Film Classes in NYC, New York

Aimed at writers of all levels, students will learn the basics of story-telling, character development, and dialogue. We'll also act our scenes so students can see their words at work!

This Masterclass-level course is designed for discerning freelance or staff colorists working on commercials inside high-end facilities, as well as digital content filmmakers looking to elevate their skills to another level. Participants will work on materials originating from various style of commercials: high-end fashion brand, car, mobile phone...

Aimed at writers of all levels, students will learn the basics of screenplay structure, story-telling, character development, and dialogue. 

This intensive two-day masterclass will prepare you for the job of grading and delivering HDR shows for Netflix, Amazon or any other HDR channel using DaVinci Resolve. In the last two years, we have seen an exponential growth in HDR productions. As a result, there is a big demand for colorists skilled in grading and delivering in HDR. This intensive...

DaVinci Resolve is an advanced color correction and finishing software. Enhance your hues with a detailed overview of the interface and its workflow, from analyzing color balance to node tree structures. Work with curves and scopes, masking tools and shot-matching techniques to transform footage. This workshop will prime your expertise in grading and...

How can you assemble footage in a way that your audience will understand and respond to? Where do you start a cut, and where should a clip end? Whether you’re new to editing or have been at it for a while, you might not know certain lingo or the reasons why some edits work to achieve your narrative objective while others fall short.  Editing...

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...

In this Digital Cinematography workshop, build upon your cinematography skills by learning new ways to harness light to best tell your story. Get experience planning your lighting setup in advance, and practice lighting various scenes to create different moods, texture, and add continuity. Lighting is so much more than a tool to illuminate....

This in-depth, hands-on workshop teaches you the skills needed to operate the Canon C300 Mark II camera. Designed for working professionals, as well as people looking to enter the field, this workshop gives you detailed instruction on camera set up, operation and overall workflows. By the end of the course, you will have gained comprehensive knowledge...

Many of the latest camera systems offer either Log or Raw recording modes that give us the most possible information out of the camera. These features are great at keeping the original camera ‘negative’ as clean as possible, but at the same time they can leave your image on set looking very flat and boring. This is where the use of Look Up Tables...

Just in time for the dreaded tax season, attend this informative and calm-inducing workshop on tax preparation for independent filmmakers and freelance artists. From learning about great tax-saving deductions and expenses to new challenges this year, and how to protect yourself in case of an audit, this well-rounded workshop will keep you informed...

In this class, students apply the Barrow Group tools to monologues and scenes in front of the camera and watch playback each week. Students are also introduced to film terms and how a professional set works. This class teaches our specific approach to acting , and introduces students to the same tools that our adult professional actors work with....

Intro to Acting for Film & TV - 4 Week On-Camera Class with Lorrie Odom, Professional Actress and Acting Coach Have you always wanted to be in front of the camera? In this beginner class you will learn the basics of on-camera acting with NYC actress and Coach Lorrie Odom. You will focus on specofoc techniques for on-camera acting through exercises...

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...

AbelCine has partnered with the International Colorist Academy (ICA) to offer this Resolve 101 workshop. This three-day, hands-on workshop is an excellent introduction to DaVinci Resolve V14 software. It is ideal for first-time users, and you do not need to be a Colorist to attend. The workshop mixes the operational side of Resolve with some practical...