESTER FIVE digitAl environments chArActer setup mAtte pAinting SEMESTER SIX mAtchmoving screenWriting visuAl eFFects - Steven Spielberg BFA 3D Animation & Visual Effects
175 SEMESTER SEVEN cinemAtogrAphy storyboArd & AnimAtic Acting For AnimAtors thesis project development SEMESTER EIGHT AnimAtion thesis production proFessionAl development in AnimAtion thesis portFolio AnimAtion directed studies YEAR THREE OVERVIEW Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. 3D Animation & Visual Effects BFA
176 in gAMe DeSigN Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $11,850* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional lab fee: $525 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu depending on the number of terms they take each year.
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T 178 OvErviEW BFA Game Design Central to our game design education is the New York Film Academy’s philosophy of learning by doing; from day one students and equipment that they will be using throughout their program. The curriculum is designed to teach aspiring game designers the essential skills needed to create different styles of games on a variety of platforms through a combination of hands- on workshops, seminars, lectures, and our one-of-a-kind Game Studio. Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information.
179 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Game Design BFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
180 SEMESTER ONE 2d gAme design Super Mario Brothers Asteroids Joust Space Invaders Braid gAme coding With unity And c#, i gAme studio i YEAR ONE OVERVIEW Students gain a foundation of knowledge that they can use throughout a career in games. Students work collaboratively to create working software with support from an instructor who assists them with hands-on coding. They are also exposed to additional facets of games through courses in Narrative Design, game Coding, and 3D Art. The following courses comprise the COURSE DESCRIPTIONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Game Design plAycentric design introduction to 3d Art
181 SEMESTER TWO systems literAcy publishing video gAmes gAme coding With unity And c#, ii Art direction For gAme developers SEMESTER THREE mobile gAme design Angry Birds Clash of Clans Doodle Jump gAme studio ii level design history oF video gAmes Spacewar Pong Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Game Design BFA
182 SEMESTER FOUR the greAt video gAmes 3d gAme design Battlezone Deus Ex The Sims Grand Theft Auto V Minecraft gAme studio iii SEMESTER FIVE nArrAtive design Workshop multiplAyer gAme design M.U.L.E. Doom Wii Sports, Madden series World of Warcraft Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare gAme studio iv YEAR TWO OVERVIEW design and Agile development, while collaboratively developing original software. BFA Game Design Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
183 SEMESTER SIX business oF video gAmes Free to plAy gAme design League of Legends Hearthstone Star Wars: The Old Republic Super Crate Box Clash of Clans gAme studio v SEMESTER SIX ELECTIVES nArrAtive theory 3d Art & AnimAtion object oriented progrAmming improvisAtionAl Acting Game Design BFA - Jane McGonigal
184 SEMESTER SEVEN mArketing video gAmes collAborAtive thesis i gAme studio vi SEMESTER SEVEN ELECTIVES 3d Art & AnimAtion improvisAtionAl Acting AdvAnced level design Minecraft Little Big Planet Warcraft III mobile gAme progrAmming YEAR THREE OVERVIEW Collaborative Thesis Project ii, which includes a game Design Wiki, written story materials, and polished working software. The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Game Design
185 SEMESTER EIGHT storyboArding collAborAtive thesis ii gAme studio vii Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Game Design BFA
186 in MeDiA STUDieS Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $11,300* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $700 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu Students have the option of completing in three or four years depending on the number of terms they take each year.
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M 188 OvErviEW Media Studies Degree is in its combination of media theory and media practice. Students will learn tools to develop and present essays and academic professional-caliber emerging The program is further enhanced collaboration with industry-leading emerging media companies. Students will be prepared to work hand-in-hand with professionals in the traditional and emerging media industries. Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. as BA Media Studies
189 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Students in the BA program get to experience shooting on location and on a studio set as depicted here. Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Media Studies BA
190 SEMESTER ONE introduction to mediA studies nArrAtive essentiAls SEMESTER TWO introduction to communicAtion theory mArketing, mediA & society SEMESTER THREE principles oF journAlism YEAR ONE OVERVIEW The following courses comprise the media section of the brochure. COUrSE DESCriPTiONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BA Media Studies
191 SEMESTER FOUR introduction to Web design & App development trAnsmediA storytelling & production SEMESTER FIVE introduction to brAnding & sociAl mediA YEAR TWO OVERVIEW - Mike Nichols Media Studies BA
192 SEMESTER SIX business oF emerging mediA FilmcrAFt & producing interActive storytelling 192 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BA Media Studies
193 SEMESTER SEVEN emerging mediA & digitAl production i entrepreneurship & mediA SEMESTER EIGHT emerging mediA & digitAl production ii thesis prep studies in globAl mediA YEAR THREE OVERVIEW Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Media Studies BA
T his section lists the Liberal Arts and Sciences courses offered for BA in 194 FOUNDATION STUDIES english composition physicAl & mentAl Wellness Film Art public speAking criticAl thinking college mAthemAtics drAWing** BFA & BA liberal Arts & Sciences Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information.
195 ARTS & HUMANITIES compArAtive literAture drAmAtic literAture Art, culture & society the greAt screenplAys World religions philosophy & ethics Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
196 the greAt plAyWrights cultures & encounters plAyWrights & screenWriters AmericAn culturAl history europeAn culturAl history th interActive storytelling studies in globAl mediA ethics oF video gAmes September 12 Grand Theft Auto Populous BioShock mythology The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA & BA Liberal Arts & Sciences
197 SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES psychology oF perFormAnce psychology oF production contemporAry psychology introduction to economics internAtionAl politics generAl Anthropology sociology Anthropology oF mediA mediA & society Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Liberal Arts & Sciences BFA & BA
198 NATURAL SCIENCES environmentAl biology geology physics humAn AnAtomy & physiology HISTORY OF ART, THEATRE & MEDIA Artists need to know the history and traditions of the of the past, creative trends of the present, and criticAl Film studies This seminar teaches students to identify the the crafts of directing, cinematography, acting, and Astronomy principles oF geogrAphy coding BFA & BA Liberal Arts & Sciences
199 history & Aesthetics oF photogrAphy i of master photographers from the birth of history & Aesthetics oF photogrAphy ii This course continues the history of photography from 1960 onwards, investigating cultural, historical, and ideological aspects of this era’s history oF illustrAtion The course emphasizes the language of visual culture with a particular focus on the symbols, topics in Film studies Film Studies introduces a number of historical film movements that provided the framework for many of cinema’s greatest auteurs while identifying and discussing canonical films Art history Students are introduced to the full range of art history ranging from ancient art to modern and postmodern artists and artworks and obtain the tools with which to critically assess historical history oF theAtre This course is a concise study of the history of theater from the Greek and Roman theatre history oF photogrAphy conceptual trends and ideas in the history of history oF grAphic design Through lectures, videos, discussions, presentations, and research, students are introduced to the creative thinkers, important innovations, and breakthrough technologies that have shaped the evolution of history oF documentAry This course will introduce students to the history review and analyze the evolution of the documentary history oF AnimAtion This course focuses on the history and aesthetics of animation, with references to related arts such as live- history oF sequentiAl Art students in this survey analyze trends, styles, history oF video gAmes An understanding of the history of video games is essential to the future game designer, not only because it serves as a common foundation for those who work in the industry, but only by understanding the mistakes and successes of the past will future topics in modern & contemporAry Art history This course will focus primarily on art movements of the history oF design This course narrates the history of design, from its roots at the beginning of the 19th century through Liberal Arts & Sciences BFA & BA
200 Associate of Fine Arts Filmmaking | Acting for Film | Producing for Film & TV | Screenwriting | Game Design
201 - Martin Scorsese A student gets hands-on instruction on RED camera.
202202 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $12,666* Number of Semesters: 6 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $1,334 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
203203 Students shooting a combat scene on the Universal Studios Backlot. Two-Year Degree Program ASSoCiATe oF FiNe ArTS in FilMMAkiNg
204204 FAt the Academy, our philosophy is learning by doing, something students will experience from the secondtheystepintoourfantasticfacilities.Whether potentialstudentsareinterestedincreatingfeature- OvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. AFA Filmmaking
205205 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Filmmaking AFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
206 SEMESTER ONE director’s crAFt i cAmerA & lighting i digitAl editing i production Workshop Acting For directors COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS screenWriting i 206 AFA Filmmaking
Filmmaking AFA 207 SEMESTER TWO director’s crAFt ii cAmerA & lighting ii SEMESTER THREE intermediAte Film production intermediAte Film post-production collAborAtion Workshop digitAl editing ii screenWriting ii producing the short Film i introduction to Film elements oF FeAture screenWriting sound design mArketing the short Film visuAl eFFects 207 Filmmaking AFA
208 FeAture screenplAy i screenWriting iii AdvAnced production Workshop SEMESTER FOUR director’s crAFt iii YEAR TWO OVERVIEW cAmerA & lighting iii producing commerciAls & music videos The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. AFA Filmmaking
209 SEMESTER FIVE thesis Film directing thesis Film prep screenWriting iv: short thesis screenWriting digitAl editing iii production design thesis Film production i SEMESTER SIX thesis Film production ii thesis Film post-production entertAinment industry seminAr FeAture screenplAy ii “Everyone finds it so easy to be a director - how come I find it so difficult? - Louis Malle “ Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Filmmaking AFA
210210 AFA Acting students prepare to perform a scene in collaboration with Filmmaking students. Two-Year Degree Program ASSoCiATe oF FiNe ArTS in ACTiNg For FilM
211211 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $15,750 Number of Semesters: 4 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
212 T OvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Students shoot a scene for their Production Workshop class in New York City with the guidance of their cinematography instructor. AFA Acting for Film
213 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Through our philosophy of learning by doing, students start acting in front of the camera from day one. Students at NYFA supplement what they learn in class with continuous practice, gaining substantial on-set experience in supervised, in- class workshops and through acting in - William Shakespeare Acting for Film AFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
214 SEMESTER ONE technique & scene study 1 (plAys) with preparatory building blocks, which lay a solid Acting For Film i This course introduces to the beginning Acting for Film student the skills necessary for creating a fully realized students, which is a full immersion production approach voice & speech i healthy voice and an awareness of vocal tendencies and including and not limited to, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Knight-Thompson Speechwork, Linklater, Lessac, and optimal vowel formation, a deeper, more precise and movement i to engage the body in a full and courageously A focus of this course is to cultivate tools internal life in an authentic manner on impulse methodswillbetaught,includingbutnotlimited to Viewpoints, the Suzuki Method, Dance, FilmcrAFt Filmcraft provides the Acting for Film student knowledge of directing, cinematography, writing, producing,editing,andinhabitingcrewpositions, introduction to Film This seminar teaches students to identify the and discussions, students will grow to great challenge of telling stories with moving directing (particularly shot construction), cinematography, acting, and editing developed COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW In Year One, AFA students undergo a thorough regimen of classwork and film acting that lays the groundwork for a professional life in the film arts. COUrSE DESCriPTiONS AFA Acting for Film
215 SEMESTER TWO technique & scene study ii Acting For Film ii voice & speech ii movement ii screenWriters & plAyWrights collAborAtion Workshop “Life is a tragedy when seen in close- up, but a comedy in long-shot. - Charlie Chaplin “ Acting for Film AFA
216 SEMESTER THREE technique & scene study iii voiceover improvisAtion Acting For Film iii: scripted tv shAkespeAre YEAR TWO OVERVIEW Film Project. All Year Two AFA students must complete a series of highly specialized Portfolio that they may take with them upon graduation. The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. AFA Acting for Film
217 SEMESTER FOUR technique & scene study iv Acting For Film iv business oF Acting/ Audition technique history oF Acting ELECTIVES sketch comedy contemporAry dAnce stunt Workshop singing For Actors AdvAnced stAge projects entertAinment lAW Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Acting for Film AFA
218 shoot. Working on original scenes, they build their experience to become producers
219 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $19,000* Number of Semesters: 4 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $1,000 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu Two-Year Degree Program ASSoCiATe oF FiNe ArTS in ProDUCiNg For FilM & TV
220 I OvErviEW Students getting hands-on experience on a professional set with the RED camera. AFA Producing for Film & TV Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information.
