And has shadowed many well-known TV directors such as Marcos Siega, Jennifer Lynch, and Bethany Rooney. She has participated in numerous TV Diversity shadowing programs including Sony Television, Viacom, and the DGA.

Blige, Britney Spears, Quincy Jones, Incubus, and Fishbone. Additionally, Hinlein has created films and photo campaigns for many superstar musicians including Mary J. Her work has been commissioned globally by top international brands, including Dove, Lifetime, Revlon, Gillette, Maybelline, A&E, Wella, NARS Cosmetics, Bare Minerals, Clairol, and MAC Cosmetics. Liz is currently the Creative Director of Filmmaking and Cinematography at the New York Film Academy. She is the creator of The 20/20 Series (produced by NYFA), a weekly live, online series with creative visionaries which has garnered thousands of views. Liz Hinlein is an award-winning filmmaker, creative director, and cinematographer. Liz Hinlein Creative Director of Filmmaking and Cinematography At our film school, we foster an environment that is creatively challenging, respectful, and actively supportive of each unique student and of a collectively diverse student body. For students interested in creating non-fiction content, we also offer a number of programs specifically for documentary films.Īs the original disruptors of the Hollywood gate-keeping system, NYFA strives to make education in filmmaking accessible to the most diverse, international, and broadest community of students. Typically, the longer the program, the more content and films students get to create.

Our rigorous, accelerated approach provides students with the opportunity to make a number of films during their time at NYFA, and graduates leave our programs with a selection of their best work.

NYFA filmmaking students explore every phase of classical film structure and content creation, receiving a well-rounded education in the always-evolving art of visual storytelling. Through robust coursework, production workshops, and actual on-set experience that reflects the work done within the film industry, students build their confidence as directors and filmmakers.

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