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New York Film Academy reviews? i am really hoping that get to do this camp next summer, the 4 week acting for film camp. but I have heard mixed reviews about it. my acting coach says that it is a rip off, but the other reviews i have read lead me to believe it really depends on how you learn and what you are like. can someone either give me a link to the reviews for this place or their own opinions on it please? thank you :)

Is the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles summer program legit? I want to attend the NEw York FIlm Academy's summer program taking place at Universal Studios Hollywood this summer, but before I pay the money, I want to make sure it is legit, and not a scam. Is it a good thing to do? I look for reviews online but I only see the review for the actual school course, not the week long summer program. Any info would be great! Thanks!

New York Film Academy acting course? I am planning to move to NY to attend the NYFA's one-year acting course. I am reading a lot of contrasting reviews; is there anyone who attended it that can give me serious advices? I am Italian and I am looking for improvement, having already some experience, so 1 year acting in NY means a great investment of time and money on myself (I will need to apply for the scolarships they provide) and would like to avoid bad schools. Please, do not answer about courses different than acting in NY. If anyone could do more researches and help me in that, I'd be more than grateful.

New York Film Academy? Has anyone here gone to the New York Film Academy or knows someone who went? How was it? How selective is it? I have heard mixed reviews; some say its an expensive scam, others highly recommend it. Is it credible or worth the effort/money?

I want to go to film school but have not much money? I went to the state university in New Jersey but now taking a year off because of financial issue I've been working at daycare center but now I want to go back to school or another institute where I can learn and get skills for film production Can anyone tell me inexpensive film schools or academies where I can learn, experience and meet new people in the film business? I don't need to go to great, expensive, famous school like NYU it would be better if it can help me to get a real job in the field of film industry in a couple of years people talk about New york film academy or Film connection... but I am not sure which one would be a better fit for me I live in New Jersey, takes 40min to Manhattan so it'd be nicer if it's in the city any suggestions, comments, reviews in choosing which school I should go to? thank you very much! have a great day :)

How do I earn $3000 in two months? I'm fourteen and I really want to go to the NYFA(New York Film Academy) week long summer camp this year. I want to go to the one in Hollywood. The problem is, it's VERY expensive. Tuition is $1500, room and board is $750, air fare will be at least $400. Plus personal expenses, that's about $3000. This might sound a little overboard, but the reviews of this workshop are wonderful, and all of the students want to go back. I hear that it's well worth the money, but I could use some tips and ideas on things I could do to get the money. For example: jobs around the house, yard work, etc. I've thought of the generic ideas, but I'm in need of a little work inspiration.

This is the first time i have ever written a movie/film review. Is this good enough for high school? TITANIC ? Titanic is the epic tale of a young love affair and a mesmerizing disaster flick masterfully woven together to create a truly unparalleled movie experience. Based on the 1912 shipwreck, the story of Titanic is intelligently, and flawlessly captivated. Groundbreaking and emotional events ultimately leading to a story of survival and hope. The complexity of the “unsinkable” and unassailable ship known as “The Ship of Dreams” unsuccessfully struck an iceberg while on route to New York City from Southampton, England. The catastrophic events led to several attempts of survival and subsistence. Written and directed by three time Oscar winner James Cameron, Titanic offers a wide array of theatrical special effects, musical masterpieces, consummate performances and a staggering $200,000,000 budget. James Cameron brilliantly paired Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as love interests. Their undeniable chemistry and harmony truly create a beautiful and spellbinding movie. An emotional and flawless performance by three time Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed as Jack Dawson ultimately proved him to be a legendary actor and conveniently rose him to mega star fame. Five time Oscar nominee Kate Winslet as Rose Dewitt Bukater successfully and exquisitely established her as an outstanding actress. With a rather long runtime of approximately 194 minutes, this movie does not disappoint. Produced by Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation , Titanic is appropriately rated PG-13 for mild violence, nudity, sensuality, and brief language. Fourteen Academy Award nominations and eleven wins ties Titanic with the 1959 feature film Ben-Hur as most Oscar wins. Outstanding music written by James Horner successfully captured the true meaning of the movie in the multi-platinum hit “My Heart Will Go On”, performed by the greatest selling female singer of all time Celine Dion. Exceptional costume design by Deborah L. Scott appropriately and effectively recreated the pre-WW1 classic elegance and sophisticated vogue. Impressively James Horner pushed the boundary of special effects when he enlisted the breakthrough digital technology team Digital Domain. In essence Titanic is an extraordinary love story with several twists and turns. Brilliant performances by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet genuinely make Titanic a world-wide success. Incredible screen-writing and direction by James Cameron confirms and sustains his ability to create a truly magnificent masterpiece. This movie will appropriately meet and exceed anyone’s expectations. Popularly known as the most successful movie of all time Titanic has yet to be matched. A definite two thumbs up.

