New York Film Academy

New York Film Academy

Film School and Acting School
Motto	The most hands-on intensive programs in the world
Type	Private
Established	1992
President	Michael J. Young
Academic staff	400 +
Students	7,000 per year
Location	17 Battery Place, NY, U.S.
Campus	Urban
Colors	Black, White, and Red
Sports	Intramural
Nickname	NYFA
Website	www.nyfa.edu

New York Film Academy - School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City. The NY Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, television and theatre producer.^[1] It was originally located at the Tribeca Film Center. In 1994, NYFA moved to the former Tammany Hall building in Union Square. After 23 years of occupancy, the Academy relocated from Tammany Hall to Battery Park in October 2015.^[2]

As of 2012, the school has 400+ employees and over 7,000 students per year.^[3] NYFA offers master, bachelor, and associate degrees, as well as one- and two-year conservatory programs and short-term workshops in filmmaking, acting for film, photography, 3D animation, game design, producing, screenwriting, digital filmmaking, cinematography, documentary, broadcast journalism, musical theatre, music video, digital editing, graphic design, and illustration programs at various locations throughout the world.^[4]

The New York Film Academy's philosophy is based on a "learning by doing" approach. NYFA founder Jerry Sherlock explained to the New York Times in 2005^[5] that he opened the school after hearing interest from parents and older relatives of aspiring young filmmakers, and that he wanted to focus on practical experience.

Degree programs, workshops and locations

The New York Film Academy branch located in Downtown Manhattan near Battery Park.

The New York Film Academy: College of Visual and Performing Arts located in Burbank, CA., next to Warner Brothers.

NYFA's programs include film directing, film producing, screenwriting, cinematography, film editing, documentary filmmaking, acting, animation, photography, game design, musical theatre, graphic design, and illustration. In 2007 NYFA partnered with NBC News to start a program in digital journalism.^[6] In 2010 the contract between NYFA and NBC expired, but the Broadcast Journalism programs at NYFA continue to be offered with many of the original faculty. The NYFA Degree Programs, Workshops and Short-term courses are held in the following locations:^[7]

• New York City
• Los Angeles, California next to Warner Bros. Studios
• Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - Based on the backlot of Village Roadshow Studios^[8]
• Sydney, Australia
• Abu Dhabi, UAE^[9]
• Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Disney Studios, Orlando, Florida
• South Beach, Florida^[10]
• Florence, Italy
• Paris, France
• Mumbai, India
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil^[11]
• Beijing, China
• Shanghai, China
• Moscow, Russia
• Seoul, Korea
• Barcelona, Spain
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• London, England

Partnerships

Since 2007, the New York Film Academy has been collaborating with museums and major art institutions to organize cultural and filmmaking education initiatives for teens and young adults. The New York Film Academy's partnership with the Metropolitan Museum of Art is in its fourth year. Working closely with each individual institution, the Film Academy contributes resources in curriculum development, teaching staff, and equipment to deliver programs that teach students the creative art of the moving image, as well as the importance and value of all forms of art and the institutions that preserve, protect and display them. Partnering institutions include:

• Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010-current^[12]
• Brooklyn Museum, 2007^[13]
• Whitney Museum, 2009^[14]

Corporate partnerships

• Rolling Stone Magazine and the New York Film Academy partnered together to offer a series of Rolling Stone Music Video Workshops throughout the year. The workshops immerse students in cinematography, directing, screenwriting, producing, and editing with students creating their own original music videos.^[15]
• In 2014, NASA and the New York Film Academy announced a new initiative that would enlist students to create original audiovisual materials to raise awareness about the development of the James Webb Space Telescope as part of the Academy’s STEAM initiative.^[16]
• The New York Film Academy offers a series of ongoing REDucation Workshops to our students that take place around the world. The workshops—overseen by RED Digital Cinema Camera Company’s certified instructors—are aimed at working professionals as well as those just starting out in their film careers to help them master the RED EPIC or DRAGON cameras.^[17]
• Sony Animation^[18] and the New York Film Academy established a relationship to create a special acting workshop to train Sony animators to better understand the actor's process and appropriate character behavior. The animators were taught acting techniques, scene analysis and beat breakdown from the actor's perspective, as well as character development to enhance their overall visual storytelling abilities.
• Time Warner Cable's Connect A Million Minds and the New York Film Academy partnered together at its Union Square headquarters. Students from East Side Community High School and Marte Valle Secondary School in the Lower East Side participated in a workshop to learn about the significance of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills required in the film industry to bring movies to life.^[19]
• The New York Jets and the New York Film Academy partnered together in 2012 to start a brand new hands-on Sports Photography Program.^[20] The program offered two 16-week hands-on immersion workshops in Sports Photography and Sports Broadcasting for sports fans and aspiring media professionals in a real-world sports environment.

