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Without this company, i wouldnt have had the confidence and knowledge to go out into the world to pursue my dreams, my life has changed so much over the past year, and its all down to you guys!
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Without this company, i wouldnt have had the confidence and knowledge to go out into the world to pursue my dreams, my life has changed so much over the past year, and its all down to you guys!
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Its amazing with just the Facebook groups, i recently needed an actor to help me with my showreel and with one post i had someone their.
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Thank you for your kind comments. It's great to see that we've helped you harness your confidence, and to read that you are making the most of your connections with fellow National Youth Film Academy members.
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Organisation could've been better maybe more specific workshops as well , other than that all okay.
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A lot has changed since 2011. To improve organisation, we now have a tutor and usher for each production group. Each member of staff attend training workshops and in the case of the ushers, most have done the course so know what's expected. We now also have a specific workshops for actors and production roles, so the time table is full of useful specific information as well as providing a great opportunity to learn about the film industry in general.
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I loved the intensity of having to get something done in a short window of time, it felt like a real workplace environment. Secondly, I feel I really benefitted from having our tutor with us and thus learning some truly professional insight. I loved the fact I made hopefully some lifelong friends and some I may even work with in the future. The workshops and classes were good, however, due to the large number of people in each one it was hard to have say a hands on learning environment where the teacher or whoever it was running the class could speak to you personally. I appreciate this is difficult and obviously expensive hurdle to overcome but is worth mentioning. Other than that it was fun filled, informative couple of weeks.
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Hi, Thank you for this feedback. We are really happy that you enjoyed the course. To improve, we have reduced the group numbers and provided 1 extra member of staff per group. NYFA Team
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The aftercare has been really exceptional.
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The 1K challenge produced a really fab short.
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I have got industry jobs because of the NYFA
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Thank you for everything so far squad
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I still keep in contact with a few from my course who are still making films but most of them disappeared plus it was 6 years ago
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Hi Mark, Thanks for the review. It's a shame you have lost touch with the NYFA members who were in your group. We are thinking of holding a reunion for all members in 2019 and shall keep you updated.
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The course helped me to understand the nature of the industry. The casting workshops and guest panels were my favourite part of the course. I have two suggestions: For actors - mock auditions with casting directors. Talks or a Q&A about the financial side of being an actor/agent Overall, I had a good time and learnt valuable lessons :)
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Hi Siannane Thank you for your feedback. We will certainly look into bringing these classes onto the programme. NYFA Team
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The National Youth Film Academy have been fantastic! Without much experience but certainly the ambition and drive to succeed I was knocking on doors but not getting anywhere. The organisation had faith in my ability’s and supported me throughout the #SetReady Course in which I was able, after completing my short film and gaining showreel footage, to sign with London based agent Shane Collins Associates. I owe my success as a professional actor to the National Youth Film Academy!
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Sivan is incredibly helpful, approachable and knowledgable. Her advice and encouragement were definitely one of the most valuable parts of the course
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Lance was incredible - he knew exactly when to help us and equally importantly, when to step back as we figured things out for ourselves. He pushed us creatively and technically and went above and beyond to support us throughout the course. I learned a tremendous amount about film from him and hope to work with him in the future.
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The college was a great venue and it was ideal to be so close to the cinema, the mandatory signing in/out of kit (and ourselves) at 9am and 5pm was frustrating though as it limited the times of day we could shoot and the amount of shooting time we had if we wanted to go into London to film. I'm sure you've got plenty of comments on the technical difficulties at the cinema, I've worked in events and understand it's not your fault - suffice to say the cinema would have been a great venue without the technical issues.
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The film and camera crew were lovely, Arron joined our group often and it was a complete joy to get to know him. Everyone was professional, fun and enthusiastic.
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There are many parts of the course that I really loved including the chance to work closely with, and ask questions to, our group tutor, as well as the chance to be part of such an incredible team. I look forward to working with some of the fellow participants for years to come. I have a few recommendations though for improvements that might help the future running of the course, I hope that this reads as the constructive criticism that it is, not just negativity. I want to thank you again for reading through this, and for inviting me onto the course. We already have a FB group sharing project ideas in our team and I'm delighted to say we will be collaborating together in the future. As a filmmaker who struggled finding actors I'm very thankful to have new contacts with people as excited for film as I am, and I hope to be part of the Breakthrough course.
