Academic Programs

Kooky Kaiju: A Look at Some of Godzilla’s Most Outlandish Monsters
May 16, 2014

Kooky Kaiju: A Look at Some of Godzilla’s Most Outlandish Monsters

When it was announced that the latest reboot of the Godzilla franchise would center around the film’s titular character battling other creatures, you could almost hear the collective shriek of…

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NYFA’s Director of Veterans Affairs to Air Documentary on AHC Films
May 15, 2014

NYFA’s Director of Veterans Affairs to Air Documentary on AHC Films

Some exciting news for student and indie documentary filmmakers: AHC FILMS, will be a new television home for documentary projects dedicated to heroes and people who have helped shaped the…

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How H.R. Giger Changed the Way We See Aliens
May 14, 2014

How H.R. Giger Changed the Way We See Aliens

It’s hardly an understatement to say that H.R. Giger, who died on Monday at the age of 74, permanently altered the way Hollywood depicts aliens. When his frightening and singular…

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Photography Students Keep Their Own Canon or Nikon HDSLR
May 13, 2014

Photography Students Keep Their Own Canon or Nikon HDSLR

The starting point for any photographer is to purchase a quality camera. While it is not the only aspect of photography that will yield quality work, it is clearly an…

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Finding Your Photography Niche(s)
May 9, 2014

Finding Your Photography Niche(s)

To say that photography as a profession has changed somewhat in the past decade alone would be the understatement of the century. While many photographers are still able to run…

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Legendary Director Peter Medak Speaks at NYFA LA
May 5, 2014

Legendary Director Peter Medak Speaks at NYFA LA

Last week, acclaimed director, Peter Medak visited New York Film Academy Los Angeles after a screening of his 1980 horror film The Changeling at Warner Bros. Studios theater for an…

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NYFA Photography LA Co-Presents Q&A with Prominent Industry Creatives: Tierney Gearon and Charlie Hess
May 2, 2014

NYFA Photography LA Co-Presents Q&A with Prominent Industry Creatives: Tierney Gearon and Charlie Hess

MOPLA‘s closing event last Sunday evening was Vision & Visionaries: A Conversation Series About Inspiration and the Creative Process, a co-presentation between NYFA Photography Los Angeles and the Lucie Foundation. Held at historic Mack…

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Final Hours of the Imagine Film Challenge
May 1, 2014

Final Hours of the Imagine Film Challenge

The Imagine Film Challenge is in full swing. Team NYFA (aka The Broken Slates) – including over two dozen actors from NYFA – are 24 Hours away from exhibiting Deliver…

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MFA Photography Student Joseph Bornilla Exhibits at Photo Independent
April 30, 2014

MFA Photography Student Joseph Bornilla Exhibits at Photo Independent

MFA photography student, Joseph Bornilla, exhibited his work last weekend at Photo Independent in Los Angeles. Joseph’s final New York Film Academy thesis project entitled, Chaotic Beauty, is a series of…

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