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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES VICE PRESIDENT OF THE DIRECTOR’S GUILD OF AMERICA AND DIRECTOR LAURA BELSEY FOR LIZ HINLEIN’S ‘THE 20/20 SERIES’

…Belsey. “In television, we have to work so fast. Sometimes you have seven days to prep an episode, so you don’t have too much time to mull things over and…

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NYFA LA Holds Annual Producing Pitch Fest at Andaz Hotel

…“Thanks for the terrific education and prep the graduates clearly had experienced. It allowed us to hear pitches that were interesting, well-prepared and yet open to suggestion, perspective, and possible…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) ALUMNI HEAD TO CAMERIMAGE WITH THESIS FILM “SIMÓN”

…the look was partially inspired by the 2011 film A Separation. Usakovas also watched other Camerimage winners to prep as well, and says Simón was also influenced by the tennis film Borg vs. McEnroe….

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To Film Fest or Not to Film Fest: Creative Approaches to Distribution in the Digital Age

…to switch up your strategy. Option 2: Getting Noticed Online It can no longer be assumed that film fests will deny entrance based on a film’s online status. In fact,…

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Halo The Series, A Long-Awaited Adaptation and Why We Need It

…the landing (barring the wonderful collection of animated shorts we know as Halo Legends). It didn’t seem like Halo fans would ever catch a break…until now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KZ3MKraNKY What’s the Big…

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10 Reasons Why Hitchcock Will Always Be One of the Great Directors

…Film Editing https://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/5767791416 Hitchcock believed that film editing could only do so much for a film. But if you cut the scene correctly, used the right music, and the mood…

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Not Bound By The Rules: An Interview With NYFA Musical Theatre Instructor And Writer/Composer Bobby Cronin

…and Daybreak, and what advice he’d give to aspiring composers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3FoC7TB6iE Transcript Bobby Cronin: I’m Bobby Cronin and I teach Pop Rock, Musical Theatre, Audition, and I write some of…

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