“Due to increase in Digital Entertainment, Content has become a commodity today” says Prof. Michael Young, President New York Film Academy
World’s leading and renowned film school New York
Film Academy (NYFA) today signed an academic MoU with Chandigarh University
Gharuan. As a part of the agreement, Indian students can now pursue globally
recognized Under-Graduate 3 years degree in Film Making from New York Film Academy
by studying the first year of the program at Chandigarh University while
studying the remaining two years at the New York Academy, USA. The official MoU
signing ceremony took place today virtually where Mr. David Klein, Senior
Executive, New York Film Academy, and Dr. R.S.Bawa, Pro-Chancellor, Chandigarh
University along with other university officials exchanged the Memorandum of
Understanding.
“NYFA is known for imparting hands-on practical
learning to the students where they learn every minute the aspect of film
making. The students will undergo thousands of hours working and creating their
own content and projects under the guidance from renowned filmmakers,
technicians, and experts from Hollywood” said Prof. Michael Young, President,
New York Film Academy. The students would be introduced to various career
options in filmmaking such as Direction, Script Writing, Sound Engineering,
Visual Effects, Animation, Camera Handling, Lights and Camera Set-up and they
are required to work as a team on small projects, Prof. Young added.
Prof. Michael Young further said, “Eminent
Hollywood directors like Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Mira Nair, Doung Liman
are some of the prominent guest faculties that the students who are joining the
program would be interacting and have the chance to work with during their
academic learning”. The students are exposed to learn and work on the latest
technology and tools being used in the International film industry so that they
are experiencing ready when you move out of university and make a start in
their career, he added. He further said, “With digital platforms such as
OTT, Social Media taking lead, the content has become a commodity and the
students have to understand the art of developing quality content which is
recognized and appreciated by the global audience”.
Dr. R.S Bawa, Pro-Chancellor, Chandigarh University said, “This year most of the Indian students might not able to travel abroad to study due to the prevalent COVID-19 pandemic situation. We at Chandigarh University are offering a unique opportunity to the students in India through our International Articulation programs where we are offering the global academic learning experience to them by studying one or two years in India and then move to respective Universities in USA, Australia, UK to complete their degree programs and by then the situation will improve for traveling”. The other important aspects of the International Articulation Programs are that the students save precious academic year and in addition the education cost as during the initial years of the academic program, the student will be required to pay fees per Indian fee structure and also in Indian Currency which saves at least 33% cost incurred in comparison if you pursue the entire degree abroad”.
