The History of 16 MM Film and the Arriflex 16 S Camera
The New York Film Academy offers students an excellent opportunity to work with 16mm Film and the Arriflex S & SR 16 mm cameras. Shooting on film has many inherent advantages,…
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April 9, 2009
Film School Alumni Babar Ahmed Directs Feature Film, Royal Kill
The feature film by award-winning director and New York Film Academy alumni, Babar Ahmed, Royal Kill starring Gail Kim, and Academy Award nominees Eric Roberts and Pat Morita will be…
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April 7, 2009
Are Drawing Skills Needed For 3D Animation Program?
Another often asked question regarding coming to the NYFA animation program is “Do I need drawing and artistic abilities and skills in order to attend your school?”. If you have…
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March 23, 2009
Film & Television Industry Statistics
Cinema is an incredible artistic medium, but it is also the basis for a multi-billion dollar industry. Although the major motion picture industry is changing, and independent filmmakers are reaching…
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March 23, 2009
Film School Student Stephanie Okereke in The News
Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke landed her first acting roles in the 1997 movies Compromise and Waterloo. Over the years, the Imo State-born actress has grown to become one of Nigeria’s…
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February 26, 2009
3D Animation School: Mental Ray Interpolation
Mental ray glossy reflections are notoriously expensive to render (expensive in this case meaning taking a long time). In order to optomise the render time it can be advantageous to…
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February 20, 2009
Digital Film School Equipment
The New York Film Academy is well known for having the best student to camera ratio with one of the largest inventory of cameras in the world – more than…
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February 19, 2009
Bevin Prince is ‘Redefining Love.’
You may know Bevin from her long-run as ‘Bevin Mirskey’ on the hit CW show One Tree Hill or maybe you caught her on Fox’s House. We know Ms. Prince…
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February 19, 2009
3D Animation School: The Fundamentals of Light
This is a post for the 1 year animation 2nd semester group project at the New York Film Academy 3D Animation School, which encompasses many disciplines necessary for an animation/vfx…
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