What Makes The Abbott Elementary Pilot So Engaging
To write a good Pilot, you need to KNOW YOUR SHOW. Unlike a movie, you’re setting up stories that could go on for 20, 40, or maybe even 100 episodes. …
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May 10, 2024 | Industry Trends
May 2, 2024 | Screenwriting
How To Write Underdog Sports Movies In Ten Easy Steps
Few genre films follow the same beat-by-beat screenwriting path as sports movies—the rags-to-riches story of an athlete or team overcoming the odds and making it all the way to fame…
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April 1, 2024 | Filmmaking
Screenwriting Tips for Aspiring Filmmakers and Storytellers
Ernest Hemingway, believed in writing first drafts quickly and then revising extensively. Virginia Woolf was known for her stream-of-consciousness narrative technique, while Stephen King allows the story to unfold as…
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March 29, 2024 | Study Abroad
The Advantages of Short-Term Study Abroad Programs
Study abroad experiences allow students to cultivate their unique artistic identities. In these programs, students travel, learn, and work together with their classmates in a supportive environment, helping aspiring storytellers…
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March 2, 2024 | Alumni
Creative TV & Movie Adaptations Featuring NYFA Alum, Faculty, and Rising Stars
Remember back in the 1990s when Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillipe, and Reese Witherspoon starred in an adaptation of Pierre Coderlos de Laclos’ seminal French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous…
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February 15, 2024 | Film
NYFA Alumni and Faculty Collaborate on Film, TV, and Media
The film, television, and entertainment industry have a long history of memorable partnerships, from the Coen brothers to Issa Rae and Tracy Oliver to The Daniels. Hit films, television shows,…
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December 12, 2023 | Industry Trends
Write a Script with an Unexpected Ending: 4 Great Techniques
Don’t you just love epic film endings that you never saw coming? These endings are the ones that stay with viewers for a long time and inspire talk about the…
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December 7, 2023 | How To's
How to Find Time to Write
Many accomplished writers advocate continuous practice as the most effective method for enhancing one’s writing skills. Simply resolving to write when convenient often leads to perpetual postponement for many aspiring…
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December 5, 2023 | Screenwriting
What is a Monomyth? 5 Films That Play It Out
A lot of people think that there are only a handful of stories out there to tell, and every script falls under one of those plots. One of those stories…
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