Lee Sheldon on Writing for Games
Last week, New York Film Academy Game Design Chair Phoebe Elefante welcomed guest speaker Lee Sheldon to the classroom. Sheldon is a professional game writer and designer currently working on his 43rd…
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May 11, 2016
May 9, 2016
Representatives from Brave New Films Discuss Documentaries and Gun Control
New York Film Academy students welcomed representatives from Brave New Films—Laurie Jones and Tommie Bayliss—after a screening of their documentary, Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA. The event was…
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May 6, 2016
“Good Luck Chuck” Screening at NYFA Los Angeles
On Thursday, April 21st, New York Film Academy students were treated to a screening and Q & A of the hit Dane Cook / Jessica Alba romantic comedy, Good Luck…
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May 5, 2016
“Trumbo” Screening with Emmy Award-Winning Actor Bryan Cranston
The New York Film Academy enjoyed a special evening with Bryan Cranston, the star of Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle and, more recently, the movie Trumbo, a historical film…
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April 28, 2016
Anna Serner Speaks on Behalf of Gender Equality in Film
Since the beginning of 2000, the pursuit for gender equality in film has been an ongoing objective in Sweden. To reach that goal by the end of 2015, the Swedish…
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April 26, 2016
NYFA South Beach Campus Hosts Premiere Screening: “Beyond Glory”
A red carpet, lights beaming into the sky, celebrities and local dignitaries posing for photographs—this was the scene this past Saturday night at the City of Miami’s historic Manuel Artime…
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April 21, 2016
‘Blair Witch’ Producer Michael Monello Discusses TV Marketing Through Storytelling
New York Film Academy Game Design Chair Phoebe Elefante invited Michael Monello, a pioneer in digital marketing and storytelling. As one of the creators of the cult classic The Blair Witch Project, Monello and…
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April 14, 2016
NYFA Students Learn Cutting Edge Techniques in Image Based Lighting for VFX
Virtual lighting expert and Animation department faculty member Fred Durand treated students of chair of animation Mark Sawicki’s digital effects cinematography class to a guest lecture and demonstration of Image…
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April 11, 2016
A Talk with the VFX Artists Behind ‘Sharknado’
A storm whipped through the New York Film Academy Theatre last week—a combination of wind, water and sharks, known by the title Sharknado. After the screening, NYFA students welcomed Emmy Winning VFX…
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