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From video diaries to feature films, your light, mobile, and quite powerful smartphone can be used to create your next project. Explore techniques, strategies, and tools, including additional accessories and apps that liberate your production by keeping costs low and your shoots inventive. There will be an independent exercise assigned between sessions...

Cutting a film trailer is an art form of its own. Whether your goal is to secure funding, raise awareness, or market your film to a new audience, a trailer is an essential tool. Trailers are also illuminating templates that bring a clarity to cinematic storytelling, 3-act structure, and story mechanics.  In Trailer Editing, watch samples of effective...

In this Digital Cinematography, see the big picture of camera work and what you can do as a DP to best achieve the aesthetic goals of your project. Using the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro, experiment with framing and composition, lenses and depth of field, and advanced manual image control techniques. What works best with the conditions and style you...

Learn how to promote yourself and get work as an actor. The basics are covered: headshots, resumes, casting notices, mailing lists, networking, acting reels, acting websites. In the final class you will meet an agent or manager. Class 1: Your Headshot & Resume Learn how to put together a headshot and resume that will help you get work. Class...

Create a monologue which will be filmed in class and then screened to an Agent, Manager, Casting Director, or Producer. This course is 4 sessions. In the first 2 sessions, Mr.Stolzenberg will help you perfect your monologue. In the third session , we will shoot the monologues and in the fourth session we will screen your work for an agent, manager,...

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...

Join us for a special screening of the documentary Make Me Famous (Brian Vincent, 2021). The film tells the story of the Lower East Side art movement through an unknown artist, putting creativity itself centerstage. Set during what was arguably the last great art explosion in American history, Make Me Famous explores the life and work of painter Edward...

Important: This course is for New Students only. For Returning Students, please proceed to this course. Only New Students can avail of these promotional prices. Clients cannot purchase a 2nd 3-Part class for $99. We will not be able to warrant promotional price purchases for returning students. This is an on-camera class that stresses acting for...

Important: This Price option is for New Students Only. For Returning Students, please proceed to this course.  Only New Students can avail of these promotional prices. Clients cannot purchase a 2nd 3-Part class for $99. We will not be able to warrant promotional price purchases for returning students. -- The advanced class gives advanced and...

Important: This course is for Returning Students only. For New Students, please proceed to this course. This is an on-camera class that stresses acting for film and television - all classes are filmed and you review your work at the end of each class on a TV monitor. The class is kept limited size to ensure everyone gets private camera time. Additionally,...

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...

In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, join us for a screening of Americanish (Iman Zawahry, 2021). The film, set in Jackson Heights, Queens follows two sisters and their newly-immigrated cousin as they navigate the consistent and sometimes conflicting demands of romance, culture, work, and family. Serving both as a lighthearted reimagination of and critical...

Our exclusive ARRI ALEXA 35 Bootcamp is a practical workshop focused on real-world applications of the camera. It is designed for working professionals, as well as those who are looking to enter the field. You will be fully immersed in the ALEXA 35 ecosystem, including wireless lens control and the ARRI Master Grips. Exercises include setting...

Important: This course is for Returning Students only. For New Students, please proceed to this course. The advanced class gives advanced and professional actors a chance to focus on their specific needs and professional development. Students are given more difficult audition and scene work, and are challenged to broaden and expand their range with...

The 2-week intensive provides 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...