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You guys were all really lovely. I hope between you communications grow effectively for the better as - perhaps due to the nature of the course - a lot of organisational aspects seemed rather ‘slap dash’, and operated under a ‘let’s hope for the best and then just make do’ attitude. This made a strange challenge for participants (not just me!) where you all seemed truly smashing people, but as a group and as the people that organised the course there were certainly things that needed to be addressed and ironed out: because whilst no single person was solely responsible, some issues need(ed) to be addressed and given a voice. Such as why the masterclasses are on all the way through the editing times, and why the edit turn over is so short, and why editors were not given masterclasses when nothing else is going on at the beginning of the course, and why the mentors all have different approaches with no structure provided or any real guide lines that couldnhave been used to control the more Wiley ones (such as Hamid), Or why no sole person is there to be responsible for printing, or why groups were called in from locations to have group photos without any alternative options or compromises.
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She’s awesome
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Everyone’s in to it and just super helpful
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Really helpful and hands on which helped envolve and teach everybody many things!
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The cinema was great bar the technical problems
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So so so helpful, gave us so much Professional insight and knowledge on our film and about the next steps to take in the business.
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Other than the few problems in the beginning with the sound and visuals in the cinema master classes. The venues were brilliant, super convenient and a once in a lifetime opportunity
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All very very approachable and easy to talk to and ask advice. Didn’t hold back on telling us about their experiences in the business which was incredibly helpful. Really hope to get the opportunity to work with them again. Felt like friends rather than staff members
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Francesco was a brilliant tutor. He gave us great advice throughout the filmmaking process and also let us thrive and supported us in being the best we could be. He should definitely asked back.
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The venue was easy to get around and everything was in walking distance which was great.
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The staff were helpful during course
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Very insightful and helped amazingly.
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Great.
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Giles was an excellent tutor, allowing us to produce our project independtly but guiding us in the right direction, his knowledge was invaluable and has been part of the reason this experience has been so important as the next step in my film making career
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All the staff at the NYFA were friendly and supportive allowing us to get as much as possible out of the course
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Can't wait to learn more form them and work with them
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Equipment problems is the only thing on the master classes that was a problem. But other than that a fantastic time
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Can't believe they put up with me this whole time
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Can't wait to work with the NYFA more
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Really helped and gave useful advice as an actor and was constantly supportive
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sound and presentation issues at the cinema
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At the end it was a good experience but only if you had the right attitude and you're the kind of a person who learns from everything. It was a great networking opportunity
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The length of time spent in the cinema was too much
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So helpful and kind really loved working with him
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Really safe and helpful place
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Really kind and helpful
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Absolutely loved the course feel so motivated and inspired.
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Just make sure that all filming equipment (Camera, Lights, Sound, etc..) is available and working
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We have just partnered with Procam who are the UK's leading digital cinematography hire company. They will be proving all the equipment for our participants to use throughout their time on the Set Ready course.
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He was the best tutor I could have hoped for and I could not be happier that I was placed in his group.
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The cinema was a lovely venue, however due to the fact that screenings sometimes effected the masterclasses it was not the absolute most ideal location, but perhaps that could just be organised differently.
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They were all more than lovely and Aaron was great in terms of getting fabulous fotos without disrupting the set.
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Solid solid guy. Passionate and helpful.
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He often left feedback to the last minute, so it was hard to implement it within the time constraints. Other than that, he was incredibly helpful, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him.
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Sivan is an amazing tutor. She provided a healthy contribution to the production of our film process and helped me with my showreel on the side. I’d love to work with her in the future.
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Rohit was a real breath of fresh air and easy to get along with. He was there ready whenever to give advice and just to discuss about the project. We appreciate him also taking part.
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Impressed with the whole structure of place and saw it as a convenient set piece.
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When it came to operating the filming tech and equipment they were helpful people to turn to for advice.
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Film has always been an inhabited fever to me and to be able to do it and show off personal skills always feels relieving.
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He’s a g. Big fan.
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Security staff were really nice to us. Their friendly faces were a real positive of my day
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Super lovely people with great insights
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- Have an introduction at the beginning of the course which encourages people to explain their experience other than their role on this course - we found out one of the actors used to be an AD when the actors on set didn't know what the role entailed. - Explaining all the different roles on set so that ADs, Script Supervisors, ACs and others were aware of their role
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- The regular door staff were very friendly, though on the bank holiday there were temp staff who were a bit hostile. - The fact that the uni closed on the bank holiday was inconvenient for the editors
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Without being intrusive, Lance allowed us to create our film collaboratively and when we went through sticky patches he’d quietly step in and make a suggestion or guide us in the right way, which was completely invaluable.
