Photo Gallery: New York Film Academy summer workshop at Universal Studios

New York Film Academy summer workshop (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

July 27, 2012 5:15 PM PT

On a recent Friday, about 250 tweens, teens and adults aspiring to act or make movies were spread out across the back lot of Universal Studios, cameras in hand, directing, rehearsing and filming. They were part of the New York Film Academy’s two-week summer workshop for tweens.

Karim Stinner, 17, waits on the side before shooting on set during a New York Film Academy summer workshop at Universal Studios’ back lot in Studio City on Friday, July 27, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Cortland Thompson, 17, holds a slate before shooting on set during a New York Film Academy summer workshop at Universal Studios’ back lot in Studio City on Friday, July 27, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Ann Lee, 15, looks through the camera before shooting on set during a New York Film Academy summer workshop at Universal Studios’ back lot in Studio City on Friday, July 27, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Kea de Log, 15, left, and Brooe Sarver, 15, wait before shooting on set during a New York Film Academy summer workshop at Universal Studios’ back lot in Studio City on Friday, July 27, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Enrico Silva, 17, from second left, Igor Starodubsev, 17, and Yasmine Hammoudi, 17, prepare for a scene during a New York Film Academy summer workshop at Universal Studios’ back lot in Studio City on Friday, July 27, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Tyler Brand, 14, holds a sound boom mic before shooting on set during a New York Film Academy summer workshop at Universal Studios’ back lot in Studio City on Friday, July 27, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Mo Herbert, 15, from left, Karina Kawana, 16, and Hans Lee, 15, prepare for a scene before shooting on set during a New York Film Academy summer workshop at Universal Studios’ back lot in Studio City on Friday, July 27, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)