The New York Film Academy has developed a one year curriculum which gives students the all-around filmmaking experience necessary to make their own films. This program is available in New York City, Los Angeles California at Universal Studios and Kings College in London England. Equivalent to at least two years of work at a traditional film school, the one year program offers students over 1,000 hours of hands-on instruction and actual production experience. All one year students write, shoot, direct and edit eight of their own short films (including a thesis sync-sound film and a digital documentary), they are introduced to 35mm cinematography, digital filmmaking and digital editing. They also complete an intensive film studies program and a film acting workshop, both designed for practical application to the students' own film work. The 'year' is based on the academic calendar, typically eight full months with a one week vacation.