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The NYFA staff as people are lovely. However, they weren’t really around to get to know us individually, which was a shame because that’s something that’s really valuable in any experience.
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Ro is a really nice and approachable guy and I don’t think I could have got through the course without him.
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Nice guys
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The cinema had problems and was a bit dark
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The staff were all lovely and helpful with problems.
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Although the course was slightly unorganised I feel the staff and connections have made up for it. I really enjoyed the masterclasses, especially with Casting Director Sue Jones.
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No faults to him, absolutely incredible. I hope to work with him in the future.
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Too many technical issues at cinema
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Absolutely fantastic! Helped everyone develop the film, including giving actors freedom to develop their characters in depth. In editing, he kept us on track and pushed us to make the best film we could! He contributed all his knowledge to help us film and made the whole experience amazing!
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To reduce stress towards the end, maybe have one more editor per group, or an additional sound editor, and leave at least two days for editing, because all of us had to sacrifice our sleep to finish on time
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Went far beyond what her role required! Really did the most to help the team.
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Venue was good however I felt the fact that some groups had proper rooms with large screens had an advantage over the teams with only a cornered off room.
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Rob Greenly was lovely and ready to help if it was needed.
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Maybe have more female guest speakers, or anybody other than white men. There should only be 6 actors at most and add more money to the film budget. If you are keeping the same amount of actors then they have to pay less than the filmmakers, if they’re made an extra they’re not getting they’re grands worth.
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Lance was so professional and really helped the group and inspired all of us and taught us a lot about making a short film
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Very approachable and helpful
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He went way above and beyond
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Lance was absolutely amazing and really helped us get through the course, reminding us to be professional and to keep to schedule, or helping us out with any difficulties or questions we may have
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The university was a great venue. The cinema was an appropriate choice for masterclasses BUT technical issues should have been resolved prior to receiving the guests speaker.
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Everyone was very lovely!
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I would have loved to get some networking class maybe? But overall, the masterclasses were absolutely amazing and so valuable! I’ve learnt a lot on set as well and made great connections with people on my team. I absolutely loved the course and had a blast! The only issue for me was the fact the course was disorganised at times. As actors we didn’t have anything to do for the first two days until the script was written. Maybe having some workshops/ classes then could be interesting? Also, a lot of information were not passed on to everyone, etc.
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The perfect balance of letting us get on with it and stepping in when we need him. We learnt a lot from Giles and all found him very respectful and inspiring
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I think the cinema made a perfect venue It’s just little things like technical difficulties with one speaker ) and when the cinema adverts came on before he was finished.
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It might be worth splitting workshops into two groups as all workshop leaders were a bit shocked by the amount of us, and we were a bit like sardines in the room. Sorry to complain but this course has been brill and has loads of potential to get better and better.
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Sivan is incredibly helpful, approachable and knowledgable. Her advice and encouragement were definitely one of the most valuable parts of the course
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More there to monitor us and sign in and check on us rather than inspire or provide a huge amount of assistance, however was approachable enough to conversate with
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Amazing
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Loved it
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She has been immensely helpful and has helped us work together as a group containing many different personality types in an efficient and competent manner.
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The cinema occasionally hit technical difficulties which should have been better prepared for. The course introduction should also have specified more clearly where in the college we were and were not allowed to film, as well as just where registration is supposed to take place (which was included).
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They were very knowledgeable and helpful when troubleshooting was required on shooting days.
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Giles, you’re a legend! We love you! That is all. ☺️
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Didn’t catch his name but the security guard who was usually by the lift to go up to floor 2/6 in the morning made my mornings better! He was easily approachable and we had the best conversations within about 2 minutes waiting for the lift
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The fact that they were in the accommodation made them much more approachable. Also, Arron Connor McGregor is the best!
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Working wit Lu has been an absolute pleasure. She’s friendly and helpful at all times and really genuine in everything. She kept us on track and helped motivate us through our lows. If I could work with Lu for the rest of my life, I absolutely would
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A lovely bunch of people who clearly did the best with the circumstances they had to operate under
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She was lovely
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I would love to come back and teach foley work. Sunny
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Great tutor, privilege
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Great people, hard to find at times
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He was fantastic and I personally appreciated the honesty. It’s a shame he wasn’t listened to by other members of the group.
