ACTING & FILM SCHOOL

Film School Graduate Niclas Mehne Compares NYFA to German Film School

Hello. My name is Niclas Mehne and I am a NYFA Film School graduate 1 year filmmaking program 2006/07 Los Angeles.

I had a great time in Los Angeles. I am from Germany and filmmaking in the USA was a little bit different comparing to Germany. I am now at a another filmschool in Germany and I have to say, it´s not the same.

I liked the NYFA program because of great teachers and the large amount of knowledge I´ve got. I think you can’t learn more in one year and you learn the basics you need to make movies any where else.

I liked the fact that every student is writing, directing and editing his own films. That everybody is doing a film. At my new school not every directing student gets the chance to direct a movie. I think also that if everybody is making a movie one gets a feeling of who of the other students has talent and who are not so great filmmakers.

I liked the fact that student shoot on film, what is really great. Instructor Alan Fiterman is great too.

Like I said I had great time and I am thinking about doing the MFA proramm in a few years.

Right now I wrote a new shortfilm and I am trying to get into production with it. I am still intouch with some of m friends I got to know at NYFA and they are great filmmakers.

- Niclas Mehne