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Steadicam® is now a commonly used tool within the film and television industry, however it requires training and practice in order to produce good results. More than just a stabilizer, as a shooting system it is able to provide an individual style to the production often greatly desired by producers and directors. Additionally, complex moving scenes...

This class is presented in partnership with Sarah Lawrence College. This class will be held in-person. This one week course is an in-depth study of the filmmaking process  from script to screen. Students will gain a better understanding of  critical craft elements necessary for the success of any project. The  one week Introduction...

Join us for an outdoor screening of the classic mid century rom-com Desk Set (Walter Lang, 1957), starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.  Hepburn and Tracy play a research librarian at a New York television network and a visiting computer expert, respectively. They clash when Tracy tries to convert Hepburn's network to computers and to...

Steadicam® is now a commonly used tool within the film and television industry, however it requires training and practice in order to produce good results. More than just a stabilizer, as a shooting system it is able to provide an individual style to the production often greatly desired by producers and directors. Additionally, complex moving...

Join us for a screening of Man Push Cart (2005, 87 mins.), the acclaimed debut film of director Ramin Bahrani that follows the life of Ahmad, a once famous Pakistani rock star now working long hours in the streets of Manhattan selling coffee and bagels from his cart. Providing a "rare immigrant’s-eye view of a post-9/11 city suffused with subtle...

The 2-week intensive provide a foundation for the craft and introduction to The Barrow Group approach. The intensive begins with ensemble building and improvisation exercises followed by script analysis to learn approaches to quickly and clearly learn how to tell stories better. Through the scene study and monologue section, students will be introduced...

Pre-requisite: This is an open level class. Please note, it is not a beginner class and we recommend students have previous professional training and experience. This class is designed for professional actors who want to explore and learn more about commercial auditioning. In this One Day Commercial Audition workshop, students learn how to prepare...

Learn the basics of audio recording in the field and on location. Through developing a fundamental understanding of audio interfaces, mixers and microphones, students will build basic skills for recording and delivering quality audio in field and location environments. Specific focus will be on audio production on a video or film set as well various...