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The First Day of Camp with NYFA

Published on June 7, 2010

With the beginning of the our teen and tween summer programs coming up so soon, we at the NYFA Blog decided to start getting pumped for a summer with New York Film Academy by reliving the first day of camp last year. Students come from all over the world to attend our teen and tween acting and filmmaking summer camps. See everyone get settled and start shooting, and hear what they and their parents have to say about the NYFA camp experience!

For more information, or to apply, check out our Teen and Tween Summer Camp website. Spaces are filling up fast!

"The Biz" Showcases NYFA Film Camp Student Mark Mayfield

Published on April 23, 2009

Every summer the New York Film Academy puts on film and acting camps for teenagers throughout the world. Camps are taught by professional actors and filmmakers, the same instructors of NYFA’s Master of Fine Arts programs. At our Los Angeles location during the summer of 2007, NYFA was fortunate enough to instruct Mark Mayfield.

A young, driven and gifted filmmaker and actor, Mark excelled in our program and continues to pursue a career in filmmaking. Recently, Mark was featured in, “The Biz”, a book in a series of stories written for young adults and about young adults by Ron Berman.

About the book…

“Beautiful beaches. Perfect weather. Trendy restaurants. Welcome to Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world. Although the lifestyle may be laid-back, there’s a lot going on. The glitzy and glamorous movie business is the backdrop to one of America’s most exciting cities.

When most people think about the movie business, they picture celebrities, extravagant mansions, designer clothes and stretch limousines. Sure, Hollywood is all that—and more—but it’s really all about the creative people who make the movies we love.

Mark Mayfield, a talented young actor and director from Atlanta, has big dreams. He’s ready to take Hollywood by storm! Mark is determined to succeed in one of the most exciting fields in the world … The Biz.”

A photo copied excerpt from the book.

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If you are a young adult looking to get into the “Biz”, we highly recommend you pick up this wonderful book for inspiration and guidance. Mark is a shining example of how big dreams can become a big reality with a lot of hard work, dedication and possitive attitude.

You can purchase the book here.

2009 Film & Acting Summer Camps

Published on February 26, 2009

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It’s that time of the year again that the New York Film Academy is hustling behind the scenes to organize our acclaimed film and acting summer camps throughout the world. This year NYFA will be hosting to camps for teen filmmakers and actors in New York City, Universal Studios backlot in Los Angeles, Disney Studios in Orlando, Harvard University in Boston, and we jump across the pond to Paris, Florence and London.

Between June 28th and December 12th the New York Film Academy hosts to 162 acting, filmmaking, screenwriting, broadcast journalism and 3D animation camps and workshops. They range from beginner to advanced, 1 week to 12 week.

The New York Film Academy starts preparing for these workshops and camps a full year before they start. What a most people don’t realize is that our summer camps for teens are taught by the very same instructors of our Master degree programs. The teens in our summer camps receive hands-on training from industry professionals as they use the same equipment and facilities of our degree programs.

Monday through Friday, during our acting camp, students participate in a broad array of core classes that introduce them to finding the actor within, while simultaneously training to perform the kind of technical, emotional, and physical work necessary for film acting. Each course concentrates on developing a foundation using training techniques for theater and film, while our primary focus is on acting for film.

Our Acting Camps are often integrated with our Film Camps, providing many one-of-a-kind advantages for the student interested in working in front of the camera. While the acting students are training, the film students are busy writing scripts and learning the technical aspects of directing.

Our camps attract students from all over the world with backgrounds and experiences that are as varied as the countries from which they originate. Each class is limited to an average of 15 students. The compressed length of the program and the focused level of study require dedication and intensive collaboration.