Faculty

NYFA draws teachers from the Tisch School of the Arts, Columbia University, AFI Conservatory, University of Southern California, Stanford University, Harvard University, Yale University and University of California Los Angeles.^[21] Notable faculty members include director Adam Nimoy, game designer Chris Swain, director Claude Kerven, screenwriter Jim Jennewein, and actress Lynda Goodfriend.

Notable guest lectures

Many film and television industry professionals have spoken at New York Film Academy. They include:^[22] Steven Spielberg, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Al Pacino, Doug Liman, Ben Stiller, Kevin Spacey, Ben Kingsley, Mira Nair and many renowned people from the film industry.

Notable alumni

(This list includes alumni from both the Film and the Acting schools, as listed on the pages merged here.)^[23]

Trevor Matthews, producer, actor Rohit Gupta,[24] producer, director Bevin Prince, actor "One Tree Hill" Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, participant on "The Apprentice" Glen Hansard, singer/actor Sean Robinson, film director/editor[25] Jessica Lee Rose, lonelygirl15 Stephanie Linus, actress Imran Khan, Bollywood actor Justine Wachsberger,[26] actor, New Moon (2009 film) Brittany Andrews,[27] actress, 2008 AVN Hall of Fame Angela Ismailos,[28] director, Great Directors Joshua Leonard, actor Rob Margolies, writer/director Mariyah Moten (Pakistani model, pageant queen) Bennett Joshua Davlin Frazer Brown, Producer / Director Jon Mann, Writer / Director

Sasha Cohen, actress, figure skater Rah Digga, actress, rapper Chord Overstreet, actor, "Glee" Analeigh Tipton, model, actress Gerald McMorrow, writer/director John Matton, producer/writer/actor Akkineni Naga Chaitanya, Actor/Producer Indian Telugu Cinema Eamonn Walker, actor Naya Rivera, actress, "Glee" Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans, Jr., actors and comedians D.B. Woodside, actor Kushal Tandon, actor Camilla Luddington, actress Francesco Panzieri, visual effects artist Linnea Larsdotter, actress Greg DeLiso, director Nara Rohit,[29] actor Shaquille O'Neal,[30] basketball player, actor Shehzad Sheikh, Pakistani actor[31] Klement Tinaj, actor, producer and martial artist

Accreditation

• NYFA is accredited by the NASAD National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

References

1. Kalem, T.E.; Peter Ainslie (1981-03-30). "Lo and Hum as Ho and Hum". Time. Retrieved 2008-03-27. ...first-time Producer Jerry Sherlock, an ex-fabric broker from Seventh Avenue
2. http://bedfordandbowery.com/2015/10/film-school-and-theater-clear-out-of-tammany-hall-ahead-of-retail-makeover/
3. http://www.linkedin.com/company/new-york-film-academy/
4. Shand, Laura (2012-10-01). "New York Film Academy studying abroad". The Independent (London).
5. Smith, Jack (2005-02-22). "Once for the Money, and Once for the Fun". The New York Times.
6. Ward, Andre (2007-11-14). "The Digital Revolution Sweeps New York Film Academy". MovieMaker. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
7. http://www.nyfa.edu/locations/
8. "New York Film Academy Australia".
9. Chudy, Jolanta (2008-03-18). "Cameras rolling at Abu Dhabi film school". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
10. "New York Film Academy Locations".
11. "New York Film Academy Brazil".
12. "Summer Intensive—Art and Film: A Hands-on Digital Filmmaking Workshop".
13. "Brooklyn Museum Gallery/Studio Program Announces Registration for Fall Semester 2007" (PDF).
14. "TEEN TAKES ON THE BIENNIAL".
15. "Rolling Stone Music Video School".
16. "NYFA Hosts Joint Talk With NASA Scientist".
17. "New York Film Academy and RED Digital Camera Present REDucation Workshops with RED DRAGON 6K".
18. "Sony Partnership with New York Film Academy".
19. "Time Warner Cable Partnership with New York Film Academy".
20. "New York Film Academy Sports Photography".
21. "Academic background NYFA teachers". New York Film Academy.
22. "New York Film Academy Guest Lecturers".
23. "Notable Alumni".
24. "Financing Your Indie Film and Developing an Audience: Rohit Gupta". New York Film Academy. June 28, 2012.
25. Robinson, Sean. "5 Questions with Filmmaker Sean Robinson of Naked, Puritans". The Advocate. Matthew Breen. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
26. "New Moon Star Justine Wachsberger | Film School Blog | New York Film Academy". nyfa.edu. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
27. "Brittany Andrews Linked In Profile".
28. "Too Big to Sail?". Vanity Fair.
29. "Nara Rohit Celebrates his Birthday Today". supergoodmovies.com. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
30. "Shaquille O'Neal Graduating From New York Film Academy; Wants To be A Director". Indiewire.
31. Mushtaq, Mariam. "Shahzad Sheikh's Interview". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

New York Film Academy Russian website

External links

• Official website

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