Q: Why should I send my child to a film camp?
A: Whether or not your child chooses to pursue film as a major in his or her academic career, the camps are an unparalleled creative experience which will broaden their horizons and enhance their future endeavors.

Q: What is the average day like?
A: Your son or daughter will be busy with class and film production Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm. During the evening and on weekends, students will take part in planned activities and field trips. These will include screenings and trips for cultural enrichment.

Q: How does this camp compare to others like it?
A: There are no other film camps for high school students in which students write, direct, shoot, and edit their own short 16mm films using professional film equipment. It is a unique program which will give your son or daughter an unforgettable summer of filmmaking.

Q: Where will my son or daughter live?
A: At the New York Film Academy’s camps at Princeton University and Harvard University, students will live on campus in fully furnished college dormitories. At Universal Studios, Disney-MGM Studios, Paris, Oxford, and Florence, students will live in group residences with NYFA counselors. Meal plans are available at select locations. Students in the program at the Dalton School in New York City must either live in the area or have access to housing with a parent or a guardian.

Q: What are the security arrangements at the High School Summer Film and Acting Camp?
A: Our choice of locations is meant to ensure the students’ safety, which is of primary concern to us. Each college campus location has a twenty-four hour public safety service which includes security escorts during the evening and emergency medical help.

Q: What is the drug and alcohol policy?
A: The New York Film Academy has zero tolerance for the use of illegal drugs or alcohol. Any student who breaks this rule is subject to immediate dismissal and will be sent home at the parents’ expense.

Q: Can I speak with someone who has attended an NYFA camp?
A: Yes, please contact us at film@nyfa.com and we will put you in touch with New York Film Academy alumni and their parents.

Q: What are the qualifications of your instructors?
A: New York Film Academy instructors are active film professionals who have their MFAs from the nation’s elite film schools including, NYU, Columbia University, AFI, USC, and UCLA. They all have a passion for filmmaking and teaching and are consistently given the highest praise from our students.

Q: What happens after the film and acting camp?
A: Students who complete one of the New York Film Academy’s high school Camps have gone on to study film further in college, made films on their own with the skills they gained in the Camp, returned to the Academy for additional study, and used their learning once they enter the workplace.

Q: How much access will I have to the filmmaking equipment?
A: The New York Film Academy maintains the best ratio of equipment to students of any film school in the world. Students will have access to the Arriflex 16mm motion picture cameras (Digital
Filmmaking students have access to high quality mini-DV cameras), Lowel lights, and Final Cut Pro digital editing systems.

Q: Do I get a diploma at the end of the course?
A: The NYFA grants a diploma upon successful completion of our Camps.

Q: Can I attend a camp at NYFA and then use my directing samples to apply to a longer film program?
A: Yes. Many students use their films in their applications to undergraduate or graduate degree
programs. Others may wish to enroll in the New York Film Academy’s One-Year program.


Q: I have no film experience. Is this program for me?
A: The Total Immersion Film Camp and Acting for Film Camp have been designed specifically for
individuals with little or no experience.

Q: How hands-on are the camps?
A: All classes in the camps are designed to be of immediate and practical use. Students work
hands-on with film or editing equipment every day of the Camp.

Q: Do I get to direct my own films?
A: Yes. Every student in the camp directs his or her own films, in addition they work as crew members on their classmates’ films.

Q: What is the minimum age requirement at the New York Film Academy High School Summer Intensive Film and Acting for Film Camp?
A: The Film Academy’s courses are extraordinarily intensive, and demand maturity, commitment, and dedication. Students need to be able to work with others and be responsible to them, as film is
a collaborative art. The program attracts an eclectic group of high school students. The age range is 14-17 years old.

Q: I have a lot of experience making my own projects on video. What will I get out of the film camp?
A: While 16mm film does render a sharper image than video, the real difference is a creative one. In the High School Summer Film Camp and Digital Film Camp you will learn how to structure your story, choose your lens, camera angle, shots, and lighting. You will screen and critique all the films you make with your instructor. The classes provide a strong foundation in basic directing, camera, lighting, and editing.

ACTING Camp QUESTIONS

Q: What is the difference between the Academy’s Acting for Film course and a regular acting course?
A: Our camp courses give students immediate experience acting for the camera. All classes in the
camp, from basic technique to voice and movement are designed to help the aspiring actors give dynamic and believable performances for the screen.

Q: Do I have an opportunity to act in the film students movies?
A: Yes, depending on your schedule, you may be cast in one or more of the films being made by the
Academy’s film students. In any case you will have many opportunities to act for the camera in the Camp itself.