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Broadcast Journalism Programs 1-Year Conservatory
The New York Film Academy’s 1-Year Broadcast Journalism program in New York City is a 1-year conservatory program that places students behind and in front of the camera as they explore the cutting-edge digital technology, technical skills, and storytelling methods used professionally in the industry.
Today’s journalists are expected to research, write, shoot, produce, edit, and even appear on camera in their own eld reports and investigative segments.
Our conservatory students practice and develop all
of these skills, as each student produces a series of news projects shot in both single and multiple HDTV camera environments and edited with industry-standard digital editing software. 1-year broadcast journalism students also learn the skills associated with personal journalism, including dynamic rst-person narratives and highly visual “explainers,” like those found on popular digital news sites such as VICE, Wired, Vox, Quartz and AJ+.
Behind-the-scenes tours of major network production facilities in New York City offer our students a glimpse of the most prestigious institutions of the news industry, while extensive production experience on our own biweekly news magazine NYFA News gives them an opportunity to prepare for the level of professionalism required in such a high-stakes environment. On top of shooting and editing stories for class, NYFA broadcast journalism students get an incredible amount of real-world experience by working in a studio space speci cally designed for our school. Students take turns handling key on-camera and control room assignments, as well as shadowing industry professionals who explain the intricacies of working in a deadline-driven industry.
Short-Term Workshops
Known as the capital of the world, New York City is the prime training ground for broadcast journalists. With major network studios and endless, diverse stories on every block, aspiring broadcast journalists at the New York Film Academy are challenged both inside and outside of their class time. Our hands-on broadcast journalism workshops guide students through industry- focused training at a New York City pace as they learn the fundamental principles, techniques, and craft of contemporary broadcast journalism. All of the New York Film Academy’s intensive broadcast journalism workshops provide a strong introduction to professional digital journalism skills.
In all our broadcast journalism workshops, each student produces his or her own news projects, learns to shot with single HD camera set-ups, and edits these projects on Avid Media Composer. Our philosophy of hands-on learning means that academic classes are balanced with project-based experience, so students have the chance to actually apply what they learn to real-world reporting. Students learn track down stories, identify and make arrangements for their subjects, choose
and secure locations, prepare equipment, arrange the preparation and setup of the locations, and make nal technical checks. They also learn post-production, as they take the footage they created, edit it, and deliver their projects for viewing and critiques, giving students an opportunity to receive individual feedback from instructors and peers.
_ 8-Week Broadcast Journalism Workshop
_ 4-Week Broadcast Journalism Workshop
_ 12-Week Evening Broadcast Journalism Workshop
Broadcast Journalism Projects 4-Week: News Package
Each student produces a story shot in the eld. In crews of two or three, students research, produce, write, shoot, and edit a short eld report that is approximately two minutes in length. Some of these eld reports will be feature news, and some hard news.
8-Week: The Long-Form Story
Each student produces a magazine-style news story. These reports, running approximately six minutes,
are more complex than the standard news package, introducing multiple characters through the use of classic narrative storytelling. While a news package incorporates brief interview excerpts (sound bites), the long-form story allows for the inclusion of more thoughtful comments. A major challenge is developing a story that can sustain viewer interest and engage diverse audiences.
Year One: The Resume Reel
The resume reel is essential for the professional world. Students begin work on their resume reels with their very rst project. At the end of term one, students produce a resume reel of 3-4 minutes, and by the
end of term two, each student will have revised and edited this reel to become their nal resume reel of 4-6 minutes. In it, students provide brief examples of their production skills, writing abilities, on-camera presence, interviewing technique, shooting and editing expertise. A great resume reel can serve as a tool to help students apply for and secure interviews that can potentially lead to professional work. Resume reels are often posted on a custom website, that also includes in- depth biographical materials, as well as full-length stories and programs.