Study Abroad in London

  England

• London: 
London

Term: Throughout the year 
Dates: 1-Year programs, 1-, 3-, 4- and 6 week workshops

Description: The New York Film Academy has its European headquarters in London's historic Bloomsbury neighborhood. Students may choose from an array of filmmaking offerings including semester and one-year programs as well as short-term workshops and summer study.

London enters the 21st century with a reputation as the place to be. With an incredibly active theater and cinema culture, it is the ideal home for the New York Film Academy programs in England. In the midst of an exciting modern revival, London invites the developing artist to join in its bustling energy. With such new attractions as the Tate Modern, filled with the avant garde sculptures of Louise Bourgeois, or the sleek new financial center of the revitalized Docklands with its ultra-modern railway system, London stands out as a city on the creative edge.

The more traditional sites: Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Regent's Park, and the British Museum still awe their visitors.

Britain has produced some of the greatest films and film talents in the history of the movies-great directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, David Lean and actors like Lawrence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Alec Guinness, Peter O'Toole, and Vanessa Redgrave. Some of America's greatest filmmakers have found England to be the best place to make their films; George Lucas made Star Wars there. Stanley Kubrick made most of his greatest films there, including Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, and Eyes Wide Shut. In London, New York Film Academy students will plunge headlong into this great tradition and try their own hand at filmmaking.

The great cities and sights of Europe such as Paris, Rome, and Berlin are easily reached from London. Students may want to schedule a longer stay in order to travel.

Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury is one of London's most attractive neighborhoods with an extrordinary array of elite institutions including the British Museum, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and the University of London. The area has long been a mecca for artists, most famously the Bloomsbury Group which included Virgina Woolf, and more recently Damien Hirst. Charles Dickens' Bloomsbury abode is now home to the Dickens Museum.

Bloomsbury is extremely convenient to all areas of London and is served by numerous tube stations: Euston, Euston Square, Goodge Street, Warren Street, Tottenham Court Road, Russell Square and King's Cross St. Pancras. The mainline rail stations Euston, King's Cross, and St. Pancras are all located on the northern edge of Bloomsbury.

Highlights: The following are the learning and production goals for the one-year program, listed in the order in which you will achieve them. (Students who wish to do only one semester abroad may enroll for Semester One.)

Semester One

Production Goals

1. Write, Direct and Edit four short non-synchronous films (16mm B&W or Color).
2. Be Cinematographer, Gaffer and Assistant Camera on your crew's films.
3. Write short film script with dialog (for 2nd semester production).
4. Direct and Edit three digital shorts (DVCAM).

Learning Goals

1. Learn the art and technique of visual storytelling, including directing, cinematography, editing and post-production sound design.
2. Learn fundamentals of digital video production and digital editing.
3. Survey of cinema studies with focus on director's vision.
4. Learn fundamentals of film acting craft.
5. Immersion in screenwriting craft.

Semester Two

Production Goals

1. Direct and edit a sync-sound narrative film of up to 20 minutes.
You may shoot 16mm or digital film and edit digitally or on a classic film editing table.
2. Participate as principal crew member in fellow student's films.
3. Shoot and edit scenes on 35mm film.
4. Create director's reel to showcase all your work from the entire year.

Learning Goals

1. Advance filmmaking craft including directing (especially directing actors), producing, sync-sound production, color cinematography, editing and sound design.
2. Learn fundamentals of 35mm cinematography.
3. Develop strategy for pursuing filmmaking after the end of the program.

Equipment
Students in the one year program have extraordinary access to the New York Film Academy's unmatched equipment, including:

* 16mm, 35mm, 24P DV and HD Cameras
* Final Cut Pro Digital Editing Systems
* Mole Richardson Movie Lights and Gear
* Fostex Digital Sound Recorders
* Senheiser Microphones

Faculty Mentor Program

Each student will work with her or his own faculty mentor who will review each film project with the student before and after production. This teacher will continue with the student throughout the year as mentor. Based on Oxford University's tutorial system, this educational approach insures that each student has the opportunity to learn as much as possible.

Orientation

Students in the one year program have a special orientation which starts before the first day of film classes. The purpose of orientation is to help students acclimate to life in the city. This period gives one year students a chance to settle into their accommodations and to organize their lives before the intensive year of filmmaking begins. Through field trips students become familiar with all modes of public transportation and the sights and sounds of the city. Through guided visits to some of the world's greatest museums, students begin to think visually. Orientation is also a chance for the one year students to get to know each other in a relaxed atmosphere before the fast-paced intensity of the course begins.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: Inquire for more info.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to England Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Transcript
• Written Application

New York Film Academy's Mission Statement: The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 at Robert DeNiro's Tribeca Film Center and has since expanded into a global educational force in filmmaking and acting for film. The Academy was founded on a belief that a top quality education in filmmaking should be accessible to anyone with the drive and passion to make films. The New York Film Academy was designed for a new generation of filmmakers, screenwriters, actors, producers, and animators who share a passion for motion pictures and want to learn by making their own projects in a hands-on, intensive program. The many different programs of the New York Film Academy share a philosophy that balances in-class instruction by award-winning filmmakers with an intense exploration of the medium through practical, hands-on work.

Year Founded: 1992