221 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Understanding the roles and responsibilities of the creative producer in film, television and Learning the role of the line producer during the Learning the various creative roles on a production Gaining an understanding of finance, marketing and distribution strategies for film, television and Learning treatment and screenplay structure in Gaining a fundamental knowledge of entertainment Learning about the industry’s past and present Learning how to conduct yourself in a professional The New York Film Academy provides a creative setting with which to develop, challenge and inspire the talents of dedicated prospective producers in a total immersion, professional environment. By combining seminars, lectures, and intense hands- understanding and appreciation of motion picture arts and learn to integrate knowledge and professional experience. Producing for Film & TV AFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE Students develop and present a reality television Each student will write, prep, shoot and edit his or her
222 SEMESTER ONE producers crAFt i directing For producers i cinemAtogrAphy, lighting & editing entertAinment lAW & business prActices i introduction to screenWriting producing reAlity television short Film production i sound For producers COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW The Year One curriculum is extremely comprehensive, teaching students the creative aspects of producing, as well as the more technical side of line producing. Students gain a practical understanding of the entertainment industry and the tools needed to successfully navigate it. COUrSE DESCriPTiONS AFA Producing for Film & TV The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
223 SEMESTER TWO producers crAFt ii pitching, business plAns & tv shoW bibles producing documentAries Writing the tv pilot treAtment Writing the FeAture treAtment business AFFAirs short Film production ii industry speAker series Producing for Film & TV AFA Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
224 SEMESTER THREE thesis development Workshop i Writing the FeAture screenplAy Writing the tv pilot screenplAy YEAR TWO OVERVIEW AFA in Producing candidates must complete a series of advanced classes and deliver a completed and well-executed Thesis Project in order to successfully complete the program one of two thesis options for the remainder of the degree program. While the thesis options producing AlternAtive mediA budgeting & entertAinment Accounting introduction to Film The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. AFA Producing for Film & TV
225 SEMESTER FOUR thesis development Workshop ii entertAinment lAW & business prActices ii and distribution, and using case studies of actual campaigns, this course elaborates on AdvAnced pitching Workshop directing For producers ii a deeper understanding of cinematography, lighting, and sound needs and how to Acting For producers Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Producing for Film & TV AFA
226 A Screenwriting student works with a directing instructor as she prepares to shoot her original screenplay. Two-Year Degree Program ASSoCiATe oF FiNe ArTS in SCreeNWriTiNg
227 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $14,000 Number of Semesters: 4 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
228 S It is the goal of the AFA in Screenwriting program to train students with hands-on instruction and constant practice to master the craft of creating a feature-length screenplay or television script. OvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. AFA Screenwriting
229 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. important in-class feedback forces students to push the boundaries of their own creativity to develop their best possible work. Screenwriting AFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. SEMESTER ONE elements oF screenWriting Writing For television i: specs Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy i genre studies the greAt screenplAys COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW writing successful screenplays and are challenged to develop their craft artistically COUrSE DESCriPTiONS AFA Screenwriting
231Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. SEMESTER TWO Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy ii the business oF screenWriting i Writing For television ii: pilot script to screen story generAtion Screenwriting AFA
232 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. SEMESTER THREE the business oF screenWriting ii AdvAnced Writing seminAr i: chArActer development AdAptAtion Workshop YEAR TWO OVERVIEW During Year Two, AFA candidates begin working on their Thesis Project, a feature- length screenplay or episodic television series pilot. Coursework in Year Two will as well as preparing students for a professional life after the AFA. drAmAtic Writing Art & society AdvAnced thesis Workshop i AFA Screenwriting
Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. SEMESTER FOUR intro to trAnsmediA the Art oF the pitch AdvAnced Writing seminAr ii: scene study AdvAnced thesis Workshop ii “Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts. - Larry L. King “ Screenwriting AFA 233
234 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $15,000* Number of Semesters: 4 * Please note, additional lab fee: $1,000 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
235 Two-Year Degree Program ASSoCiATe oF FiNe ArTS in gAMe DeSigN
236 V OvErviEW The strength of the NYFA AFA in Game Design Degree Program exists in its combination of storytelling studies, game design theory, game arts education, game programming education, and the hands-on direct application of each. Based on a high concentration of narrative and playable system design workshops, the program is further enhanced by concentrating on the commercial realities of the medium, and collaboration on a game designed and deployed by a team of students who work hand- in-hand with our senior faculty recruited from the top companies in the game industry. In the Academy’s Game Design Program, students work with professional, industry standard software to create their own video games. AFA Game Design
Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. 237 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Game Design AFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
238 SEMESTER ONE nArrAtive design Workshop 2d gAme design Super Mario Brothers Asteroids Joust Space Invaders Braid gAme coding With unity And c#, i gAme studio i plAycentric design introduction to 3d Art COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW In Year One, students receive a comprehensive introduction to the subject through courses in the deconstruction and theory of game design, game writing, game art, and game programming. Students complete multiple projects in their exploration of the medium during the year. COUrSE DESCriPTiONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. AFA Game Design
239 SEMESTER TWO systems literAcy 3d gAme design Battlezone Deus Ex The Sims Grand Theft Auto V Minecraft publishing video gAmes gAme coding With unity And c#, ii gAme studio ii Art direction For gAme developers Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
240 SEMESTER THREE mobile gAme design Angry Birds Clash of Clans Doodle Jump gAme studio iii level design history oF video gAmes Spacewar Pong YEAR TWO OVERVIEW In Year Two, students continue to grow as prospective game industry entrants by way of fully immersive advanced workshops. Each student is challenged to complete a thesis project that showcases his or her best work. The completed projects also serve as high quality work samples for prospective employers. SEMESTER THREE ELECTIVES storyboArding 3d Art & AnimAtion i object oriented progrAmming improvisAtionAl Acting AFA Game Design
241 SEMESTER FOUR the greAt video gAmes collAborAtive thesis Semester Four Electives AdvAnced level design storyboArding nArrAtive theory Game Design AFA gAme studio iv thesis production Workshop ethics oF video gAmes September 12 Grand Theft Auto Populous BioShock
One & Two-Year Filmmaking | Acting for Film | Producing for Film & TV | Photography | Cinematography 242
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CONSERVATORY 244244244 LOCATION NEW YORK CITY; LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Year: $38,000* * Please note, additional equipment fee: $4,000 per year. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
CONSERVATORY 245 one-Year Conservatory in FilMMAkiNg 245245245 Filmmaking students gain hands-on experience with a RED digital camera.
246 T OvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. 246 Students learn to operate and shoot with RED HD camera CONSERVATORY 1-Year Filmmaking
247 COUrSE DESCriPTiONS director’s crAFt i cinemAtogrAphy i editing i production Workshop i WHAT YOU WILL LEARN 1-Year Filmmaking CONSERVATORY WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE - Stanley Kubrick
248 screenWriting i cinemA studies i individuAl editing i sound recording i director’s crAFt ii producing of pre-production, including scouting and securing instructor and students design a production schedule students to form realistic plans to successfully make how to plan and keep to a schedule and budget for in class as they learn how to take advantage of cinemAtogrAphy ii This class immerses students in the technical and to go beyond simply “getting an image” and focus on addition to being trained to operate advanced Special attention is given to the emotional attributes that can be assigned to an image by changing the understanding of aesthetic image control as they sound recording ii This hands-on course challenges students to interpret curriculum in a series of sync-sound production produced (storyboarded, cast, scouted, rehearsed, editing ii This course teaches students to edit their sync- a consistent editing design, dialogue rhythm, and sense of pacing and continuity that compliments the CONSERVATORY 1-Year Filmmaking
249 screenWriting ii production Workshop ii individuAl editing ii cinemA studies ii mise-en-scène FILM PROJECTS 249 1-Year Filmmaking CONSERVATORY
250 quArter Film music & montAge Filmcontinuity The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. CONSERVATORY 1-Year Filmmaking
251 pov semester one Film the chekhoviAn yeAr one thesis Film Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. 1-Year Filmmaking CONSERVATORY
252 Working hands-on in an interior stage set gives students the freedom to design precise camera moves and lighting
Two-Year Conservatory in FilMMAkiNg 253 LOCATION NEW YORK CITY Tuition per Year: $38,000* * Please note, additional equipment fee: $4,000 per year. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
254 C OvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. Filmmaking students follow an intensive curriculum and achieve multiple learning and production goals. In a combination of hands- on classroom education and intense understanding and appreciation of and learn to integrate knowledge and professional experience. CONSERVATORY 2-Year Filmmaking
255255 YEAr TWO COUrSES AdvAnced directing music video production cinemA studies commerciAl production AdvAnced screenWriting AdvAnced production Workshop AdvAnced cinemAtogrAphy production design AdvAnced sound design/sound mixing AdvAnced editing AdvAnced producing Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. 2-Year Filmmaking CONSERVATORY
one-Year Conservatory in ACTiNg For FilM LOCATION NEW YORK CITY; LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Year: $31,500 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu 256
257 Acting students build a portfolio of work by performing in a series of on-camera projects during the one-year program.
258 T OvErviEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. CONSERVATORY 1-Year Acting for Film WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVEWHAT YOU WILL LEARN
259 Acting technique Acting For Film i meisner 1 voice And movement i speech i Film crAFt improvisAtion i intro to Audition technique shAkespeAre text in Action COUrSE DESCriPTiONS Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. “One of the things about acting is it without having to pay the price. - Robert De Niro “ 1-Year Acting for Film CONSERVATORY
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Nyfa brochure

  • 1.
