No previous filmmaking experience is required. Students, however, must be prepared to live and breathe film in an intensive total immersion filmmaking workshop with an extremely demanding schedule. Classes are held throughout the year at the Film Academy's New York City site, giving students an ample choice of workshops to fit their needs. As space is limited, we recommend early application to guarantee a place in the workshop of your choice. In the film workshops, each student writes, produces, directs, and edits his or her own 16mm films, and rotates among crew positions when his or her classmates shoot.
Students receive extensive hands-on experience as a result.
It is a rigorous program, requiring great time, effort, and flexibility. Students in the Acting for Film Workshop should expect to enjoy a similarly comprehensive program. Every workshop is full-time, with classes or shooting organized nearly every day of the week. Opportunities for cultural activities are unlimited. New York boasts many of the world's largest museums, all located a short subway ride away from the Academy.