Will someone edit my Dance paper on Fred astaire? Fredrick Austerlitz, or Fred Astaire, was born on May 10, 1899 in Omaha, Nebraska. Fred and his sister, Adele, showed signs of dancing at a young age. Their mother took them to New York to study dancing, when Fred was only four years old. After a year of training they made their first professional appearance in Keyport, New Jersey, and remained successful for five years. His sister, being older, matured into a young lady and grew apart from dancing with Fred. But as soon as Fred grew into a young man, they went right back dancing with each other. They had many successful stage performances on Broadway and London stages. Fred and Adele traveled to London to continue their dancing career. Adele ended up meeting her husband and left dancing with Fred. He moved back to New York where he met and married Phyllis Potter. Their marriage lasted for 21 years. After the divorce Fred traveled to Hollywood for Fred to audition for a musical film. The reviews said quote, “Can’t act, Can’t sing, balding, and can dance a little.” That didn’t stop Fredrick. The tables had turned and he auditioned again and made it. He met Ginger Rodgers and preformed in ten films with her. Fred’s career took off and he made thirty-one musicals and five dramas. In 1950 Fred won the Academy Honorary award. For the Towering Inferno Film, Fred won best supporting actor in 1974. He won two Emmy awards in 1958 and 1978. In the Golden Globes Awards, Fred won Best Actor for “Three Little Words” in 1951. Fred remarried in 1980 to Robyn Smith; they stayed married for seven years, until Fred finally kicked the bucket. He passed away on June 22, 1987. (add anyting if you think im leaving out stuff) THIS IS A ROUGH DRAFT! maybe if i let people know that im in fourth grade, they wont be so rude! =)