  • 2. Table of Contents The New York Film Academy is designed for a new generation of storytellers: visual and performing artists who share a passion for motion pictures and want to learn by making their own projects in a hands-on, intensive program. 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 30 38 46 54 62 74 82 90 96 98 110 120 130 138 148 158 168 176 186 194 200 202 210 218 226 234 242 244 252 256 262 268 274 280 286 292 298 306 314 320 326 330 336 342 2
  • 4. All of our programs are based on the philosophy of “learning by doing.” Every curriculum stems from that belief.We offer an intensive, hands-on, total immersion approach to learning. What Makes Us DiFFereNT? 4
  • 5. Hands-on Experience From Day One T o support our philosophy and our innovative curricula, the New York Film Academy maintains an unparalleled faculty and one of the largest The Film Academy’s many programs in visual and performing arts do their chosen craft is to immediately start creating their own work in a hands-on Towards this end, all students begin practicing Our courses are taught through a balance of classroom instruction, hands- produce good work will be of immeasurable value to them as directors, actors, Celebrated guest speakers from the film, television, and media industries 5
  • 6. Guest Speakers at the New York Film Academy Steven Spielberg Director Ron Howard Director Fred Roos Producer Ted Hope Producer Joel Schumacher Director Thelma Schoonmaker Editor Dennis Hopper (1936-2010) Actor Doug Liman Director/Producer Garry Marshall Producer/Director/ Writer/Actor Elliott Gould Actor Gabriel Byrne Actor Buck Henry Screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan Director/Screenwriter Vittorio Storaro Cinematographer Ben Stiller Actor Jon Voight Actor Paul Zaentz Producer Sir Ben Kingsley Actor Al Ruddy Producer Andy Garcia Actor Al Pacino Actor Trilogy Brett Ratner Director Matthew Modine Actor Mira Nair Director Lou Diamond Phillips Director/Actor Glenn Close Actress Philip Seymour Hoffman(1967-2014) Actor J. K. Simmons Actor Kevin Spacey Actor Kevin Kline Actor 6 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
  • 7. Guest Speakers at the New York Film Academy John Carpenter Director Tom DiCillo Director Robert Towne Screenwriter Dylan Baker Actor Sean Young Actress Bob Fisher Screenwriter Billy Zane Actor Paul Haggis Writer/Director Hank Azaria Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt Actor John Hamburg Director/Writer/Producer Jon Favreau Director/Writer/Actor Kathleen Turner Actress Billy Dee Williams Actor Mark Harris Producer Michael Besman Producer Joe Mantegna Actor Janeane Garofalo Actress Jason Alexander Actor/Comedian Mary Kay Place Actress Barbara De Fina Producer George Gallo Director/Writer Holly Hunter Actress Henry Winkler Director Joel Silver Producer William Friedkin Director Jamie Lee Curtis Actress Jonah Hill Actor Juliette Lewis Actress Eric Roberts Actor 7Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
  • 8. 8 -- Kris Swinnen, Belgium -- Tommaso Bernabel, Italy B -- Cindy St. Vil, New York City -- Ruben Baeten, The Netherlands What Former Students Are Saying & Doing The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
  • 9. 9 -- Helena Smith, Stockholm, Sweden -- Wyndham Price, London, England Go Online at nyfa.edu for additional student testimonials. -- Allen J. Redwing, Boston
  • 10. The Academy originally opened its doors (in Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Film Center) on a belief that a top quality education in filmmaking should be accessible to anyone with the drive and ambition to make films. O Walt Disney World® About the New York Film Academy 10 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
  • 11. OUR FACULTY 11 Anyone can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. - John Ford “ “ Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
  • 12. Who Sends Their Sons & Daughters to the Film Academy O Steven Spielberg Martin Scorsese Bruce Springsteen Terry Gilliam Stephen Frears (The Queen) Kevin Kline Al Pacino Warren Beatty & Annette Bening Sharon Stone Roger Donaldson Bank Job) Gary Ross Pleasantville) George Romero (Night of the Living Dead) James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment) Susan Sarandon Tim Robbins Robert Downey Jr. Jamie Foxx F. Murray Abraham Blair Underwood Lisa Kudrow Toshiro Mifune Clark Gable Val Kilmer Amy Irving Drew Carey Pierce Brosnan Jean-Claude Van Damme Arthur Cohn, (One Day in September) Charles Gassot (The Taste of Others) Sheila Nevins (HBO President, Documentary & Family) Bono (U2) Diana Ross (The Supremes) Andy Summers (The Police) Ric Ocasek (The Cars) Ed Catmull (Walt Disney & Pixar President) Doug Herzog (President of MTV) Howard Schultz (Starbucks CEO) Ben Bradlee VP of The Washington Post & Legion of Honor winner) Donatella Versace (famed fashion designer) Peter Bogdanovich (Last Picture Show) Jim Sheridan (In The Name of the Father) Dan Marino (Hall of Fame Quarterback) The list goes on... 12
  • 13. No, Martin Scorsese did not attend the New York Film Academy, however, his daughter attended three times. In the picture, NYFA President Michael Young (left) and NYFA Senior Executive Vice President David Klein (right). AND ALL WHO HAVE A PASSION FOR FILM 13
  • 14. 14 Master of Fine Arts Two-Year Accelerated Programs Filmmaking | Acting for Film | Producing for Film & TV | Screenwriting Photography | Documentary | Cinematography | Game Design
  • 15. 15 Students prepare to shoot a scene on location using the RED digital camera.
  • 16. 1616 As part of their production classes in Los Angeles, our students shoot on the back lot of Universal Studios. Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in FilMMAkiNg
  • 17. 17 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA Tuition per Semester: $12,666* Number of Semesters: 6 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $1,334 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu 1717
  • 18. 1818 L each Master of Fine Arts Filmmaking student writes, shoots, directs, andOvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. MFA Filmmaking
  • 19. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Demonstrate an understanding of advanced Master production management skills needed for Showcase proper use of critical analysis and leadership skills to determine the best method of on-set crew management and the ability to Demonstrate knowledge of professional conduct Show an appreciation and understanding of WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE 19 Filmmaking MFA
  • 20. 20 SEMESTER ONE Film Aesthetics i cinemAtogrAphy i editing i production Workshop screenWriting Acting For directors cinemA studies - Frank Capra YEAR ONE OVERVIEW MFA Filmmaking
  • 21. SEMESTER TWO Film Aesthetics ii cinemAtogrAphy ii collAborAtion Workshop editing ii screenWriting ii producing i SEMESTER THREE intermediAte Film production intermediAte Film post-production elements oF FeAture screenWriting sound design mAster’s thesis development 21Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Filmmaking MFA
  • 22. 2222 SEMESTER FOUR: THESIS OPTION A AdvAnced directing AdvAnced cinemAtogrAphy producing ii FeAture screenWriting i screenWriting short thesis i psychology oF Film YEAR TWO OVERVIEW MFA Filmmaking
  • 23. mAster’s thesis production i SEMESTER SIX: THESIS OPTION A mAster’s thesis production ii thesis Film post-production FeAture screenWriting iii mAster’s proFessionAl development: nAvigAting the industry 23 SEMESTER FIVE: THESIS OPTION A directing the thesis Film producing the thesis Film FeAture screenWriting ii screenWriting short thesis ii production design - Werner Herzog Filmmaking MFA
  • 24. SEMESTER FIVE: THESIS OPTION B AdvAnced cinemAtogrAphy mAster’s production design FeAture producing ii Writing the FeAture screenplAy ii FinAnciAl reporting 24 SEMESTER FOUR: THESIS OPTION B AdvAnced directing FeAture producing i Writing the FeAture screenplAy i FeAture scheduling & budgeting pitching & business plAns business AFFAirs MFA Filmmaking The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
  • 25. 25 mArketing & distribution models SEMESTER SIX: THESIS OPTION B directing the FeAture FeAture thesis development FeAture logistics & WorkFloW FeAture thesis prep SEMESTER SEVEN: THESIS OPTION B Telling me to take a vacation from filmmaking is like telling a child to take a vacation from playing. - Stanley Kubrick “ “ Filmmaking MFA Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. FeAture thesis production FeAture thesis post FeAture delivery
  • 27. 27Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. the pursuit/ group pAcing exercise pov montAge
  • 28. 28 - Jean-Luc Godard mFA production Workshops
  • 29. 29 option A: short Film option b: FeAture Film semester one Film Filmmaking MFA yeAr one intermediAte Film The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
  • 30. 30 Actor performs as an astronaut in an MFA shoot at Laurel Canyon studios on the same Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in ACTiNg For FilM
  • 31. 31 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA Tuition per Semester: $15,750 Number of Semesters: 4 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 32. 3232 W the OvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. MFA Acting for Film “People? I ain’t people. I am a shimmering, glowing star in the cinema firmament. - Gene Kelly “
  • 33. 33 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Acting for Film MFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
  • 34. 3434 COUrSE DESCriPTiONS SEMESTER ONE technique & scene study 1 Acting For Film 1 voice And speech 1 movement i FilmcrAFt cinemA studies YEAR ONE OVERVIEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. MFA Acting for Film
  • 35. SEMESTER TWO technique & scene study ii Acting For Film ii voice And speech ii movement ii improvisAtion collAborAtion Workshop 3535 “The actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand. ” - Laurence Olivier Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Acting for Film MFA
  • 36. 3636 SEMESTER THREE Writing For Actors Acting For Film iii: scripted tv voiceover Workshop stAge to screen 1 (plAy) shAkespeAre YEAR TWO OVERVIEW acting, the second year prepares MFA students for their thesis projects. SEMESTER FOUR mAster’s scene study thesis development business oF Acting/Audition technique stAge to screen ii (Film) MFA Acting for Film The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
  • 37. 3737 ELECTIVES sketch comedy contemporAry dAnce stunt Workshop singing For Actors AdvAnced stAge projects entertAinment lAW 37- George Burns Working on a professional sound stage, Acting for Film students gain extensive in front of and behind the camera.
  • 38. 38 Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in ProDUCiNg For FilM & TV
  • 39. 39 In the studio, the cabin of an airplane provides a unique production opportunity for our students. LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $19,000* Number of Semesters: 4 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $1,000 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 40. W 40 OvErviEW MFA Producing for Film & TV Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
  • 41. 41 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Producing for Film & TV MFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
  • 42. 42 SEMESTER ONE producers crAFt i directing For producers cinemAtogrAphy, lighting & editing entertAinment lAW & business prActices i introduction to screenWriting producing reAlity television short Film production i sound For producers COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW The Year One curriculum is extremely comprehensive, teaching students the creative aspects of producing, as well as the more technical side of line producing. To be effective producers, they will become immersed in all areas of The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. MFA Producing for Film & TV
  • 43. 43 Our students shoot on interior sets they create on the studio sound stage for class projects. SEMESTER TWO producers crAFt ii pitching, business plAns & tv shoW bibles producing documentAries Writing the tv pilot treAtment Writing the FeAture treAtment business AFFAirs short Film production 2 industry speAker series 43 Producing for Film & TV MFA
  • 44. SEMESTER THREE thesis development Workshop i Writing the FeAture screenplAy Writing the tv pilot screenplAy producing AlternAtive mediA budgeting & entertAinment Accounting post For producers cinemA studies 44 YEAR TWO OVERVIEW MFA candidates must complete a series of highly specialized classes and deliver a completed and well-executed Thesis Project in order to graduate with a Master of Fine Arts in Producing. Students are required to pursue one of three thesis options and those who select Thesis Option C will also be required complete their project. MFA Producing for Film & TV
  • 45. 45 SEMESTER FIVE thesis option c FeAture prep FeAture production FeAture post-production FeAture mArketing & distribution SEMESTER FOUR thesis development Workshop ii entertAinment lAW & business prActices ii AdvAnced pitching Workshop AdvAnced directing Workshop Acting For producers “Spare no expense to make everything as economical as possible.” - Samuel Goldwyn Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Producing for Film & TV MFA
  • 46. 46 performed for an audience of guests and industry professionals. Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in SCreeNWriTiNg
  • 47. 47 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $14,000 Number of Semesters: 4 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 48. 48 OvErviEW T he New York Film Academy recognizes the critical role writers talent alone is not enough to create successful and to truly understand the elements that Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. MFA Screenwriting “A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue. - David Mamet “
  • 49. 49 Screenwriting MFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE WHAT MAKES OUR SCREENWRITING PROGRAM UNIQUE? WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
  • 50. 50 SEMESTER ONE elements oF screenWriting Writing For television i: specs Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy i genre studies the greAt screenplAys COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW will be introduced to the tools and skills necessary for writing successful their craft artistically and technically. “Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket. - Frank Capra “ The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. MFA Screenwriting
  • 51. 51 SEMESTER TWO Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy ii build a blueprint to revise their semester one feature screenplay, learning the key tools of revision the business oF screenWriting i This class introduces students to the practices and players of the entertainment industry from a Writing For television ii: pilot introducing your central character and core cast, creating a series “template,” creative solutions will be constructed to simulate a TV writers’ room, with students reading, evaluating, and assisting script to screen Script to Screen is designed to help writing students see what happens to their words when they story generAtion Screenwriting MFA
  • 52. 52 SEMESTER THREE trAnsmediA i: FrAnchises the business oF screenWriting ii: pitching AdvAnced Writing seminAr i: chArActer development YEAR TWO OVERVIEW form of either a feature-length screenplay or the pilot for an original episodic students for a professional life. AdAptAtion Workshop trAnsmediA ii: sequentiAl Art mAster’s thesis Workshop i - Alfred Hitchcock MFA Screenwriting
  • 53. 53 SEMESTER FOUR trAnsmediA iii: interActive nArrAtive the business oF screenWriting iii trAnsmediA iv: Web series AdvAnced Writing seminAr ii: scene study AdvAnced Writing seminAr iii: Actor/Writer Workshop mAster’s thesis Workshop ii Screenwriting MFA
  • 54. 5454 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA Semester 1 & 2 Tuition: $19,000* Per Semester Semester 3 & 4 Tuition: $16,000* Per Semester Number of Semesters: 4 * Please note, additional equipment + lab fee: $1,000 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in PhoTogrAPhY
  • 55. 55 Peter Hurley, renowned photographer, giving a master class to our Photography students.
