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Q&A With BFA Filmmaking Alum Raquel Bordin on Her Career in Film Marketing and Showing Her Film at Cannes Film Festival
January 25, 2021 | Film

Q&A With BFA Filmmaking Alum Raquel Bordin on Her Career in Film Marketing and Showing Her Film at Cannes Film Festival

Learning how to be a filmmaker isn’t just applicable to being a film director, writer, or working on a film set, it’s also about how you can tell a story…

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Q&A With The Academy Director of MultiChoice Talent Factory East Africa Academy and NYFA Filmmaking Alum Njoki Muhoho
December 10, 2020 | Film

Q&A With The Academy Director of MultiChoice Talent Factory East Africa Academy and NYFA Filmmaking Alum Njoki Muhoho

Njoki Muhoho is a lover of growing organizations to support people and takes pleasure in scripting and producing films, so don’t ask her to choose one career over the other….

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An Open Letter to NYFA Students From Peter Rainer – You Can Make This Your Opportunity
July 8, 2020 | Film

An Open Letter to NYFA Students From Peter Rainer – You Can Make This Your Opportunity

Here in Los Angeles, where I live and work, the word is out that Hollywood film production will gradually be returning to a semblance of normalcy. But what does that…

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Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Cody Broadway
February 22, 2020 | Film

Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Cody Broadway

Last year was a great year for New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking alum Cody Broadway, who added two more trophies to his collection of regional Emmy awards. The first…

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Phase 4: What’s Next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
August 9, 2019 | How To's

Phase 4: What’s Next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

[warning: SPOILERS for Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home] This summer saw the end of an epic run of films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), that began in…

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Sound in Filmmaking: How to Use Sound to Heighten Emotions in a Film
July 20, 2018 | Film

Sound in Filmmaking: How to Use Sound to Heighten Emotions in a Film

The introduction of sound in filmmaking was perhaps the most dramatic advancement in the history of movies. From chilling sound effects and atmospheric music to the witty dialogue between two…

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How to Find Space to Improvise in the Filmmaking Process
June 29, 2018 | Film

How to Find Space to Improvise in the Filmmaking Process

Who could forget Heath Ledger’s Joker applauding Gordon in The Dark Knight or Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal Lecter making the “hsss” sound in The Silence of the Lambs? Whether it was…

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6 Independent Filmmakers You May Have Missed
April 6, 2018 | Film

6 Independent Filmmakers You May Have Missed

Most people know the likes of Zack Snyder, Ava DuVernay, Christopher Nolan,  — high-profile filmmakers at the helm of the big budget movies getting all the attention. While these talented…

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How to Learn From Other Filmmakers by Watching Films
January 19, 2018 | Film

How to Learn From Other Filmmakers by Watching Films

Anyone with dreams of becoming a successful filmmaker has probably seen a good number of movies in their lifetime — in fact, for many of us, watching movies inspired our…

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