Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Entertainment Media - Filmmaking

During the Filmmaking Concentration, students get practical training in filmmaking and learn how to make their own films, engaging in over 800 hours of hands-on instruction and actual production experience. The curriculum integrates intensive study in all the major filmmaking disciplines including cinematography, directing, screenwriting, producing, and editing, and students will write, shoot, direct, and edit eight of their own short digital projects (including a thesis sync-sound project).
Students’ first projects are shot using DSLR cameras and latter projects are shot with the RED Scarlet HD camera. All projects are edited digitally using AVID software. They are also trained in the use of 16mm film and 35mm film, and students have the option of shooting their projects in either of these two film formats. Please note that the cost of shooting film is significantly higher than working in HD digital video. By the end of the program, students will have an enormous amount of production experience and eight short films of their own.

All students pursuing an undergraduate degree from the New York Film Academy must submit an official, final high school transcript in order to complete their application. Non-U.S. residents or international applicants, for whom English is not the first or native language), are required to submit proof of English proficiency, in the form of: TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 520 or higher (190 for computer-based test or 68 for internet-based test); IELTS 6 or the equivalent.