  • 56. 56 T as A state-of-the-art CANON or NIKON HDSLR camera, your preference, that allows you to shoot stills and HD video, YOURS TO KEEP, is included in your FULL ENROLLMENT tuition fee for the MFA Photography program. MFA Photography students have the option to join a special one-week photography expedition to an exciting locale.* Legendary photographer Ralph Gibson is committed to helping students realize their artistic and professional ambitions. MFA Photography Please note, participants pay for the costs of their transportation, accommodation, and food. The trip is scheduled during a school vacation or semester break. It is
  • 57. 57 WHAT MAKES OUR PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM UNIQUE is an acclaimed photographer whose awards include fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for France, and holds honorary doctorates from the University of Maryland and Ohio Every photographer has his or her unique way of seeing. This can be discovered and this is what we develop with our NYFA students. - Ralph Gibson Chair, Department of Contemporary Photography Photo by Ralph Gibson “ “ Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Photography MFA WHATYOU WILL LEARN AND ACHIEVE
  • 58. 58 SEMESTER ONE photogrAphy essentiAls contemporAry issues in photogrAphy the criticAl eye imAging essentiAls i proFessionAl lighting prActices i photogrAphy prActicum i YEAR ONE OVERVIEW Photos by New York Film Academy Photography grads (from top to bottom): Bryan Kong, Aric Coppola, and Veselina Tsankova MFA Photography The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
  • 59. 59 SEMESTER TWO historicAl & criticAl perspectives i proFessionAl methods i imAging essentiAls ii proFessionAl lighting prActices ii photogrAphy prActicum ii SEMESTER THREE proFessionAl methods ii historicAl & criticAl perspectives ii thesis prep AdvAnced imAging 1 YEAR TWO OVERVIEW challenging theory courses as well as being immersed in digital darkroom practices Photography MFA Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
  • 60. 60 SEMESTER FOUR thesis project of creative work in the following ways: through peer statement, editing sessions, planning and designing desired viewer impact, mounting, framing, hanging AdvAnced imAging ii A practical course where students are guided through nAvigAting the industry As students transition to the professional world beyond the academic environment, this course provides practical guidance on the myriad ways class includes guest lectures as well as guidance in digitAl printing methodologies Under the guidance of instructors, students will understanding proofs in relation to size, substrate, Photo by our MFA Photography grad, Joseph Bornilla documenting the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda in the eastern Philippines. MFA Photography
  • 61. 61 ELECTIVES book design For photogrAphers The photo book is currently one of the most popular methods for presentation and marketing of one’s portFolio development A student’s portfolio consolidates the use of the communication, demonstrating technical ability, creative vision, and personal aesthetic brought and lecturer feedback, students will produce and for presentation to the professional sector in their internship/selF-promotion print and online work, this course prepares them for a career in professional photography in which they will Students learn how to distinguish themselves through branding, develop strategic marketing plans and identify themselves through marketing their portfolios For the internship component of this course, students areas in the industry, from assisting photographers AlternAtive processes processes including lith printing, chromoskedasic, the myriad creative uses of a variety of processing motion cApture For photogrAphers based media, allowing them to practice core skills in cinematography, using continuous light sources, directing, screenwriting, location sound recording, AdvAnced Film photogrAphy This hands-on class covers medium and large format development, and black-and-white photochemical students will learn the technology and processes involved in photochemical photography, from the mechanics of the cameras themselves to traditional and-white printing and develop their own creative vision by making images in a variety of genres and lighting conditions, including landscape, architecture, current perspectives in photogrAphy critical, aesthetic and practical issues relevant to lectures, discussions, research, and writing will Photography MFA
  • 62. 62 New York Film Academy Documentary graduate, Kesang Choki shooting her thesis in Bhutan Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in DoCUMeNTArY
  • 63. 63 Documentary Programs Independent Magazine 10 BEST LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $10,000* Number of Semesters: 6 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $667 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 64. 64 W MFA Documentary Students have the option to join a special one-week documentary exploration of an exciting locale* The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. Photo by Carlos Sanchez In Belize, students journeyed to Oceanic Society’s Research Station on Black Bird Caye and shot short documentaries while monitoring dolphins with resident scientists, snorkeling the Mesoamerican Reef with local Belizeans and practicing underwater cinematography in the Great Blue Hole.
  • 65. 65 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Documentary MFA
  • 66. personAl voice mise-en-scène DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECTS observAtionAl intervieWs chArActer Each student is challenged to build a portrait encouraged to reveal the character through his/her actions rather than by way of scenes montAge 66 MFA Documentary
  • 67. sociAl issue documentAry reseArch, development oF ideA & pre-intervieWs locAtion story/mots (mAn on the street) production Workshop Each student directs a story about an event at a selected location capturing the essential moments unfolding over the course of content and reveal the heart of the event through appropriate coverage and editing, while incorporating the characteristics of the location to enhance the visual appeal camera moves, and shooting for editing in Students are challenged to think on their feet, to solve location issues, and to adapt compilAtion Film intermediAte documentAry prepArAtion For mAster’s thesis documentAry Film mAster’s thesis documentAry collAborAtive production Film (group) Students work as a team, under the close guidance of their process, they learn to meet the demands of a professional client, while developing a working knowledge of what it 67Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Documentary MFA
  • 68. SEMESTER ONE directing the documentAry i cAmerA & lighting i production sound COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW that builds the groundwork for a professional life in the art and craft of documentary shooting/editing exercises and short documentary projects ranging from two to minutes in length. While the emphasis of the program is on hands-on immersion studies and the industry as a whole. 68 Writing the documentAry i editing i documentAry Film AnAlysis The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. MFA Documentary
  • 69. 69 SEMESTER TWO COURSES directing the documentAry ii cAmerA & lighting ii post-production sound Writing the documentAry ii editing ii producing the documentAry Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Documentary MFA
  • 70. 70 SEMESTER THREE production & post-production seminArs intermediAte documentAry production the business oF documentAries neW mediA intermediAte documentAry post-production MFA Documentary
  • 71. 71 SEMESTER FOUR Writing & directing the thesis documentAry AdvAnced cinemAtogrAphy community Film project YEAR TWO OVERVIEW Coursework in the second year includes a series of highly specialized classes and workshops designed to further develop students’ knowledge and skills as professional documentary students are expected to have a role in multiple thesis productions besides their own. At the end of semester six, the MFA Documentary Filmmaking student will have produced his/her own Thesis Documentary (up to 30 minutes in length) that can then be used for a AdvAnced editing industry perspectives “Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity.” - Spike Jonze Documentary MFA The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
  • 72. 72 SEMESTER FIVE producing the thesis documentAry reseArching, developing, & directing the documentAry sound design polishing: color, visuAl eFFects, & grAphics production Workshops MFA Documentary
  • 73. 73 SEMESTER SIX thesis documentAry production thesis documentAry post-production mArketing the non-Fiction Film mixing Documentary MFA
  • 74. 74 Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in CiNeMATogrAPhY
  • 75. 75 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $19,000* Number of Semesters: 4 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $2,000 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 76. 76 C “You make the movie through the cinematography - it sounds quite a simple idea, but it was like a huge revelation to me.” - Nicolas Roeg Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. MFA Cinematography
  • 77. 77 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Upon completion of the MFA Cinematography program at the Academy’s campus in Los Angeles, students will demonstrate the following skills and know-how: soundstage and practical locations including ability to convey a time of day, location, and mood in service of various imaging systems, including knowledge of the A working knowledge of the current state of the industry in all of its permutations, including emerging A competitive reel demonstrating a body of work that is Demonstrate both the creative capacity to pre- As part of their training, Cinematography students learn to WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
  • 78. SEMESTER ONE introduction to motion picture cAmerA technique FundAmentAls oF lighting 78 YEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS cinemAtogrAphy prActicum i post-production For cinemAtogrAphers directing For cinemAtogrAphers Form & Function i history oF cinemAtogrAphy i MFA Cinematography
  • 79. 79 SEMESTER TWO 35mm cinemAtogrAphy AdvAnced lighting cinemAtogrAphy prActicum ii post-production For cinemAtogrAphers ii stAge lighting Workshop steAdicAm And cAmerA AssistAnt seminAr AdvAnced motion picture cAmerA technique Form & Function ii history oF cinemAtogrAphy ii Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. “A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.” - Orson Welles Cinematography MFA
  • 80. 80 SEMESTER THREE Form & Function iii reAlity television, documentAry, & Web content mAster’s cAmerA technique YEAR TWO OVERVIEW mAster’s lighting cinemAtogrAphy prActicum iii cinemA studies The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. MFA Cinematography
  • 81. SEMESTER FOUR thesis development Workshop history oF cinemAtogrAphy iii cinemAtogrAphy For digitAl eFFects nAvigAting the industry cinemAtogrAphy prActicum iv optics oF lenses And cAmerAs Cinematography MFA
  • 82. 82 Two-Year Accelerated MASTer oF FiNe ArTS in gAMe DeSigN
  • 83. 83 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $15,000* Number of Semesters: 4 * Please note, additional lab fee: $1,000 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 84. 84 Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Game desiGnhas rapidly evolved over the past several decades from a popular trend to become one of the fastest growing sectors in the entertainment industry. As games become increasingly widespread in popular culture, learning the technical and creative skills required to bring a video game to life opens up a wide range of opportunities for the aspiring game designer. MFA Game Design
  • 85. 85 Game Design MFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVEWHAT YOU WILL LEARN
  • 86. 86 SEMESTER ONE nArrAtive design Workshop 2d gAme design Super Mario Brothers Asteroids Joust Space Invaders Braid YEAR ONE OVERVIEW understandingtheevolutionofgamesandonceafoundationinnarrativetheoryisestablished, students are then introduced to the tools, theory, and craft of storytelling in an interactive COUrSE DESCriPTiONS gAme coding With unity And c#, i gAme studio i plAycentric design introduction to 3d Art Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. MFA Game Design
  • 87. 87 SEMESTER TWO systems literAcy This course builds upon the foundations established The course is workshop-focused, meaning a substantial portion of time is spent actively engaged more sophisticated facets of the playable systems is the primary goal, and everything else students do 3d gAme design This is the second in the series courses wherein students collaboratively deliver a working game over – meaning action takes place in a three dimensional Battlezone, Deus Ex, The Sims, Grand Theft Auto V, Minecraft publishing video gAmes This course provides the student with an understanding of the business of video games with a special focus on game publishing, deal structures, through the publisher’s eyes and in the process gain insight in how to plan, budget, pitch, launch, and leave the course with a practical and state-of-the-art of the game business model including perspective on mobile games, console games, browser games, free gAme coding With unity And c#, ii Like, its precursor course, it is taught by professional game programmers who organize students into instruction and self-paced tutorials are given to each student to ensure that her hands-on skills with coding are improved and her Github portfolio site gAme studio ii Art direction For gAme developers the craft of the Art Director via a combination of presentation (art history, color theory, composition, constraints of technology, client needs, and end- problem solving for visual design while mastering Game Design MFA
  • 88. 88 SEMESTER THREE mobile gAme design gAme studio iii level design YEAR TWO OVERVIEW In the third semester, students learn about Multiplayer Game design and get exposure to Level Design, Marketing, and the History of Video Games. In semester four students create their fourth working game concept—this time as a collaborative thesis project. At the same time, they learn about Ethics of Video Games, Sound Design, and complete an advanced analysis course called The Great Video Games. mArketing video gAmes the business oF video gAmes history oF video gAmes Spacewar The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. MFA Game Design
  • 89. 89 mAster’s thesis production AdvAnced level design Minecraft Little Big Planet Warcraft III cinemA studies ethics oF video gAmes September 12 Grand Theft Auto Populous BioShock Game Design MFA SEMESTER FOUR the greAt video gAmes MULE Tetris Civilization Super Mario 64 Zelda The Sims Bomberman Braid Flow Ultima Online BioShock collAborAtive thesis gAme studio iv Klaus is 2D puzzle platformer created by NYFA student Victor Velasco. Winner of showcased at the PS Dev Summit 2014. Victor and NYFA classmates Aleksandar Cuk and Kshitij Bal are preparing Klaus for launch on the PS4 and PSVita.
