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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Florence: Hands-On and Intensive Filmmaking & Acting for Film Programs (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Florence, Italy
  • Program Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Maymester, Spring, Summer
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: New York Film Academy 
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2025 10/15/2024 ** Rolling Admission TBA TBA
Maymester 2025 01/01/2025 02/15/2025 TBA TBA
Fall 2025 03/15/2025 ** Rolling Admission TBA TBA

** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Areas of Study: Acting/Performace Art, Arts, Communications, Film, Media Studies, Theater/Drama Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English
Click here for a definition of this term Housing Options: Apartment-Shared, Apartment-Single, Hotel, Independent Housing Program Type: Study Abroad
Program Description:
New York Film Academy


T: (212) 674-4300

Studyabroad@nyfa.edu
 
  
New York Film Academy                                                      NYFA Florence                                                        About NYFA Study Abroad

On set with NYFA Florence
NYFA LINKS: Please feel free to also view NYFA's short Study Abroad Video or our NYFA Florence Video.
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NYFA’s study abroad courses are open to students in all disciplines. Whether they are already budding filmmakers or actors, whether they want to learn how films are made, or what it takes to create a performance, students benefit from taking part in NYFA’s hands-on and intensive training programs. We welcome study abroad students who want to capitalize on the opportunity to integrate filmmaking, acting, and other visual arts disciplines with an international cultural experience. In addition to acting and filmmaking students, NYFA’s study abroad programs draw U.S. students from all relevant disciplines who are seeking the benefits of a hands-on and intensive arts education.

While English is the language of instruction at all NYFA locations, we welcome students from all over the world and have been since our inception. The multiplicity of global students means that U.S. students will not be studying in an American “bubble” as in many programs. The NYFA milieu environment offers a true international experience thanks to the richness of the convergence of so many varied cultures. U.S. students will interact with locals to organize their productions, and will work with many students who have English as second language. 

NYFA Florence offers hands-on and intensive semester and short-term programs for Filmmaking & Acting for Film. These programs are taught by industry professionals. Please visit NYFA Florence's homepage here for more information regarding program dates.
LOCATION

NYFA Florence Balcony
In 2008, the Government of Tuscany and the Tuscan Film Commission invited NYFA to offer its world-renowned programs in a newly renovated facility overlooking the Piazza San Lorenzo, in the heart of the historic center of Florence.

Currently, NYFA Florence is located in the neighborhood of Santa Croce, whose curved streets are the remnants of the amphitheater built 2,000 years ago! This iconic Florence location is just steps away from the Piazza Santa Croce, one of the city’s most prominent squares and historical landmarks. The plaza is home to the Basilica of Santa Croce, which features sixteen beautifully decorated chapels and tombs of many illustrious Italian figures, including Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Galileo, and Enrico Fermi. There is no U.S. program in Florence that has such a prominent and convenient location. 
FILMMAKING

SEMESTER
The full semester is offered in the fall and spring and is set at 12 weeks. In the full semester, beginning on day one, students participate in an intensive sequence of classes in Film Directing, Screenwriting, Digital Camera Technique, Lighting, Digital Editing, Directing Actors and Production Workshops. They extend and deepen their in-class learning by producing films.
 
Working in crews of three or four, each student writes, produces, directs and edits four films of increasing complexity. In addition, each student fulfills the essential roles of Director of Photography, Assistant Camera Operator, and Gaffer (Lighting Technician) on the films of her/his crewmembers. Thus, everyone has the extensive hands-on experience of working on several short films in the first two months.
 
During the third and fourth months, each student directs three digital projects. These projects and in-class production workshops challenge students to explore the dramatic mechanics of motion picture storytelling and the critical collaboration between actors and directors. Supporting classes include Screenwriting, Directing Actors, Directing, Production Workshop, Cinema Studies, and Documentary Filmmaking. 

SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS
From the very first day of class, the focus of the workshop is to learn through making films. Each student writes, produces, directs, and edits his or her own films, and rotates among crew positions when his or her classmates shoot.
 
In the One-Week workshop, each student will make one film project. In a Three-Week Filmmaking Workshop, each student will produce two film projects of increasing difficulty, culminating in a film of up to three minutes. In the Four-Week Filmmaking Workshop, each student will produce three film projects of increasing difficulty, culminating in a film of up to four minutes. Six-Week Filmmaking Workshop students will produce four films of increasing difficulty. The final film will be up to six minutes. In the 8-Week Filmmaking workshop students will produce five films. The final film will be up to 10 minutes.

EQUIPMENT
Students in the filmmaking workshop will be shot on high definition digital video cameras. All students will edit using digital editing software. 
ACTING FOR FILM

SEMESTER
The semester program in Acting for Film concentrates on building a foundation in the craft of acting, using training techniques rooted in the theater but applicable to screen acting. The full semester is offered in the fall and spring and is set at 12 weeks. In the full semester students participate in a broad array of core classes that introduce them to finding the actor within, while simultaneously training their instrument to do the kind of technical, emotional, and physical work necessary for film acting. Since we believe that film actors also benefit immeasurably from working in front of a live audience, in addition to work in front of the camera, training in the first semester builds towards a live performance.

SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS
The Acting for Film workshops provides students with a foundation of in acting skills with a specific focus on acting for film. Classes emphasize the basic elements of the craft of acting using the techniques of Stanislavski, scene study, and monologue work as starting points. In conjunction with these classes, students participate in courses aimed specifically at training the actor for the technical requirements of acting on a film set. Participants audition for the filmmaking student film projects.
 
No significant prior experience or knowledge is assumed. The program brings everyone to the same level very quickly, beginning with the fundamentals, while also filling in the inevitable gaps in the understanding of those with some prior experience.
CREDIT OPTIONS
NYFA Study Abroad
Students that meet the application requirements will have the option to receive a regionally accredited transcript, offering transferability of credits after successfully completing their NYFA program.

Credits are awarded in the following scale:

1-Week Workshops Carry 1 Credit
3-Week Workshops Carry 2 Credits
4-Week Workshops Carry 3 Credits
6-Week Workshops Carry 4 Credits
8-Week Workshops Carry 6 Credits
12-Week Semester Program Credits Vary by Subject & Location

ACCREDITATION & U.S. COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS
New York Film Academy is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), 985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, CA 94501, 510.748.9001. https://www.wscuc.org/institutions/new-york-film-academy

NYFA’s accreditation listings can be found on the Council for Higher Education (CHEA) website at: https://www.chea.org/new-york-film-academy

*Please note: The New York Film Academy makes no representation that credits awarded by NYFA will be accepted or applied toward the completion of any degree or certificate by any other postsecondary institution. The acceptance of transfer credits is always governed by the receiving school.
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