Program Comparison

IAFT Film & Acting Program Comparison

	Diploma Program in Filmmaking (DPF)	Certificate Program in Filmmaking (CPF)	Filmmaking Workshop	Diploma Program in Performing ArtsActing (DPPA)	Certificate Program in Performing ArtsActing (CPPA)	On-Camera Acting Workshop
LENGTH	900hrs / 10 months	450hrs / 5 months	140hrs / 2.5 months	480hrs / 10 months	240hrs / 5 months	24hrs / 1 month
DESCRIPTION	Enhanced filmmaking skills designed to allow the graduate to enter into a career in film, television or video production.	Introduction to filmmaking skills: Directing, Producing, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Sound, and Editing to become an independent filmmaker.	Basics of independent filmmaking from start to finish, culminating in the creation of a student film in drama, comedy, or horror.	Intensive program, offering theoretical, practical, and performance training to prepare students for a professional acting career.	Introduction to acting, movement and voice, preparing students for public and on-camera performances.	On-camera preparation and practice, with a focus on script and character analysis, scene work, optimal believability, and the balance between technical and artistic considerations.
CLASS PROJECTS	3-5min MOS film 5-7min group film 1 PSA Documentary 10min student thesis film	3-5min MOS film 5-7min group film	5-7min group film	2 public performances 2 student films Actor’s showreel	1 public performance 1 student film	Video of best scene work
TUITION	$12,990	$6,990	$3,990	$7,990	$3,990	$800
2013 START DATES	7-Jan	7-Jan	7-Jan	7-Jan	7-Jan	JAN 7, FEB 4
	18-Mar	18-Mar	18-Mar	18-Mar	18-Mar	MAR 4, APR 1
	28-May	28-May	28-May	28-May	28-May	APR 29, JUNE 3
	5-Aug	5-Aug	5-Aug	5-Aug	5-Aug	JULY 1, JULY 29,
	14-Oct	14-Oct	14-Oct	14-Oct	14-Oct	AUG 26, SEPT 23
						OCT 14, NOV 11

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