  • 90. 90 one-Year Accelerated MASTer oF ArTS in FilM & MeDiA ProDUCTioN MA Students on the Universal Studios backlot shooting with a RED HD camera.
  • 91. LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; Tuition per Semester: $12,666* Number of Semesters: 3 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $1,334 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu 91
  • 92. 92 OvErviEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. F ilm and media are in a constant state of evolution. Whether this is seen through cinema’s embracing of 3D technology, the growing rise of Video on Demand, or the proliferation of new visual content across the internet and devices such as smartphones or tablets, it is clear that developing at an ever-increasing pace. and media are ultimately about visual storytelling. As such, producers, writers, and other creatives up-to-date changes and trends in the foundations of the medium. MA Film & Media Production
  • 93. 93 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN st Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
  • 94. SEMESTER ONE Film production i Film production studio i screenWriting cinemA studies mediA & society st SEMESTER TWO Film production ii COUrSE DESCriPTiONS 94 MA Film & Media Production
  • 95. Film production studio ii producing & neW mediA thesis development principles oF visuAl Aesthetics SEMESTER THREE FinAl Film production thesis revieW emerging FormAts psychology oF Film 95 Film & Media Production MA
  • 96. Fine Arts 96 Filmmaking | Acting for Film | Photography Producing for Film & TV | Screenwriting | Graphic Design Three or Four-Year Degree Programs depending on the number of terms they take each year.
  • 98. 98 BFA Filmmaking student working the Steadi-Cam during the industry lab.
  • 99. 99 in FilMMAkiNg Three or Four-Year Degree Program depending on the number of terms they take each year. LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA Tuition per Semester: $13,070* Number of Semesters: 9 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $1,350 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 100. 100100 I Each Bachelor of Fine Arts student writes, shoots, directs, and edits 10 films in the most intensive hands-on program in the world and works on the crew of at least 30 additional films. Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. BFA Filmmaking
  • 101. 101101 Student camera operator and assistant camera riding the dolly for a smooth tracking shot. Filmmaking BFA WHAT YOU WILL LEARN WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
  • 102. 102 SEMESTER ONE director’s crAFt i A cinemAtogrAphy i digitAl editing i screenWriting i YEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS BFA Filmmaking
  • 103. 103 SEMESTER TWO screenWriting ii director’s crAFt i b digitAl production Workshop digitAl editing ii Acting For directors producing i SEMESTER THREE director’s crAFt ii cinemAtogrAphy ii collAborAtion Workshop screenWriting iii 103Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Filmmaking BFA “I have found it always the best policy to allow the film to speak for itself. - Stanley Kubrick “
  • 104. 104104 SEMESTER FOUR short Film directing i intermediAte Film prep intermediAte Film production intermediAte Film creW pArticipAtion YEAR TWO OVERVIEW
  • 105. 105105 SEMESTER FIVE FeAture screenplAy i The goal of this workshop is to fully immerse each student in an intensive and focused course of study, gaining an understanding of story, structure, character, professional standards and self-discipline, students will complete a treatment of a feature-length script intermediAte Film post-production so far through editing and post-production courses to cinemAtogrAphy iii Class sessions are designed to help students master many elements of cinematography using professional building up their arsenal of skills through shooting SEMESTER SIX FeAture screenplAy ii director’s crAFt iii A screenWriting short thesis A producing commerciAls & music videos sync sound commerciAl Workshop Filmmaking BFA
  • 106. 106106106 SEMESTER SEVEN director’s crAFt iii b screenWriting short thesis b production design sound design SEMESTER EIGHT short Film directing ii thesis Film: prep thesis Film: production thesis Film: creW pArticipAtion YEAR THREE OVERVIEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Filmmaking
  • 107. 107107 SEMESTER NINE thesis Film: post-production entertAinment industry seminAr SEMESTER NINE ELECTIVES mArketing & proFessionAl development neW mediA FILM PROJECTS mise-en-scène Students should pay close attention to their choice tell their story in only one shot (utilizing no more than continuity Students shoot a dramatic scene to create a consistency of physical detail between shots This will challenge students to produce a clear, visual scene while maintaining the truthfulness Students should not shoot without thoroughly pre-planning the following elements: script, storyboard, script breakdown, production 107 the pursuit/ group pAcing exercise As a group, students shoot a “pursuit” story sure to utilize the basic principles of screen
  • 108. 108 montAge Students choose one short selection of music and plan are encouraged to use montage-style editing to move students should cut the images to work in concert them in the choice of locations, distances and angles, the non-sync Film and Montage), along with sound effects and score, concise story that demonstrates students’ directing creativity, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and above all, a production book with tabbed dividers including their pov Students create a short scene with minimal dialogue and no more than three characters that have graphic control (composition and staging), and narrative control (often editing choices), the audience should have a clear understanding of chekhoviAn – text & subtext digitAl production Workshops BFA Filmmaking The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
  • 109. 109 collAborAtion production Workshop intermediAte Film AdvAnced commerciAl Workshop AdvAnced music videos thesis Film the digitAl diAlogue Film Filmmaking BFA Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
  • 110. 110
  • 111. 111 in ACTiNg For FilM Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA Tuition per Semester: $12,375 Number of Semesters: 8 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu depending on the number of terms they take each year.
  • 112. 112 BFA Acting for Film OvErviEW W I love acting. It is so much more real than life. - Oscar Wilde “ “ Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information.
  • 113. Acting for Film BFA WHAT YOU WILL LEARN At NYFA, students get the opportunity to act in a wide variety of locations. 113 WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
  • 114. 114 SEMESTER ONE voice & speech i movement 1 114 YEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS FilmcrAFt technique & scene study 1 A BFA Acting student performs a scene on camera. BFA Acting for Film
  • 115. SEMESTER THREE Acting For Film ii technique & scene study iii collAborAtion Workshop 115 SEMESTER TWO voice & speech ii movement ii Acting For Film i technique & scene study ii Acting for Film BFA
  • 116. SEMESTER FIVE stAge to screen (plAy) AdvAnced techniques in Acting Writing For Actors voiceover SEMESTER FOUR Acting For Film iii: scripted tv improvisAtion perForming shAkespeAre YEAR TWO OVERVIEW acting and progress into ensemble work and professional prep work such as creating material for a voiceover reel. 116 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Acting for Film
  • 117. SEMESTER SIX technique & scene study iv (styles) Acting For Film iv building the reel 117 Acting for Film BFA
  • 118. 118 SEMESTER EIGHT thesis Film production business oF Acting/Audition technique SEMESTER SEVEN producing the short Film plAy production Workshop AdvAnced voice And movement: chArActerizAtion For the stAge YEAR THREE OVERVIEW acting, the third year prepares students for their Thesis Projects. Year Three BFA students must complete a series of highly specialized courses, participate in a play production workshop, and ultimately deliver a thesis project of their own creation. The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Acting for Film
  • 119. 119 ELECTIVES sketch comedy This workshop is designed for actors with comedy instruction on the variety of ways sketch comedy is created, using improvisational comedy to bolster the writing process, and brainstorming to help each student contemporAry dAnce This course will provide an opportunity for students to inside and outside the parameters of western stunt Workshop This course is designed to develop the specialty skills 119 singing For Actors in order to feel comfortable and competent in AdvAnced stAge projects curriculum culminating in a taped live performance entertAinment lAW This course is an overview of basic entertainment recordings, live performances, and other aspects Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Acting for Film BFA A New York Film Academy BFA Acting For Film student performs for the camera on a set in Los Angeles.
  • 120. 120 A BFA Photography student hones her camera skills on location with a state-of-the-art Canon HDSLR camera. in PhoTogrAPhY Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA Tuition per Semester: $13,380* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional equipment + lab fee: $525 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu depending on the number of terms they take each year.
  • 121. 121
  • 122. PBut 122 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND ACHIEVE BFA Photography A state-of-the-art CANON or NIKON HDSLR camera, your preference, that allows you to shoot stills and HD video, YOURS TO KEEP, is included in your FULL ENROLLMENT tuition fee for the BFA Photography program. BFA Photography students have the option to join a special one-week photography expedition to an exciting locale.*
  • 123. 123 is a photographer and an independent publisher, whose Lustrum own images are featured in the national museums of America, France, Korea, Canada, China, Australia, Germany, and others, and included in over 170 museum We impart to our students that a strong photograph will immediately reveal the photographer’s intentions. - Ralph Gibson Chair, Department of Contemporary Photography Esteemed photographer Ralph Gibson guides a group of NYFA photography Photo by Ralph Gibson “ “ Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information.
  • 124. 124 SEMESTER ONE introduction to lighting photo FoundAtions i SEMESTER TWO intermediAte lighting photo FoundAtions ii YEAR ONE OVERVIEW The following COUrSE DESCriPTiONS BFA Photography - Ansel Adams
  • 125. 125 SEMESTER THREE AdvAnced lighting cApture to print i cApture to print i Photography BFA
  • 126. 126 SEMESTER FIVE Applied photogrAphy prActices ii intermediAte imAging i SEMESTER FOUR Applied photogrAphy prActices i cApture to print ii the moving imAge i processes & cultures oF photogrAphy SEMESTER SIX Applied photogrAphy prActices iii intermediAte imAging ii YEAR TWO OVERVIEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Photography
  • 127. 127 SEMESTER SEVEN business prActices For photogrAphers This course prepares students for entering the development, self-promotion strategies, and essential business practices are emphasized in on branding their own business identity and portFolio development i This course guides students through the initial portfolio development process, outlining principles for targeting a market-ready portfolio to their the appropriate terminology, students will clearly covers current trends in photo bookmaking, online theory & criticism: contemporAry photogrAphy This course is designed to advance students’ application of historical and contemporary methods of theoretical analysis to their own work and the work of emerging and established Through seminar discussions in class, as well as in Los Angeles and Miami, students will learn to never-before seen work in real-time through an SEMESTER EIGHT portFolio development ii FinAl project senior thesis imAging output YEAR THREE OVERVIEW Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Photography BFA
  • 128. 128 ELECTIVES vieW cAmerA photogrAphy As Fine Art i Advertising photogrAphy photojournAlism & documentAry i AlternAtive processes the moving imAge ii portrAiture editoriAl AdvAnced imAging The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Photography
  • 129. AdvAnced vieW cAmerA multimediA photo essAy commerciAl photogrAphy photogrAphy As Fine Art ii photojournAlism & documentAry ii 129 “Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. - Ansel Adams “ Photography BFA
  • 130. 130 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $13,300* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $700 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 131. 131 BFA Producing students at the New York Film Academy are charged with the task of preparing in ProDUCiNg For FilM & TV Three or Four-Year Degree Program depending on the number of terms they take each year.