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Everyone was super lovely
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So lovely!! Very honest and SO easy to get on with!
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Everyone is so lovely and helpful!
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She was really supportive and listened to everyone.
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Issues with the tech at cinema with first masterclass which was frustrating.
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Great people who knew what they where talking about and also good for a laugh which was nice.
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Honestly, I love her and value everything she has taught me. An absolute legend and wonderful woman.
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He's brilliant!
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Instead of a hands on nature she decided to leave us to our own devices and make our own mistakes, but pitched in if we desperately needed it, so that we learn from it, very helpful in terms bettering us for the future in film
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Massive help and extremely accommodating, didn’t feel like they were above us in any way
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This course was an experience for sure, hopefully will take me further into the film industry
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Ro is a really nice and approachable guy and I don’t think I could have got through the course without him.
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Didn’t enjoy getting evacuated when there was a
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Nice guys
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I think the course should focus more around the learning aspects and making people set ready.
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Lovely lass, very funny
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Mark is a boyo 🤙🏻
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Ulla really guided us in creating a film we were all proud in making together!
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Francesco was an excellent tutor for most of the course and very diligent about the creative process when making a film. Although a little more flexibility would have been welcomed considering the time constraints we had, it was also very, very helpful to have this kind of leadership as it has taught me an awful lot of how film sets function and what each role does exactly. I would have to disagree with how ‘character driven’ the approach was when we were creating and conceptualising the idea for our film and the actors shouldn’t have been tasked with coming up with a character on the spot. Rather, I think the writers ans director should have been collected an idea of what each or the actors were comfortable of performing as and then using this as a baseline for their own story they would’ve liked to create. However, his guidance and support during the filming process was very much appreciated and I truly believe I have met and learnt from a future auteur.
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A few of the staff were brilliant including Aaron and Lois - very approachable and easygoing, Aaron particularly on helping me with the camera. Some staff weren’t always clear when asking for help or wher they would be. I understand staff capacity is limited but these past two weeks have been a clear indication for me that more staff need to be around, available and approachable.
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Very chill but easily approachable and helpful
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Need to communicate with participants more and be more organised.
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Organisation needs to be improved
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Francesco is amazing!!
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Sam was always kind and helpful. Any questions I asked him were always answered in depth and his humour and charm made me feel feel welcome everyday
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He can do no wrong.
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The darkness made us all feel sleepy (especially early in the morning) and the technical aspects didn’t always work but all in all it was great
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Ariana is an incredible woman who is determined and lovely to speak to. I enjoy her help and support.
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Communication before the course needs improving. There were many times when I didn't get a respond from my emails. However I really appricate how supportive they have been with money and put me on a payment plan which is afordable.
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Lance is literally the greatest dude I've ever met. I want to be like him when I grow up. No wait, I want to be him when I grow up. Also he spent so long helping our editor that he ended up asleep on the floor at 5am after making sure we got our shit done. Godly.
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College was cool, would have been good to have an actual rehearsal room though. Also the technical issues in the cinema were pretty disappointing. All in all pretty good though.
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Not bad, my dudes, not bad.
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Giles was fantastic help and a great negotiator and made sure that everyone’s idea were listened to and respected. Fantastic guy and great help
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Have had numerous conversations with Dean, Mark and Aaron. They are lovely, approachable guys and cheered me up when I was crying from stress and exhaustion.
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Thank you so much for seeing something in me. This course has inspired me from beginning to end and given me the spark I need to get writing and pushing on with my career
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The sound equipment was temperamental (mics)
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Thank you Natalie- I loved the emotional core elements you spoke about!
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Very warm and helpful and compassionate with empathy
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Ariana was an amazing tutor. She was not only a great film making support but a friend to all.
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Would recommend Ulla for further courses, she was amazing to work with and would love to work with her again!
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Lois was incredibly helpful and supportive when I approached her with questions.
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Lance is an all round great guy who helped us immensely. Hard working, professional and helpful - I aspire to have his work ethic.
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The venue was a great place to collaborate, it felt good turning up each day to bring he project to life.
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Helpful, friendly and there when you need them.
