Karlie T asked:
I’m thinking about going to the NYFA camp next summer but am afraid that they’ll expect me to be something amazing.
1. Is it for advanced acting students? Or kids with acting experience?
2. Is it worth the money?
3. Which location is best?
4. Will they tell you if you should pursue acting as a career if you have talent or something?
I’m thinking about going to the NYFA camp next summer but am afraid that they’ll expect me to be something amazing.
1. Is it for advanced acting students? Or kids with acting experience?
2. Is it worth the money?
3. Which location is best?
4. Will they tell you if you should pursue acting as a career if you have talent or something?
These questions are intended for people who have experienced the camp, thank you.
I don’t want to go into acting as a career. I just want to try it out and really experience it to see if I like it.
July 26th, 2010 - 8:33 pm
I was a former student at the NYFA for a year.
The NYFA is really not that great of an acting/filmmaking school. You will come across some people who are really good, and take the art of acting/filmaking seriously; but for the most part, they are usually rich kids, who do not want to go to college and foriegners. In my opinion you are really wasting your money. If you want to get a good acting education, go to Julliard, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Lee Strasberg Institute (If you want to do the Strasberg Method). I will say, in a positive note, that they do have a friendly staff, and some of the teachers are really good, and some of them have a good resume. Still, I don’t think that it is not worth so much money.
- Former NYFA student
July 28th, 2010 - 1:17 pm
I went to the New York Film Academy this past summer for directing and i have to say it was a good experience becuase i want to become a film director.
Now for your question, No you do not have to have any experience in acting and still go, that what this is for to learn and have fun, if you want to try out acting, try this out. Yes and no, i went for 6 weeks and i think it was worth the money becuase i learned about, if your looking to see if you like it i would consider trying it for a week, mabey more if you want to but you can go for 1 week acting. I went to New york and planning on going over seas to paris in 2009 for the nyfa, it also depends if your interested in their culture, depending on where you live and what is the closest. They have them in California, New York, Boston, Paris, Uk, Italy, China. They are not going to tell you that, how can anyone say your not going to be an actor when your grow up in only one week, its just like me im not going to say your not going to be an actor becuase i havent seen you act before.
July 29th, 2010 - 9:51 am
I’ve seen their Awards show — it is very good. Not as good as the People’s Choice Awards though.