  • 132. W 132 BFA Producing for Film & TV Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information.
  • 133. 133 LEARNING GOALS PRODUCTION GOALS Producing students learn the art of location scouting, and in this scene, shoot in a real prison setting.
  • 134. 134 SEMESTER ONE producers crAFt i YEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. directing For producers cinemAtogrAphy, lighting & editing New York Film Academy producing students learn the fundamentals of producing in the classroom and on the set. BFA Producing for Film & TV
  • 135. SEMESTER TWO producers crAFt ii introduction to screenWriting producing documentAries sound For producers SEMESTER THREE entertAinment lAW & business prActices i producing reAlity television short Film production i 135Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. “Most of my presumptions about a production are usually wrong. - Steven Spielberg “ Producing for Film & TV BFA
  • 136. 136 SEMESTER FIVE short Film production ii industry speAker series Writing the tv pilot screenplAy budgeting & entertAinment Accounting SEMESTER SIX thesis development Workshop i producing AlternAtive mediA Acting For producers Writing the FeAture screenplAy script collAborAtion i SEMESTER FOUR pitching, business plAns & television shoW bibles business AFFAirs Writing the tv pilot treAtment Writing the FeAture Film treAtment YEAR TWO OVERVIEW BFA Producing for Film & TV
  • 137. 137 SEMESTER SEVEN thesis development Workshop ii prepare for their production green lights, entertAinment lAW & business prActices ii contract law and critical issues raised in marketing and distribution, and using case studies of actual campaigns, this course focuses on successful strategies for each of script collAborAtion ii Students will continue with their screenwriter collaborations to complete a fully developed post For producers of physical post-production, the artistic and managerial aspects will also be addressed along with post-production for all current SEMESTER EIGHT thesis development Workshop iii AdvAnced pitching Workshop directing For producers ii understanding of the director’s integral creative students will develop a deeper understanding of cinematography, lighting, and sound needs and how YEAR THREE OVERVIEW Producing for Film & TV BFA
  • 138. 138 A BFA Screenwriting student supervises a scene while collaborating with Filmmaking and Acting students to bring her script to life on the Backlot of Universal Studios.
  • 139. 139 in SCreeNWriTiNg Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $10,875 Number of Semesters: 8 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu depending on the number of terms they take each year.
  • 141. 141 Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Screenwriting BFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
  • 142. 142 SEMESTER ONE elements oF screenWriting story generAtion SEMESTER TWO Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy i Writing For television i: specs genre studies COUrSE DESCriPTiONSYEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS BFA Screenwriting
  • 143. 143 SEMESTER THREE Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy ii They will also build a blueprint to revise their semester one feature half, the students will take either the new breakdown or the revision script to screen Script to Screen is designed to help writing students see what happens to write more powerful dialogue, develop more memorable characters, and actually picks up a camera, blocks a scene, and directs actors from a script translated a shot on the page into a shot in the camera, then the writer in directing, editing, cinematography, and production give an overview of Screenwriting BFA
  • 144. 144 SEMESTER FOUR neW mediA i YEAR TWO OVERVIEW sequentiAl Art 144 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Screenwriting
  • 145. 145 SEMESTER FIVE interActive nArrAtive AdAptAtion i neW mediA ii Writing For television ii: pilot SEMESTER SIX AdAptAtion ii reWriting Workshop Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Screenwriting BFA “A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end... but not necessarily in that order. - Jean-Luc Godard “
  • 146. 146 SEMESTER SEVEN AdvAnced Writing seminAr i: chArActer development the business oF screenWriting i plAyWriting AdvAnced thesis Workshop i the greAt plAyWrights YEAR THREE OVERVIEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Screenwriting
  • 147. 147 SEMESTER EIGHT screenWriting discipline & methodology Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. the business oF screenWriting ii AdvAnced Writing seminAr ii: scene study AdvAnced thesis Workshop ii Screenwriting BFA
  • 148. 148 in grAPhiC DeSigN Three or Four-Year Degree Program depending on the number of terms they take each year. In the New York Film Academy’s BFA In Graphic Design Program, students explore the most current trends, software and technologies.
  • 149. 149 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $12,000* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional lab fee: $500 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 150. 150 OvErviEW I st Combining in-class instruction, hands-on education, and extensive course work, the BFA in Graphic Design program is as challenging as it is rewarding. Students should be prepared to make a full-time commitment as they will attend class regularly and often spend their evenings and weekends working on original projects. As a result, students graduate from the BFA in Graphic Design program not only with the skills to succeed as a graphic designer, but are also able to compete across a variety of industries. Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. BFA Graphic Design
  • 151. 151 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Graphic Design BFA
  • 152. 152 SEMESTER ONE grAphic design i (type, imAge, lAyout FundAmentAls) elements oF design i (design principles) type i (type FundAmentAls) drAWing & imAging i (introduction to imAge mAking) COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW The following courses comprise the graphic design COUrSE DESCriPTiONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Graphic Design
  • 153. 153 SEMESTER TWO drAWing & imAging ii (digitAl processes) type ii (type voice) elements oF design ii intro to digitAl printmAking SEMESTER THREE grAphic design ii type iii (text As imAge) communicAtion design i digitAl photogrAphy & digitAl printing i Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Graphic Design BFA
  • 154. 154 SEMESTER FOUR elements oF design iii (4d/time bAsed mediA) type iv (motion) communicAtion design ii digitAl photogrAphy & digitAl printing ii YEAR TWO OVERVIEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. Graphic Design, like all other disciplines at the Academy, is taught with an intensive, hands-on approach, in which real-world scenarios are created to give students a taste of what to expect following graduation. BFA Graphic Design
  • 155. 155 SEMESTER FIVE pAckAge design (3d grAphics) Advertising publicAtion design dAtA visuAlizAtion & inFormAtion grAphics SEMESTER SIX design studio i communicAtion design iii (messAging) interActive design i pre-press & print production i (For print) Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Graphic Design BFA
  • 156. YEAR THREE OVERVIEW 156 SEMESTER SEVEN pre-press & print production ii (For print & Web) design studio ii brAnding interActive design ii thesis i BFA Graphic Design
  • 157. SEMESTER EIGHT portFolio production & business prActices thesis ii independent studio 157 Book Designer and Creative Director, Lonnie Silberling, gives a guest lecture to New York Film Academy students. Graphic Design BFA
  • 158. 158 in illUSTrATioN Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $12,000* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional lab fee: $500 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu Students have the option of completing in three or four years depending on the number of terms they take each year.
  • 159. 159
  • 160. 160 OvErviEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. Illustrators are individuals who give expression to our imagination and the world around us through graphical representation. They are visual artists who are both able to bring their own ideas to life, while also visualizing the creative individuals and professions. Whether it is drawing a children’s book creating the original visual imagery. At the Academy’s BFA in Illustration program, students are immersed in the world of illustration by our renowned faculty of professional illustrators who by training in drawing, painting, and digital imaging techniques, but they also learn how to apply their skills to a variety of genres and industries and develop the entrepreneurial know-how to achieve their professional goals. BFA Illustration
  • 161. 161 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Illustration BFA
  • 162. 162 SEMESTER ONE 2d design & FundAmentAls oF color introduction to illustrAtion: visuAl thinking drAWing: Form, spAce & perspective COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW fundamentals of two-dimensional design and color theory and develop visual thinking as the formation of ideas. Technical sensitivity is deepened through practical illustration problems and critical evaluation. The following courses comprise the illustration portion of a student’s curriculum; The required Liberal Arts and Sciences classes are listed at the end of the BFA and BA section of the brochure. COUrSE DESCriPTiONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Illustration
  • 163. 163 SEMESTER TWO mAteriAls & techniques For illustrAtors illustrAtion in context Audience And ApplicAtion AnAtomicAl Figure drAWing pAinting: light, color & mAtter history oF illustrAtion Sketches by New York Film Academy student Magdalena Marinova SEMESTER THREE text to imAge i digitAl illustrAtion survey technicAl Workshop: mixed mediA, collAge & AssemblAge Illustration BFA
  • 164. 164 SEMESTER FOUR text to imAge ii series illustrAtion sketchbooks & visuAl journAlism digitAl 3d grAphics For illustrAtion YEAR TWO OVERVIEW In the second year, the relationship between picture and word is explored while illustrator as public intellectual and member of society. BFA Illustration
  • 165. 165 SEMESTER FIVE introduction to typogrAphy visuAlizing the sciences technicAl Workshop: 3d illustrAtion SEMESTER SIX the illustrAtor in society selF-publishing: comics & zines hybrid imAging: science Fiction & FAntAsy illustrAtion pictoriAl personAe: modes oF chArActerizAtion Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Illustration BFA
  • 166. 166 SEMESTER SEVEN illustrAting For interActivity chArActer & concept Art For entertAinment thesis development YEAR THREE OVERVIEW of their choice, beginning with a clearly stated objective and a well-articulated research strategy. The thesis project is begun in semester seven and represents the culmination of abilities and insights gained during the program. Character concept art by New York Film Academy student Magdalena Marinova The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Illustration
  • 167. 167 SEMESTER EIGHT building A portFolio entrepreneuriAl business prActices For illustrAtors Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. thesis & exhibition proFessionAl project New York Film Academy Illustration students use current technologies and software, including the now industry- standard graphics tablets to create new images and characters of their own design. Illustration BFA
  • 168. 168 in 3D ANiMATioN & ViSUAl eFFeCTS Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $11,600* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional lab fee: $775 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu depending on the number of terms they take each year.
  • 169. 169
  • 170. O Avatar Toy Story Rango BioShock Halo 4 170 Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. BFA 3D Animation & Visual Effects
  • 171. 171 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN & ACHIEVE 3D Animation & Visual Effects BFA
  • 172. 172 SEMESTER ONE 3d essentiAls drAWing & AnAtomy sculpture i SEMESTER TWO modeling i drAWing & sculpture chArActer AnimAtion COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA 3D Animation & Visual Effects
  • 173. 173 SEMESTER THREE modeling ii texturing & look development chArActer design SEMESTER FOUR lighting & rendering This course will introduce students to approaches and philosophy in creating both photorealistic lighting for live used in practical “real” lighting and cinematography and then compositing renders, matte paintings, and digital video to create polished shot by the instructor to teach students how to problem solve the types of shots typical of a production shoot including Green Screen Composites, Tracking, Color Theory, and Nuke scripting in python & mel Maya’s scripting abilities allow the creation of any custom very powerful class will help even the most non-technical YEAR TWO OVERVIEW 3D Animation & Visual Effects BFA
  • 174. 174 SEMESTER FIVE digitAl environments chArActer setup mAtte pAinting SEMESTER SIX mAtchmoving screenWriting visuAl eFFects - Steven Spielberg BFA 3D Animation & Visual Effects
  • 175. 175 SEMESTER SEVEN cinemAtogrAphy storyboArd & AnimAtic Acting For AnimAtors thesis project development SEMESTER EIGHT AnimAtion thesis production proFessionAl development in AnimAtion thesis portFolio AnimAtion directed studies YEAR THREE OVERVIEW Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. 3D Animation & Visual Effects BFA
  • 176. 176 in gAMe DeSigN Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $11,850* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional lab fee: $525 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu depending on the number of terms they take each year.