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Loved the course content! Met some awesome people.
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Fantastic tutor who was really inspiring
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Really nice venue with very friendly, helpful staff
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She’s awesome
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Everyone’s in to it and just super helpful
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Lovely to work with Natalie, such a nice person and full of character!
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Nice venues but it’s slighlty strange that we were split on two floors that were not next to each other. However I felt very safe and the university was very high standard. Being in the O2 was also incredible!
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Lovely meeting you all and putting a face to a name. You were so welcoming and actually wanted to spend time with us. Would love to stay in contact!
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She was great, knew when to leave us to it as well.
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No issues for me.
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Great guy. Relaxed and Insightful, would love to work with him in the future on his own projects to see him in action.
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Cinema had a few technical difficulties and was hard to hear people sometimes
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Really helpfu
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I loved her
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He was a fantastic tutor one of the best I've ever had
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He was awesome
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Gave very little active help
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Some of them seemed a bit technically incompetent
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We all love Francesco
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Would be nice if we could request permission to use other floors for filming (the same way we would seek permission for any other location outside the college)
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The whole experience of working with such a professional and experienced person was so helpful
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The whole experience of networking and meeting likeminded people really help my confidence and focus to not only working on the short film for the course, but other projects. However, some of the masterclasses and workshops weren't that engaging and gave out contradicting information
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Cinema was too dark. Made a lot of people feel sleepy in the dark in comfy seats which made it difficult to pay attention to the talks at points. Also, it was difficult to see the speakers
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Had some good moments, but at other times he snapped and we incredibley cruel to some of our group members when they were simply trying to learn
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He was a fantastic tutor one of the best I've had
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I love the staff, they have become friends of mine and I will stay in contact with them after the course
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Legend
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Fine
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Workshop groups were far too big
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He's holding a gun to my head 😉
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She was an amazing mentor and extremely helpful throughout the entire process
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Dean was especially inspiring
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Very friendly and knowledgeable
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The cinema was really cool venue but lighting really hindered the experience
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Great guys
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His guy has incredible understanding as a film maker and really cares about any project he is on
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Honestly some of the most friendly people I’ve ever met they are so easy to talk to about any problems you have! There knowledge is so useful
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Honestly this course has been amazing I have come a long way since day one and learnt things I would never think of! That £1000 pound you spend is a lot of money for students but think of the investment and what your going to get in years to come it’s such a good hub and stater for aspiring actors like my self! It’s so worth it
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She was very helpful and was always up for a laugh which is great
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Fucking incredible
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Everyone was so approachable, incredibly nice and most importantly human; being able to understand certain needs and troubles when spoken to, P.S one was extremely attractive
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The connections I’ve made I know full well is for life :)
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For me as an actor, Sam couldn’t have been more approachable and ready to help. Feel like he’s someone who’s genuinely willing to help aspiring talent. Hope to keep in contact with him in the future.
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technical difficulties in the first masterclass detracted from experiance
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Generally great
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A pleasure to work with
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More small scale workshops would have gone down well as the master classes felt a little impersonal sometimes eg. Workshops run by tutors.
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could be better lit for the speaker’s floor.
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We had Giles and he was incredible. So helpful, knowledgable and interesting without being over powering. Love him!
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Great guys, funny too
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Legend.
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All round top geezer
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Bit intense but had some useful things to say
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Everything was as expected apart from the mic not working at the cinema
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Arron is lovely and should be considered for another course!
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I would rather have masterclasses before filming as I have had to miss a few to make sure we are ready for the deadline
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Was a great mentor for our group and really helped us to create the best film that we could in the short space of time that we had.
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It was nice that the Masterclass venue and the College where we planned our films were within a short walking distance from eachother and from places to eat and public transport. I really liked the fact that the masterclasses were held at O2's Cineworld, as it put it into perspective as to where we want to be as future filmmakers and actors in the future of the British Film Industry. My only real issue with the cinema as a venue, was that the combination of comfy seats and dimmed lights made it harder to stay focused as the stress and lack of sleep from creating a short film in a short space of time took it's toll.
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He was a brilliant tutor, very passionate and knowledgeable. I think I have learnt more from him than I would have from someone else.
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The nyfa staff were considerably absent, other than at briefings there was basically no interaction with them.
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The main knowledge and skills I gained were from help from the tutor on the course.
