4-Week Filmmaking Workshop

The Four-Week Workshop provides students with a thorough introduction to the foundations of film craft. Many students find the one-month length fits conveniently into their yearly schedules. The workshop is a full-time program. Students must be prepared to make a serious commitment to its completion.

FORMAT
The Four-Week program is structured around the production of three short films of increasing complexity. Students will be introduced to the traditional concepts of shooting motion picture film and will apply this foundation of knowledge to contemporary practices of shooting with digital technology. All projects will be shot on high definition digital video cameras.

Classes and hands-on workshops are held throughout the week and some weekends are reserved for additional classes or shooting. Time will be required outside of class for writing, location scouting, casting, and editing. The fourth week is devoted to shooting and editing the final film, culminating in the final screening.

As in all New York Film Academy workshops, each student writes, directs, shoots and edits a series of short film projects of his or her own using high-def digital video, film lighting packages, and digital editing software. Classes in directing, writing, editing, cinematography, and production cover the creative and technical demands of telling a story with moving images. Each week all the students’ films are screened and critiqued in class with the instructor.

CREWS
The four-week filmmaking course attracts a diverse and international group of people, whether they are just embarking on a new career track, already established in the industry, or are international students visiting from abroad. All four-week filmmaking students must be highly motivated and committed to full-time study to successfully complete the workshop requirements and create their original projects.

NYFA students will complete their projects collaboratively, forming crews of three or four people for each film project. Students will rotate among key crew positions while working on their peers' projects, gaining experience working as director of photography, assistant camera, and gaffer/grip.