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  • 178. T 178 OvErviEW BFA Game Design Central to our game design education is the New York Film Academy’s philosophy of learning by doing; from day one students and equipment that they will be using throughout their program. The curriculum is designed to teach aspiring game designers the essential skills needed to create different styles of games on a variety of platforms through a combination of hands- on workshops, seminars, lectures, and our one-of-a-kind Game Studio. Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information.
  • 179. 179 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Game Design BFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
  • 180. 180 SEMESTER ONE 2d gAme design Super Mario Brothers Asteroids Joust Space Invaders Braid gAme coding With unity And c#, i gAme studio i YEAR ONE OVERVIEW Students gain a foundation of knowledge that they can use throughout a career in games. Students work collaboratively to create working software with support from an instructor who assists them with hands-on coding. They are also exposed to additional facets of games through courses in Narrative Design, game Coding, and 3D Art. The following courses comprise the COURSE DESCRIPTIONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Game Design plAycentric design introduction to 3d Art
  • 181. 181 SEMESTER TWO systems literAcy publishing video gAmes gAme coding With unity And c#, ii Art direction For gAme developers SEMESTER THREE mobile gAme design Angry Birds Clash of Clans Doodle Jump gAme studio ii level design history oF video gAmes Spacewar Pong Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Game Design BFA
  • 182. 182 SEMESTER FOUR the greAt video gAmes 3d gAme design Battlezone Deus Ex The Sims Grand Theft Auto V Minecraft gAme studio iii SEMESTER FIVE nArrAtive design Workshop multiplAyer gAme design M.U.L.E. Doom Wii Sports, Madden series World of Warcraft Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare gAme studio iv YEAR TWO OVERVIEW design and Agile development, while collaboratively developing original software. BFA Game Design Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
  • 183. 183 SEMESTER SIX business oF video gAmes Free to plAy gAme design League of Legends Hearthstone Star Wars: The Old Republic Super Crate Box Clash of Clans gAme studio v SEMESTER SIX ELECTIVES nArrAtive theory 3d Art & AnimAtion object oriented progrAmming improvisAtionAl Acting Game Design BFA - Jane McGonigal
  • 184. 184 SEMESTER SEVEN mArketing video gAmes collAborAtive thesis i gAme studio vi SEMESTER SEVEN ELECTIVES 3d Art & AnimAtion improvisAtionAl Acting AdvAnced level design Minecraft Little Big Planet Warcraft III mobile gAme progrAmming YEAR THREE OVERVIEW Collaborative Thesis Project ii, which includes a game Design Wiki, written story materials, and polished working software. The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA Game Design
  • 185. 185 SEMESTER EIGHT storyboArding collAborAtive thesis ii gAme studio vii Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Game Design BFA
  • 186. 186 in MeDiA STUDieS Three or Four-Year Degree Program LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $11,300* Number of Semesters: 8 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $700 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu Students have the option of completing in three or four years depending on the number of terms they take each year.
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  • 188. M 188 OvErviEW Media Studies Degree is in its combination of media theory and media practice. Students will learn tools to develop and present essays and academic professional-caliber emerging The program is further enhanced collaboration with industry-leading emerging media companies. Students will be prepared to work hand-in-hand with professionals in the traditional and emerging media industries. Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. as BA Media Studies
  • 189. 189 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Students in the BA program get to experience shooting on location and on a studio set as depicted here. Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Media Studies BA
  • 190. 190 SEMESTER ONE introduction to mediA studies nArrAtive essentiAls SEMESTER TWO introduction to communicAtion theory mArketing, mediA & society SEMESTER THREE principles oF journAlism YEAR ONE OVERVIEW The following courses comprise the media section of the brochure. COUrSE DESCriPTiONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BA Media Studies
  • 191. 191 SEMESTER FOUR introduction to Web design & App development trAnsmediA storytelling & production SEMESTER FIVE introduction to brAnding & sociAl mediA YEAR TWO OVERVIEW - Mike Nichols Media Studies BA
  • 192. 192 SEMESTER SIX business oF emerging mediA FilmcrAFt & producing interActive storytelling 192 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BA Media Studies
  • 193. 193 SEMESTER SEVEN emerging mediA & digitAl production i entrepreneurship & mediA SEMESTER EIGHT emerging mediA & digitAl production ii thesis prep studies in globAl mediA YEAR THREE OVERVIEW Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Media Studies BA
  • 194. T his section lists the Liberal Arts and Sciences courses offered for BA in 194 FOUNDATION STUDIES english composition physicAl & mentAl Wellness Film Art public speAking criticAl thinking college mAthemAtics drAWing** BFA & BA liberal Arts & Sciences Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information.
  • 195. 195 ARTS & HUMANITIES compArAtive literAture drAmAtic literAture Art, culture & society the greAt screenplAys World religions philosophy & ethics Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
  • 196. 196 the greAt plAyWrights cultures & encounters plAyWrights & screenWriters AmericAn culturAl history europeAn culturAl history th interActive storytelling studies in globAl mediA ethics oF video gAmes September 12 Grand Theft Auto Populous BioShock mythology The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. BFA & BA Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • 197. 197 SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES psychology oF perFormAnce psychology oF production contemporAry psychology introduction to economics internAtionAl politics generAl Anthropology sociology Anthropology oF mediA mediA & society Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Liberal Arts & Sciences BFA & BA
  • 198. 198 NATURAL SCIENCES environmentAl biology geology physics humAn AnAtomy & physiology HISTORY OF ART, THEATRE & MEDIA Artists need to know the history and traditions of the of the past, creative trends of the present, and criticAl Film studies This seminar teaches students to identify the the crafts of directing, cinematography, acting, and Astronomy principles oF geogrAphy coding BFA & BA Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • 199. 199 history & Aesthetics oF photogrAphy i of master photographers from the birth of history & Aesthetics oF photogrAphy ii This course continues the history of photography from 1960 onwards, investigating cultural, historical, and ideological aspects of this era’s history oF illustrAtion The course emphasizes the language of visual culture with a particular focus on the symbols, topics in Film studies Film Studies introduces a number of historical film movements that provided the framework for many of cinema’s greatest auteurs while identifying and discussing canonical films Art history Students are introduced to the full range of art history ranging from ancient art to modern and postmodern artists and artworks and obtain the tools with which to critically assess historical history oF theAtre This course is a concise study of the history of theater from the Greek and Roman theatre history oF photogrAphy conceptual trends and ideas in the history of history oF grAphic design Through lectures, videos, discussions, presentations, and research, students are introduced to the creative thinkers, important innovations, and breakthrough technologies that have shaped the evolution of history oF documentAry This course will introduce students to the history review and analyze the evolution of the documentary history oF AnimAtion This course focuses on the history and aesthetics of animation, with references to related arts such as live- history oF sequentiAl Art students in this survey analyze trends, styles, history oF video gAmes An understanding of the history of video games is essential to the future game designer, not only because it serves as a common foundation for those who work in the industry, but only by understanding the mistakes and successes of the past will future topics in modern & contemporAry Art history This course will focus primarily on art movements of the history oF design This course narrates the history of design, from its roots at the beginning of the 19th century through Liberal Arts & Sciences BFA & BA
  • 200. 200 Associate of Fine Arts Filmmaking | Acting for Film | Producing for Film & TV | Screenwriting | Game Design
  • 201. 201 - Martin Scorsese A student gets hands-on instruction on RED camera.
  • 202. 202202 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $12,666* Number of Semesters: 6 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $1,334 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 203. 203203 Students shooting a combat scene on the Universal Studios Backlot. Two-Year Degree Program ASSoCiATe oF FiNe ArTS in FilMMAkiNg
  • 204. 204204 FAt the Academy, our philosophy is learning by doing, something students will experience from the secondtheystepintoourfantasticfacilities.Whether potentialstudentsareinterestedincreatingfeature- OvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. AFA Filmmaking
  • 205. 205205 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Filmmaking AFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
  • 206. 206 SEMESTER ONE director’s crAFt i cAmerA & lighting i digitAl editing i production Workshop Acting For directors COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW COUrSE DESCriPTiONS screenWriting i 206 AFA Filmmaking
  • 207. Filmmaking AFA 207 SEMESTER TWO director’s crAFt ii cAmerA & lighting ii SEMESTER THREE intermediAte Film production intermediAte Film post-production collAborAtion Workshop digitAl editing ii screenWriting ii producing the short Film i introduction to Film elements oF FeAture screenWriting sound design mArketing the short Film visuAl eFFects 207 Filmmaking AFA
  • 208. 208 FeAture screenplAy i screenWriting iii AdvAnced production Workshop SEMESTER FOUR director’s crAFt iii YEAR TWO OVERVIEW cAmerA & lighting iii producing commerciAls & music videos The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. AFA Filmmaking
  • 209. 209 SEMESTER FIVE thesis Film directing thesis Film prep screenWriting iv: short thesis screenWriting digitAl editing iii production design thesis Film production i SEMESTER SIX thesis Film production ii thesis Film post-production entertAinment industry seminAr FeAture screenplAy ii “Everyone finds it so easy to be a director - how come I find it so difficult? - Louis Malle “ Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Filmmaking AFA
  • 210. 210210 AFA Acting students prepare to perform a scene in collaboration with Filmmaking students. Two-Year Degree Program ASSoCiATe oF FiNe ArTS in ACTiNg For FilM
  • 211. 211211 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $15,750 Number of Semesters: 4 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 212. 212 T OvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Students shoot a scene for their Production Workshop class in New York City with the guidance of their cinematography instructor. AFA Acting for Film
  • 213. 213 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Through our philosophy of learning by doing, students start acting in front of the camera from day one. Students at NYFA supplement what they learn in class with continuous practice, gaining substantial on-set experience in supervised, in- class workshops and through acting in - William Shakespeare Acting for Film AFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
  • 214. 214 SEMESTER ONE technique & scene study 1 (plAys) with preparatory building blocks, which lay a solid Acting For Film i This course introduces to the beginning Acting for Film student the skills necessary for creating a fully realized students, which is a full immersion production approach voice & speech i healthy voice and an awareness of vocal tendencies and including and not limited to, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Knight-Thompson Speechwork, Linklater, Lessac, and optimal vowel formation, a deeper, more precise and movement i to engage the body in a full and courageously A focus of this course is to cultivate tools internal life in an authentic manner on impulse methodswillbetaught,includingbutnotlimited to Viewpoints, the Suzuki Method, Dance, FilmcrAFt Filmcraft provides the Acting for Film student knowledge of directing, cinematography, writing, producing,editing,andinhabitingcrewpositions, introduction to Film This seminar teaches students to identify the and discussions, students will grow to great challenge of telling stories with moving directing (particularly shot construction), cinematography, acting, and editing developed COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW In Year One, AFA students undergo a thorough regimen of classwork and film acting that lays the groundwork for a professional life in the film arts. COUrSE DESCriPTiONS AFA Acting for Film
  • 215. 215 SEMESTER TWO technique & scene study ii Acting For Film ii voice & speech ii movement ii screenWriters & plAyWrights collAborAtion Workshop “Life is a tragedy when seen in close- up, but a comedy in long-shot. - Charlie Chaplin “ Acting for Film AFA
  • 216. 216 SEMESTER THREE technique & scene study iii voiceover improvisAtion Acting For Film iii: scripted tv shAkespeAre YEAR TWO OVERVIEW Film Project. All Year Two AFA students must complete a series of highly specialized Portfolio that they may take with them upon graduation. The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. AFA Acting for Film
  • 217. 217 SEMESTER FOUR technique & scene study iv Acting For Film iv business oF Acting/ Audition technique history oF Acting ELECTIVES sketch comedy contemporAry dAnce stunt Workshop singing For Actors AdvAnced stAge projects entertAinment lAW Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Acting for Film AFA
  • 218. 218 shoot. Working on original scenes, they build their experience to become producers
  • 219. 219 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $19,000* Number of Semesters: 4 * Please note, additional equipment fee: $1,000 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu Two-Year Degree Program ASSoCiATe oF FiNe ArTS in ProDUCiNg For FilM & TV
  • 220. 220 I OvErviEW Students getting hands-on experience on a professional set with the RED camera. AFA Producing for Film & TV Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information.