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Jane is brilliant. Really experienced, fair, generous with information and very helpful. Saskia is also fair and constructive, however she is less experienced so could not answer some of our questions or simply did not have the insight. As a duo, they were a great time.
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North Greenwich is not an easy location to get to, especially during rush hour. To ask your participants to get to the school for 9am and then not start activities till, more often than not, 10am or later seems pointless. Asking young people to travel during more expensive peak time hours to a location that is difficult to get to seems thoughtless. The course already costs a lot of money, without needlessly expensive travel costs on top as well.
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I would not recommend this course to any other young filmmakers. There are other short courses, workshops, masterclasses, schemes and internships etc out there that are much more accessible location wise and much better value for money.
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Far too many actors were accepted which made the process impossible to complete to a thoroughly decent standard. Realistically there shouldn't have been any more than 5 actors per group.
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Lovely guy but barely helped at all. Understand that hands off is a facilitating approach to inspire independence, but the group I was in had little awareness of professional filmmaking and the tutor failed to step in and put us on the right path eg in script development our writer and director made few contributions and let our actors essentially write the piece, resulting in a script that lacked backstory, plot, motive or objective for any of the characters, and I feel a better tutor would have at least ensured a basic plot was developed.
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A bit secluded in terms of using other locations. Equipment wasn’t great ie lack of boom mic Also after ten days it felt quite oppressive - perhaps a few days in other places would help the course feel fresh / pick up morale
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Both saskia and Jane we're fantastic mentors. I couldn't have asked for anyone better
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We couldn't actually use the facilities other than the rooms that were provided. It would have been good to be able to use better computers, camera equipment etc. Or being given access to the green room would have been a nice option to have
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On the whole everyone that I spoke to did a reasonable job but I think lynne deserves a shout out as I think she did a fantastic job
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Very friendly & approachable
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Modern and excellent location
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Knowledgable & Inspiring
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No toilet roll ect
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My course tutor was the saving grace on the course! I felt as though the only reason I feel genuinely ready to start working in the industry is because of him. He has helped me not only gain a professional attitude on set but also set up the next part of my creative journey and I can't thank him enough. I enjoyed my course nore than anything because I was put in a fantastic group with a fantastic tutor. There have been some issues on the course and I know full well that without my tutor my experience wouldn't have been half as good. I would recommend him to work for nyfa each year as he is honestly the reason I stayed on this course.
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The venue was good in the sense that we were able to film at the college yet there was some issues with availability of using particular rooms. The security were amazing the entire time. They were super friendly and made me feel safe in the area. The cinema was great plave to set the masterclasses.
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Fantastic
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Amazing guy- really helpful.
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Like the college. Comfy seats in cineworld are great.
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Loved her to bits, she really made an effort to be a friend as well as a mentor.
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Mostly nice
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Flawless. Cannot fault her
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Concrete is ugly
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Maybe swap one actor for a sound recordist or make up artist. Maybe have a writing masterclass before we meet the actors. Live life...
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Daniel is a great tutor and has offered us great advice
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Great place and made the course feel professional
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All very helpful and inspiring
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Amazing both saskia and jane they have helped us so much not just on the course but how to take this further! And also helping me with my career with people they know
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Some things could have been organised a little more in advance, because by the time i found out, some things were impossible to make
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Amazing, didn't get in the way but gave advice when needed was incredible to talk to!
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Hamid went absolutely above and beyond! He constantly gave tips and industry insights during our filming and ensured we did not slack and keep a professional level at all time.
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He’s brilliant! Daniel was very helpful and offered us great insight into the industry! I think he striked the perfect balance between a hands-on approach and letting us do our jobs.
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Jane and saskia are amazing and they have said they will help us after the course in our careers
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Was clean and tidy
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They were somewhat unorganised however they did help sometimes
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Friendly and helpful!
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Actors maybe should have had more workshops earlier in the course to allow crew and writer to script an idea.
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There were times when guidance was lacking and he very rarely gave us much help during filming exempting whispering to our director. He was approachable and professional but there were times when we needed much more guidance.
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I think they were all approachable and kind however many would have liked more chances to speak to them or maybe if they came and spoke with individual groups more to get to know us it might have been nice?
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I have made some valuable and amazing connections with so many different people on this course and learnt much from the masterclasses. £100 pounds budget which most found barely anything to work with compared to the fees. However these things aside I have greatly enjoyed the course - I have met many amazing people and I have the NYFA alone to thank for that.
