Located on an island and connected to the mainland by a series of bridges, Miami lies on the southeast side of the Florida Peninsula. The wonderfully restored, pastel coloured, Art Deco buildings that line the oceanfront make South Beach the most popular, albeit the most expensive strip of sand. Every morning sees a dog parade, under the shade of swinging coconut groves, as dog lovers walk their pets of varied sizes along South Beach’s famous ocean drive. Immediately after sunrise, throngs of ocean lovers are found sunbathing and partaking in various water sports, including parasailing, jet skiing, snorkelling, and kayaking. The deep blue skies are dotted with Baywatch helicopters and giant aerial banners tied to propeller aircrafts advertising various attractions to lure potential customers. Such aerial advertisement costs less than USD five per thousand persons, and reaches over three million potential customers in a single afternoon. The nightly South Beach activities I enjoyed observing from the apartment balcony, and walked amongst the shifting sands during the day.
Early Sunday morning, Lincoln Road is taken over by farmers who bring in truckloads of fresh fruits and vegetables. All kinds of exotic fruit are on display, including mangoes that taste like potatoes
As alluring as the sandy beaches of Miami are, my main purpose of visit was to attend my son’s film screening at the New York Film Academy (NYFA), Miami campus. Founded by Jerry Sherlock in 1992, the NYFA was established with a “learning by doing” philosophy, believing practical experience to be more valuable than years of theoretical study for filmmakers and actors. This educational model allows students to achieve more in less time, and better prepares them for the professional world. Today, the NYFA New York, Los Angeles and South Beach campuses employee 400 professionals, training over 7,000 students per year in the field of filmmaking, directing, cinematography, screenwriting, acting, colour grading and editing. Students team-up to produce short films using industry-standard, state-of-the-art equipment. Renowned directors, writers and actors, including the likes of Steven Spielberg, Al Pacino, Rose McGowan, Sir Ben Kingsley, Glenn Close, and Ron Howard are regular guest speakers at the academy. Notable NYFA alumni include producer/director Rohit Gupta and Indian actor, Imran Khan.
Published in Daily Times, September 7th 2018.
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