Want to Vote for the I Love Lucy Oscars? These are nominations I made up for a film class. In the class each of us makes up our personal nominations for our favorite TV comedy show. I chose "I Love Lucy" and want YOU to be the academy voter and vote for the best. You should probably be a Lucy fan to be able to choose the best. Later, I'll tally up the scores and post the winners in another Yahoo! Answers thread. AND I will pick the best answer- so you could earn 10 points! Have fun- THE I LOVE LUCY OSCAR NOMINATIONS- VOTE NOW! _______________________________ I LOVE LUCY EMMY NOMINATIONS – JASON TRAVIS OUTSTANDING EPISODE The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub Job Switching Lucy Does a T.V. Commercial Lucy Is Enceinte L.A. at Last Lucy's Italian Movie I LOVE LUCY EMMY NOMINATIONS – JASON TRAVIS OUTSTANDING EPISODE The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub Job Switching Lucy Does a T.V. Commercial Lucy Is Enceinte L.A. at Last Lucy's Italian Movie It wasn’t really anyone’s fault that Lucy Goes to the Hospital failed the Best Picture lineup, besides placing second in votes with the New York and Los Angeles Film Critics. And The Operetta, which had 4 nominations, was also considered strong dice for the final 6. The biggest surprise was The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub, which earned a total of 4 nods as well, but wasn’t considered one of the show’s most famous episodes. But Roger Ebert more then agreed with it, claiming: “Technically this was the first filmed episode of the series, and that holds sentimental weight to it. On top of that, it has a very direct storyline, showcasing the girls vs. the boys in dating schemes.” The biggest leader in nominations was of course, Job Switching, with a whopping 9 nominations including 3 for the principal cast members- Vivian Vance, who had the least to do, was not nominated. L.A. at Last had 5 nominations, though Lucille Ball was not up for Best Actress despite her Golden Globe nod for the performance. The hugely popular Lucy Does a T.V. Commercial made the cut for Best Picture, but had to settle for a measly 3 nominations, though all in lead categories- including Ball. Also raking in short but still up for the biggies was Lucy’s Italian Movie, for Picture and Film Editing. With only 2 mentions, critics wondered how the episode ended up in the final 6. Lucille Ball, a SAG and National Board of Review finalist for the performance, was absent, as were William Frawley- as Fred Mertz, and the direction and writing. “I think we should be happy we made the cut, after all you’ll see the Grammys nominate Green Day for Record of the Year and nothing else, and the bastards won.” Finally with an impressive 6 nominations was Lucy Is Enceinte, the famous episode where Lucy Ricardo discovers she’s pregnant. Voting would soon succumb for the critic awards, and many speculated this could be the episode that took home major prizes Sunday night. OUTSTANDING DIRECTION Job Switching First Stop Lucy Goes to the Hospital Lucy Does a T.V. Commercial Pioneer Women L.A. at Last Best Director was mind-boggling. Three of the six Best Picture nominees managed nods, but the other three were not. Included were the over-rated Pioneer Women, the technically brilliant but comedy-lacking First Stop and the historic presence of Lucy Goes to the Hospital. The latter episode, by the way, had a chance to take the Emmy here but it was not a Best Picture nominee. Most agreed Job Switching or L.A. at Last had this in the bag. OUTSTANDING WRITING The Ballet The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub Job Switching Lucy's Club Dance The Operetta L.A. at Last Lucy Is Enceinte Some of the best writing ever for the show managed cuts here, including the favorite- The Operetta- competing against a merry band that included the classic first season episodes The Ballet and The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub. Awkwardly included was the mediocre at best dud Lucy’s Club Dance, but Travis used to laugh so loud when the girls couldn’t play their instruments that he vowed a writing bid for persist for it. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS- LUCILLE BALL As Lucy Ricardo Job Switching Lucy Is Enceinte Lucy Does a T.V. Commercial Lucy Tells the Truth Lucy Gets in Pictures Return Home from Europe Some of the weirdest stuff happens when you’ve watched a program over and over- you begin justifying less popular episodes over lesser ones in favor of the performance itself. Three of Ball’s nominations were expected – Job Switching, Lucy Does a T.V. Commercial and Lucy Is Enceinte. The other three were completely unexpected. First, Lucy Gets In Pictures is a classic example of Lucy Ricardo finally getting her dream to come true (if you discount all the other times they did). She has many money scenes, the best being of course, her not being able to fit the large hat on her head for her death scene. But critics had cited Ball for these other three episodes much more – Lucy’s Italian Movie, L.A. at Last, and The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub. However, voting panels discharged the first due to the fact that Ball doesn’t have much to do but stomp on grapes and fight with a co-worker (body language yes, but not much to do). Lucy Tells the Truth is classic Ball at her comedic timing. We don’t see her dress up with a mask, but we do get to see her diss her girlfriends at a very open bridge game, and crack insults to her neighbors and husband. A decorative performance that is a lot of fun. Finally there ‘s Return Home from Europe, one of the most underrated ‘I Love Lucy’ episodes ever. Lucy tries to convince a plane passenger that a bundle of cheese she’s trying to sneak on is actually a baby. