NYU Tisch School of the Arts announces the opening of applications for its new Master’s of Professional Studies degree in Virtual Production,a one-year,intensive course of study that blends cutting edge technology,science,and creativity to advance the art of storytelling.The new program will be based at NYU’s Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center at Industry City.One of the first of its kind,the 45,000-square-foot facility will feature aVirtual Production LED Volume Staged designed by industry pioneer Lux Machina Consulting.The center will have two double-height,column free stages,two television studios,and state-of-the-art broadcast control rooms.The new degree and facility will further establish Tisch as aglobal leader in cinematic arts."Tisch is excited to be apioneer in training students on groundbreaking technology that is transforming the film and television industry.Our new master’s program keeps Tisch at the forefront of cinematic education by preparing students to enter the rapidly evolving field of virtual production,"said Allyson Green,Dean of NYU Tisch School of the Arts.The 2024 application is available on the NYU Tisch website.The deadline for submission is Dec.15,2023.The first class will start in the fall of 2024;students will attend full-time and in-person and will complete their degree in two semesters.The degree requires 36 credits of coursework,including introduction to virtual production,technical direction,art direction and production design,resume and reel building,and amaster’s seminar that covers writing,directing,visual storytelling and post production.Classes will include lectures,discussions,screenings,critical and creative writing workshops and collaborative exercises in production techniques.NYU Tisch has commissioned Lux Machina Consulting,a leader in virtual production,display technology,and in-camera visual effects,to create the production stages that are integral to the program.Working with the company that developed the technology allows NYU Tisch to train students in areal-world setting.“It is aprivilege to partner with aleading film school like New York University Tisch School of the Arts to give the next generation of filmmakers ahands-on,immersive experience in redefining the frontiers of storytelling,”Lux Machina Consulting President of Operations Zach Alexander said.“To set agold standard on an accredited program created by two educational media powerhouses like NYU and LuxMC is alegacy we are proud of.”Virtual production combines physical filmmaking with computer technology.Using gaming software,graphic cards and augmented reality,it allows directors and actors to work with visual effects in real time,rather than in post-production.Actors can respond naturally to their surroundings and directors are able to plan out scenes and shots with precision.Virtual production reduces post-production costs and the need to film on location,making projects more sustainable.This technology has been used in arange of films and television shows,including such projects that Lux Machina Consulting worked on as The Mandalorian,House of the Dragon,Bullet Train,and Barbie. 查看详细>>

The program is open to individuals with one year or more of full-time healthcare management or healthcare-related professional experience,and who are employed full-time currently in aU.S.healthcare-related position.As marketplace demand for skilled medical and health service managers grows strongly throughout the U.S.,NYU Wagner is introducing an Online Master of Health Administration(MHA)degree program,Sherry Glied,the school’s dean,announced today.The highly ranked Robert F.Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University is accepting applications for admission to the program.The priority application deadline for the program’s inaugural 2019 spring semester is October 5.The part-time Online MHA degree program is open to individuals who have at least one year of full-time healthcare management or healthcare-related professional experience,and who are employed full-time currently in the field in aU.S.healthcare-related position.The new online opportunity builds upon NYU Wagner’s on-campus healthcare management focused program,ranked No.1 in Health Policy&Management by US News and World Report in 2018 among all graduate schools of public affairs.The Online MHA option provides aflexible means to advanced skills,knowledge,and experience necessary to succeed in healthcare management.Students with an MHA go on to careers in healthcare systems and hospitals,physicians’offices,nursing homes,home healthcare organizations,pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms,and many other contexts across the healthcare sector.The U.S.Department of Labor predicts that employment of medical and health services managers will grow by 20 percent,or 72,100,by 2026 from the 2016 employment levels.“The Online MHA program is our next frontier in preparing future public service leaders to give their careers traction and make adifference for the social good,”said Glied.“We are building on our strong reputation in healthcare management education,and bringing it to the online space to provide healthcare practitioners the opportunity to advance their skills and careers in an accessible manner."Glied,a professor of public service,will be among the highly accomplished NYU Wagner faculty teaching online courses and additionally giving personalized instruction and other guidance on leveraging the school’s career services and other offerings.Before becoming the dean,Glied served as chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University.She was assistant secretary for planning and evaluation at the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services,and senior economist for health care and labor market policy on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers under Presidents Bush and Clinton(1992-93).Additional faculty in the MHA program bring diverse and distinguished professional backgrounds and teaching credentials—for example,as managers of the most prestigious hospitals and healthcare systems in the country,and consultants and advisers on major U.S.healthcare initiatives.Thomas D’Aunno,PhD,professor of management,is the director of the school’s Master of Health Administration degree program.“The market for MHA graduates,and healthcare managers broadly,is quite strong,”D’Aunno explained.“Our online approach meets the needs of working professionals.It will enable them to gain essential knowledge and skills required for senior managerial work and leadership roles.As aschool at the leading edge of preparing students for careers in healthcare management,this is really an exciting time.”For more information,please use NYU Wagner’s information request form,or contact the NYU Public Affairs Officer listed with this release.About NYU Wagner:Since 1938,the Robert F.Wagner Graduate School of Public Service has been educating the world’s future public service leaders.We offer aMaster of Public Administration in Public&Nonprofit Management&Policy,Master of Public Administration in Health Policy&Management,Master of Urban Planning,Master of Health Administration,Master of Science in Public Policy,Executive Master of Public Administration,and PhD in Public Administration.Visit us at www.wagner.nyu.edu. 查看详细>>