  • 221. 221 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Understanding the roles and responsibilities of the creative producer in film, television and Learning the role of the line producer during the Learning the various creative roles on a production Gaining an understanding of finance, marketing and distribution strategies for film, television and Learning treatment and screenplay structure in Gaining a fundamental knowledge of entertainment Learning about the industry’s past and present Learning how to conduct yourself in a professional The New York Film Academy provides a creative setting with which to develop, challenge and inspire the talents of dedicated prospective producers in a total immersion, professional environment. By combining seminars, lectures, and intense hands- understanding and appreciation of motion picture arts and learn to integrate knowledge and professional experience. Producing for Film & TV AFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE Students develop and present a reality television Each student will write, prep, shoot and edit his or her
  • 222. 222 SEMESTER ONE producers crAFt i directing For producers i cinemAtogrAphy, lighting & editing entertAinment lAW & business prActices i introduction to screenWriting producing reAlity television short Film production i sound For producers COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW The Year One curriculum is extremely comprehensive, teaching students the creative aspects of producing, as well as the more technical side of line producing. Students gain a practical understanding of the entertainment industry and the tools needed to successfully navigate it. COUrSE DESCriPTiONS AFA Producing for Film & TV The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.
  • 223. 223 SEMESTER TWO producers crAFt ii pitching, business plAns & tv shoW bibles producing documentAries Writing the tv pilot treAtment Writing the FeAture treAtment business AFFAirs short Film production ii industry speAker series Producing for Film & TV AFA Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
  • 224. 224 SEMESTER THREE thesis development Workshop i Writing the FeAture screenplAy Writing the tv pilot screenplAy YEAR TWO OVERVIEW AFA in Producing candidates must complete a series of advanced classes and deliver a completed and well-executed Thesis Project in order to successfully complete the program one of two thesis options for the remainder of the degree program. While the thesis options producing AlternAtive mediA budgeting & entertAinment Accounting introduction to Film The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. AFA Producing for Film & TV
  • 225. 225 SEMESTER FOUR thesis development Workshop ii entertAinment lAW & business prActices ii and distribution, and using case studies of actual campaigns, this course elaborates on AdvAnced pitching Workshop directing For producers ii a deeper understanding of cinematography, lighting, and sound needs and how to Acting For producers Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. Producing for Film & TV AFA
  • 226. 226 A Screenwriting student works with a directing instructor as she prepares to shoot her original screenplay. Two-Year Degree Program ASSoCiATe oF FiNe ArTS in SCreeNWriTiNg
  • 227. 227 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $14,000 Number of Semesters: 4 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 228. 228 S It is the goal of the AFA in Screenwriting program to train students with hands-on instruction and constant practice to master the craft of creating a feature-length screenplay or television script. OvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. AFA Screenwriting
  • 229. 229 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. important in-class feedback forces students to push the boundaries of their own creativity to develop their best possible work. Screenwriting AFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
  • 230. The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. SEMESTER ONE elements oF screenWriting Writing For television i: specs Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy i genre studies the greAt screenplAys COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW writing successful screenplays and are challenged to develop their craft artistically COUrSE DESCriPTiONS AFA Screenwriting
  • 231. 231Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. SEMESTER TWO Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy ii the business oF screenWriting i Writing For television ii: pilot script to screen story generAtion Screenwriting AFA
  • 232. 232 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. SEMESTER THREE the business oF screenWriting ii AdvAnced Writing seminAr i: chArActer development AdAptAtion Workshop YEAR TWO OVERVIEW During Year Two, AFA candidates begin working on their Thesis Project, a feature- length screenplay or episodic television series pilot. Coursework in Year Two will as well as preparing students for a professional life after the AFA. drAmAtic Writing Art & society AdvAnced thesis Workshop i AFA Screenwriting
  • 233. Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. SEMESTER FOUR intro to trAnsmediA the Art oF the pitch AdvAnced Writing seminAr ii: scene study AdvAnced thesis Workshop ii “Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts. - Larry L. King “ Screenwriting AFA 233
  • 234. 234 LOCATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Semester: $15,000* Number of Semesters: 4 * Please note, additional lab fee: $1,000 per semester. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 235. 235 Two-Year Degree Program ASSoCiATe oF FiNe ArTS in gAMe DeSigN
  • 236. 236 V OvErviEW The strength of the NYFA AFA in Game Design Degree Program exists in its combination of storytelling studies, game design theory, game arts education, game programming education, and the hands-on direct application of each. Based on a high concentration of narrative and playable system design workshops, the program is further enhanced by concentrating on the commercial realities of the medium, and collaboration on a game designed and deployed by a team of students who work hand- in-hand with our senior faculty recruited from the top companies in the game industry. In the Academy’s Game Design Program, students work with professional, industry standard software to create their own video games. AFA Game Design
  • 237. Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. 237 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. Game Design AFA WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
  • 238. 238 SEMESTER ONE nArrAtive design Workshop 2d gAme design Super Mario Brothers Asteroids Joust Space Invaders Braid gAme coding With unity And c#, i gAme studio i plAycentric design introduction to 3d Art COUrSE DESCriPTiONS YEAR ONE OVERVIEW In Year One, students receive a comprehensive introduction to the subject through courses in the deconstruction and theory of game design, game writing, game art, and game programming. Students complete multiple projects in their exploration of the medium during the year. COUrSE DESCriPTiONS The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. AFA Game Design
  • 239. 239 SEMESTER TWO systems literAcy 3d gAme design Battlezone Deus Ex The Sims Grand Theft Auto V Minecraft publishing video gAmes gAme coding With unity And c#, ii gAme studio ii Art direction For gAme developers Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information.
  • 240. 240 SEMESTER THREE mobile gAme design Angry Birds Clash of Clans Doodle Jump gAme studio iii level design history oF video gAmes Spacewar Pong YEAR TWO OVERVIEW In Year Two, students continue to grow as prospective game industry entrants by way of fully immersive advanced workshops. Each student is challenged to complete a thesis project that showcases his or her best work. The completed projects also serve as high quality work samples for prospective employers. SEMESTER THREE ELECTIVES storyboArding 3d Art & AnimAtion i object oriented progrAmming improvisAtionAl Acting AFA Game Design
  • 241. 241 SEMESTER FOUR the greAt video gAmes collAborAtive thesis Semester Four Electives AdvAnced level design storyboArding nArrAtive theory Game Design AFA gAme studio iv thesis production Workshop ethics oF video gAmes September 12 Grand Theft Auto Populous BioShock
  • 242. One & Two-Year Filmmaking | Acting for Film | Producing for Film & TV | Photography | Cinematography 242
  • 243. 243
  • 244. CONSERVATORY 244244244 LOCATION NEW YORK CITY; LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Year: $38,000* * Please note, additional equipment fee: $4,000 per year. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 245. CONSERVATORY 245 one-Year Conservatory in FilMMAkiNg 245245245 Filmmaking students gain hands-on experience with a RED digital camera.
  • 246. 246 T OvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. 246 Students learn to operate and shoot with RED HD camera CONSERVATORY 1-Year Filmmaking
  • 247. 247 COUrSE DESCriPTiONS director’s crAFt i cinemAtogrAphy i editing i production Workshop i WHAT YOU WILL LEARN 1-Year Filmmaking CONSERVATORY WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE - Stanley Kubrick
  • 248. 248 screenWriting i cinemA studies i individuAl editing i sound recording i director’s crAFt ii producing of pre-production, including scouting and securing instructor and students design a production schedule students to form realistic plans to successfully make how to plan and keep to a schedule and budget for in class as they learn how to take advantage of cinemAtogrAphy ii This class immerses students in the technical and to go beyond simply “getting an image” and focus on addition to being trained to operate advanced Special attention is given to the emotional attributes that can be assigned to an image by changing the understanding of aesthetic image control as they sound recording ii This hands-on course challenges students to interpret curriculum in a series of sync-sound production produced (storyboarded, cast, scouted, rehearsed, editing ii This course teaches students to edit their sync- a consistent editing design, dialogue rhythm, and sense of pacing and continuity that compliments the CONSERVATORY 1-Year Filmmaking
  • 249. 249 screenWriting ii production Workshop ii individuAl editing ii cinemA studies ii mise-en-scène FILM PROJECTS 249 1-Year Filmmaking CONSERVATORY
  • 250. 250 quArter Film music & montAge Filmcontinuity The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. CONSERVATORY 1-Year Filmmaking
  • 251. 251 pov semester one Film the chekhoviAn yeAr one thesis Film Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. 1-Year Filmmaking CONSERVATORY
  • 252. 252 Working hands-on in an interior stage set gives students the freedom to design precise camera moves and lighting
  • 253. Two-Year Conservatory in FilMMAkiNg 253 LOCATION NEW YORK CITY Tuition per Year: $38,000* * Please note, additional equipment fee: $4,000 per year. Students may also incur additional expenses on their own productions. These expenses will vary depending on the scale of the projects. Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu
  • 254. 254 C OvErviEW Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. Filmmaking students follow an intensive curriculum and achieve multiple learning and production goals. In a combination of hands- on classroom education and intense understanding and appreciation of and learn to integrate knowledge and professional experience. CONSERVATORY 2-Year Filmmaking
  • 255. 255255 YEAr TWO COUrSES AdvAnced directing music video production cinemA studies commerciAl production AdvAnced screenWriting AdvAnced production Workshop AdvAnced cinemAtogrAphy production design AdvAnced sound design/sound mixing AdvAnced editing AdvAnced producing Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. 2-Year Filmmaking CONSERVATORY
  • 256. one-Year Conservatory in ACTiNg For FilM LOCATION NEW YORK CITY; LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Tuition per Year: $31,500 Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change. For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu 256
  • 257. 257 Acting students build a portfolio of work by performing in a series of on-camera projects during the one-year program.
  • 258. 258 T OvErviEW The most hands-on intensive programs in the world. Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up to date course information. CONSERVATORY 1-Year Acting for Film WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVEWHAT YOU WILL LEARN
  • 259. 259 Acting technique Acting For Film i meisner 1 voice And movement i speech i Film crAFt improvisAtion i intro to Audition technique shAkespeAre text in Action COUrSE DESCriPTiONS Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. “One of the things about acting is it without having to pay the price. - Robert De Niro “ 1-Year Acting for Film CONSERVATORY