Jamaal Green, a former DFA student – completed both the first year and advance program in filmmaking. We spoke to him about what he’s working on, and how his experience at the school helped to shape his career in film. “We had access to equipment from day one which was huge and we also had […]
Read MoreThe Cattle Farmer. Written and Directed by award winning filmmaker Matthew Vincini, The Cattle Farmer tells the story of a young foster boy, Konner, who soon gets adopted into a family. He learns that his life has been planned from the start.
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February 13, 2020When you start to learn about filmmaking, it’s best to keep things simple and stick to the fundamentals. You might be using a video camera, a smartphone, or an advanced DSLR camera.
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February 11, 2020This short film is written and directed by Digital Film Academy
graduate Mr. Gleb Osatinski. Gleb studied at Digital Film Academy back in 2011 and has gone on to direct and produce a series of highly
well-received short films.
One of our former students was a producer on all four episodes of the anthology ‘Future Sex’. Stephan Zlotescu was featured as a producer on the hit series Future Sex by French digital-media startup Blackpills. Featuring stand-alone dramas — incisive, exciting, futuristic stories that explore techno-sexual interactions in the future — “Future Sex” is a […]
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February 11, 2020Some people are more interested in what goes on behind the scenes than others. In the film industry there are many careers and positions one might strive to achieve. Digital Film Academy based in Manhattan, New York knows what it takes to become a successful expert in multiple aspects of filmmaking including Editing, Cinematography, Lighting, Animation, Sound Production, Visual Effects and more.
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February 5, 2020It’s great to see another success story from one of our international students! Our former film student and now graduate Kayode ’Kaykay’ Olowu was hired by Orange County Speedway in upstate New York as a Video Editor. Orange County Fair Speedway is a 1 km oval dirt speedway in Middletown, New York. The facility holds […]
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January 17, 2020One of our graduates from Digital Film Academy class of 2013, Mr. Jamal Solomon, recently worked on an indie film starring one of the top female rappers in the USA.
Read MoreQuestlove’s Black Woodstock is his Directorial Debut Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s first try at directing a feature film is a documentary titled Black Woodstock. The movie highlights the Harlem Cultural Festival, an outdoor music festival held the same summer as Woodstock in Harlem’s Mount Morris Park. Although there were over 300,000 people in attendance, the event […]
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August 8, 2019Behind The Black Panther: Film School Founder Recalls Early Days Of Chadwick Boseman Travis Bean, Forbes Contributor When Patrick DiRenna talks about what makes for a great performance in a film, he speaks of emotional clarity; facial expressions; screen presence; controlling the audience. But going beyond the mere components of acting, DiRenna views a great […]
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