NYFA

   As I mentioned in my previous entry, one of the things that most strikes me, about making a film is cinematography. On this last point I would like to develop the idea of the today’s topic, as it is in this area that I would like to work in the future.

Why I want to study a cinematography degree? Unfortunately, in our university the equipment available are not the best and the subject of cinematography that we had wasn’t in-depth, besides, even though I have worked a little in the cinematography area in some projects, I know I still have very much to learn. So, when I traveled to Los Angeles, California, I had a little approach to the "New York Film Academy" at the Universal Studios, where I could see how the students operated professional film cameras in the Universal's backlots. 

This experience led me to find out more about the Academy, the courses that they offer, their headquarters and their teachers. Thus, weeks later I received a magazine directly from USA which explained further the course of my interest. In a nutshell, my plan? be able to raise enough amount of money and go to study a "Cinematography Program" at the NYFA. Many people who have studied at the NYFA has been able to work after (or during the degree) in TV shows like "Parks and Recreation" or "Orange Is the New Black" and movies like "Star Wars VII" or "Deadpool", in addition to attending meetings with Spielberg, Coppola or Bryan Cranston!

I understand that the place where you study doesn’t define how you will be in the labor field in which you want to develop, but if I can study there I know that the knowledge and experience that I would gain will be very different to what I could get at any film school in Chile.