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A Q&A With NYFA Acting for Film Alumna and Teacher’s Assistant Alice Dessuant

prep the lights, get the camera ready. Working on the other side reminded me of that. NYFA: What was it like to be a part of the NYFA community both…

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7 Books Every Actor Needs To Read

…art of auditioning from the perspective of an experienced casting director. Simple and informative, Shurtleff shares a 12-step guide with corresponding questions to help actors prep for auditions and callbacks….

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Clark Gable’s Grandson: New York Film Academy Helped Me Build My Confidence

…Clark, who received his training at the New York Film Academy, took at minute to catch up with the NYFA blog between photo-shoots, auditions, and prep for his feature film…

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NYFA New York Musical Theatre Faculty: Interview with Kristy Cates

…a graduation panel/prep class where we work on filmed audition pieces as well as their final live performance. It’s exciting and fascinating to bring in industry guests to meet our…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES AWARD-WINNING DIRECTORS NICOLE KASSELL AND SARAH PIROZEK FOR ‘THE 20/20 SERIES’

…shared by Nicole Kassell (@nicolekassell) Nicole Kassell shared her full lookbook she created for ‘Watchmen’ on social media In addition to character prep, both directors noted the importance of the…

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Q&A with New York Film Academy MFA Alum and Instructor Justin LaReau

…The team and I were rewriting throughout prep to pull off a full feature. Many elements that would have created more value had to be removed because there just wasn’t…

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NYFA’s Kenneth Johnson Provides Students with 40 Years of Film & TV Experience

…doing the work. Including the prep necessary, a wealth of smart insights from my career producing and directing TV and features, plus useful tools I’ve created over the years that…

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