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Positive, motivational guy
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Amazing. Bring him back. Pay him more.
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Very friendly
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Cinema was good
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Most were lovely, however one of them was horrible and by no means approachable
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-Some staff need to be far more approachable. -Have to provide more equipment. Example: Another camera batterie, lighting, Sound.
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top lad. wanna keep in contact
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jolly good
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pretty vague when explaining everything but they were pretty helpful when asking them directly
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What did you do with Dan Charles, it’s conspiracy? Also he’s a lad
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Loved the venue it’s perfect and the cinema. Wasn’t impressed by the lack of organisation.
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Very nice guy and a great tutor!
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She’s amazing and we were blessed to her
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Some were helpful, some were very much not and it’s hard to group them all together
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The course wasn’t worth what we paid, the thing that saved it was the luck of the people in our group
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He is amazing. I've learned so much from Hamid, he's really helped my confidence in my craft.
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All of the faculty were very inspiring and I felt included.
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Amazing knowledge, approachable and let us learn and work in a cohesive manour.
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Although easy to get to, central London is very expensive on an already low budget.
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Would like to keep in contact
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Employ more agents as one can not deal with hundreds of filmmakers and actors
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Very good person
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Maybe for £1000 include the accommodation within the package? I was a little surprised when I discovered I had to pay more on top of it for the accommodation
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Saskia and Jane have been incredibly helpful during the process of the course, offering any advice needed.
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Could have been cosier and more spacious
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She was really helpful and even went out of her way to give solid emotional support when needed
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The facilities were great and the location was fantastic
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The staff were very professional
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Couldn’t have asked for anyone better. Has inspired myself and many others in my group! Hamid has helped me understand cinema in a way that I never could have imagined it! I have massive respect to him! He deserves so much credit for what he has done for this group!
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Kept us on task and on schedule whilst keeping the process light and fun
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Fantastic teacher, I learnt so much from Hamid. He’s inspired me to go out and create cinema and he’s taught me more than I thought possible from a person in 2 weeks. Loved my time with him, I pray I have the opportunity to collaborate on a project with him again in the future.
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Considering most groups filmed sections of their film at the college the rooms could be more soundproof.
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Learnt so much from Hamid. I was nervous about doing the course and especially using the equipment, but due to his knowledge and patience I cannot wait to make another short film. Moving to group 1 and having Hamid as my tutor has made tbis course every enjoyable.
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I feel that the knowledge I learnt, which I found most valuable was from my group tutor. His honesty, passion, and knowledge of the film industry and especially camera work made me want to carry on the course.
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Easy to talk to and we all got along with him really well
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He was the bomb.com
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Really good and supportive
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Really good place to have masterclass
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She was amazing :)
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Really approachable guy, with lots of insight into the industry that he shared when appropriate without being overbearing.
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He is very knowledgeable about filmmaking and I felt that when he gives feedback on what we are doing he knows what he is talking about.
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Hamid was incredible, an absolute asset to the course
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It was functional
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Jonny and Lynne really made the course run as best it could
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He is amazing and down to earth. I respect him a lot for being honest about his journey being a filmmaker.
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I don’t actually have anything bad to say.
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Lynee is really helpful by contacting the DOP saying she will help us to the best of her ability. Also she is really approachable. I probably did not spell her name right. However, I just needed to give props where props where due.
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Have more equipment I.e lights. The only thing I would say is that it pushed us to be creative with the kit that we had.
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A really lovely man
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Offer accommodation that is nearer the venue. Send staff members not just photographers to watch all the groups on location. Be more open and approachable.
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With the exception of one member of staff I found all the nyfa staff approachable and helpful.
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Fab tutor!! Really made the experience - (also thank you to Jane!!) both absolutely amazing and helped us to see our idea through further than just a film!
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Good place to film! Nice place but potentially would have enjoyed a cosier place for a production office :)
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Good staff - to be honest didn’t see them most of the time
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Really good and supportive
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Perhaps less Actors and more crew as there was extra hands needed on set but it was very hard to fit everyone in.
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Hamid was very helpful in inspring young filmmakers and actors to do the best performance on set and off. He had a good balance of tutoring and fun whilst still retaining proffesionlism and giving a true insight on to the industry.
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I love Hamid
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Absolute Legend
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Amazingly fun guy
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