Acting School Program

One-Year Acting Program

The New York Film Academy is proud to offer its extraordinarily popular One-Year Acting for Film program. The One-Year program is unlike any other actor-training program in the world — a cutting-edge exploration into the art and practice of acting for the screen.

The One-Year program runs on an eight-month calendar, divided into two 16-week semesters. Each of the 16-week semesters requires intensive time demands and a complete commitment on the part of the student. A standard week of study involves approximately 30 hours of classes, six hours a day, Monday through Friday, with additional time required in the evenings and on weekends for classes, rehearsals, and shoots.

The first semester concentrates on building a foundation in the craft of acting, using training techniques rooted in the theater but applicable to screen acting. Students participate in a broad array of core classes that introduce them to finding the actor within, while simultaneously training their instrument to do the kind of technical, emotional, and physical work necessary for film acting. Since we believe that film actors benefit immeasurably from working in front of a live audience, all of the training in the first semester builds towards a live performance of scene work.

In the second semester, the core classes continue as the students’ focus intensifies on applying the techniques they have learned to more elaborate scene work, on-camera exercises, and film shoots — all designed to develop and hone their screen-acting ability. During the second semester, all students perform in a short film production, oftentimes original work that was created and developed by the students in collaboration with their instructors. In addition, a variety of classes are given in order to broaden students’ knowledge of acting techniques, the film business, and many different film crafts. And, as in the first semester, the second semester culminates in a live showcase of scenes for family, friends, classmates, and industry contacts.

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