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR- DESI ARNAZ As Ricky Ricardo The Audition Lucy Gets Chummy With the Neighbors Job Switching Lucy Goes to the Hospital Lucy Is Enceinte Ricky Needs an Agent Arnaz’s problem was that he was never considered a comedian like his three co-stars. In fact him and Vance were more or less reactors to Lucy and Fred’s eccentric behavior. Nonetheless the academy has chosen 6 very fine performances. Let’s dig in right away with The Audition, only the 6th episode of the series and already we see Ricky as a husband and Ricky as a singer. Points for the classic “I want you as the momma for my children” speech, which indicates the time period and how the husband was still the master of his household. Ricky Needs an Agent has Ricky with one money scene- where he gets mad without saying a thing, but by throwing things. Lucy Gets Chummy With the Neighbors has some hilarious moments where Ricky gets into it with his rich neighbor, Ralph Ramsey. Then the obligatory nods for the final three. Lucy Is Enceinte is probably Arnaz and Ball’s most dramatic performances on the series, and the only time the series got more serious. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS- VIVIAN VANCE As Ethel Mertz Ethel's Hometown Million-Dollar Idea No Children Allowed The Operetta Ricky Sells the Car The Star Upstairs Vivian Vance will reign on as the best sidekick in television history. The academy probably went to long length in deciding which episodes to choose for Vance, who was a nominee for The Club Election in New York but didn’t gain more points for it from there. Ethel’s Hometown showcases Vance’s musical abilities- as does The Operetta – and it’s also a good thing the former focuses entirely on her character. Million-Dollar Idea is classic Ball-Vance teamwork, and Ethel is prone now to act like she’s selling salad dressing so that Lucy can earn a million dollars. No Children Allowed is the weakest entry, but Vance again is able to shine and have the plot center around her storyline. The Star Upstairs and Ricky Sells the Car are underrated gems where Ethel Mertz comes out a riot- in the former she tries to talk to Ricky while Lucy hangs on for dear life on a balcony, and the latter has her in a bad mood, crying, sucking up to Ricky, and yelling at Fred and claiming “When I say he’s wrong, he’s wrong!” The latter is probably her best performance. You could argue Vivian Vance also turned in memorable performances in Getting Ready, Lucy Wants to Move to the Country, Housewarming and The Freezer. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR- WILLIAM FRAWLEY As Fred Mertz The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub Job Switching Mertz and Kurtz Lucy's Night In Town Lucy In the Swiss Alps Pioneer Women Fred was the second-funniest character on the show, but also the character with the least dimension. It’s a good thing voters remembered the dull Mertz and Kurtz, which is not a lot of laughs but does let Frawley show off his singing pipes. The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub and Pioneer Women allowed Fred to throw out insults at his wife, and also show he was a good detour for Ricky, and these two plots also center around the men vs. the women type schemes. Job Switching- and I’ll speak for the nodded cast here- showcases all four players at their signature best, though Vance again, had nothing to do- hence why she was not nominated (The Globes nodded all four). Lucy In the Swiss Alps and Lucy’s Night In Town are not memorable episodes, but Frawley is, and has some of his wittiest insults on them- towards Ethel of course. One newspaper had voted Frawley’s best performance in Fred and Ethel Fight. OUTSTANDING GUEST STAR- CELEBRITY Charles Boyer in Lucy Meets Charles Boyer Bob Hope in Lucy Meets Bob Hope William Holden in L.A. at Last Harpo Marx in Harpo Marx John Wayne in Lucy and John Wayne Orson Welles in Lucy Meets Orson Welles OUTSTANDING GUEST STAR-NONCELEBRITY Verna Felton in Lucy Hires a Maid Gale Gordon in Lucy's Schedule Ernie Ford in Tennessee Ernie Visits Allen Jenkins in Ricky and Fred are TV Fans Elsa Lanchester in Off to Florida Mabel Paige in The Girls Go Into Business Doris Singleton in Baby Pictures OUTSTANDING FILM EDITING The Freezer The Handcuffs Lucy's Italian Movie Job Switching The Operetta Lucy and the Dummy OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN Be a Pal The Charm School Country Club Dance Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo Sentimental Anniversary Lucy Gets in Pictures The Fashion Show Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress OUTSTANDING MAKEUP Cuban Pals The Freezer The Charm School The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub Lucy Goes to the Hospital The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue OUTSTANDING SONG "Babalu" from The Audition "California, Here I Come!" from California, Here We Come "Cuban Pete/Sally Sweet" from The Diet "I'm in Love with a Dragon's Dinner" from Lucy Goes to Scotland "Mama Yo Quiero" from Be a Pal "I Love Lucy" from Lucy's Last Birthday "Queen of the Gypsies" from The Operetta "We're Having a Baby" from Lucy Is Enceinte Some of u are answering "As Lucy Ricardo, As Ricky Ricardo" for best performance. Um, those arent actual episode titles- their the names of the characters!

New York Film Academy...? Is it a good school? I've heard mixed reviews. I'm specifically interested in the Documentary Program.