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SCHOLARSHIPS IN ADULT FILM ACTING!  FOR AGES 18 TO 70+  WE WOULD LIKE TO TRAIN AND PROMOTE YOU IN FILM, AS FAR AS ATLANTA, NEW YORK, AND L.A.!

 MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO PURSUE YOUR DREAMS!  REGISTER TODAY!

     
 

NEWS FLASH!

CALLING ALL SINGERS AND THOSE WHO DREAM OF SINGING!  JOIN OUR "LIFT EVERY VOICE" SUMMER CAMP, FOR 4 SONG-FILLED WEEKS,  INSTRUCTED BY NATIONAL RECORDING STAR, SONJI WRIGHT!  ENDING WITH A FINALE, RECITAL!

"LET'S DANCE" IN OUR DANCE SUMMER CAMP!  FEATURING HIP-HOP, MODERN, JAZZ, & BALLET, INSTRUCTED BY RENOWNED DANCER, CHOREOGRAPER;  DR. DENITA HEDGEMAN, STARTING JUNE 3, 2017, EVERY 2ND AND 3RD SATURDAYS, AT 3PM.  ENDING WITH A FINALE, RECITAL!

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!  EVERY SATURDAY FROM 6PM TO 10PM, WE ARE TAKING PICTURES OF OUR TALENT!  WHY?  WE ARE MARKETING THEM INTO DISNEY, NICKELODEON, TYLER PERRY, AND OTHER MODELING AND FILM PROJECTS!

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FURTHER IN YOUR MODELING OR ACTING CAREER?  WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE PROMOTED BY OUR AGENCY, CFA PRODUCTIONS. TO ADVANCE YOUR MODELING AND/OR ACTING CAREER?  

THEN, COME ON DOWN AND GET YOUR PICTURES TAKEN, ON SATURDAY EVENINGS!

On this pass Saturday, we started a new Charm, Etiquette, and Fashion Modeling Class (1-3pm.)!!    The new, excited class learned walking poise and posture and tips for success in life!  This coming Saturday, the class will focus on enhancing beauty through proper skin care, as well as models' sitting posture.   

Also, on this pass Saturday the Stage & Film Acting class, shot scenes from a  short movie written by their brilliant and talented Instructor, Ms. Vanita Thomas.   Many of the scenes were shot on the Carolyn's Finishing Academy campus!

COME ON DOWN THIS SATURDAY AND JOIN US from 1 to 5PM!!!    The classes are fun and  life-changing!  See a positive change in yourself  and/or your child that will be everlasting!

***Click "on-line catalog" at the top of this page for a description of classes!

Want a Treat?  Check out our slick new Music Videos!  Hit the CFA Music Video Tab at the top of this page and enjoy!!

WOW, SO MUCH IS NEW!!  CHECK IT OUT BELOW!  THE LIST IS GROWING BY THE DAY!

At the bottom of this page, check out our "HOLY DIVAS ANYHOLOGY OF SCREENPLAYS", featuring five strong women from the Bible, brought forth to 21st century challenges, set to begin production in early 2011. WOW! How about that!  5 Feature films about women who overcome!!!

***Click at the bottom of this page to view a video on THE HOLY DIVAS ANTHOLOGY!

****Click here to view  6 Videos of 5 handsome guys who sing, dance, and dramatize The Temptations in our  dynamic stage play, "THE TEMPTATIONS' STORY"!

OH, YOU'RE GONNA' LOVE IT!!! 

KEEP ON DOWN THE LIST; THERE'S MUCH MORE THAT'S NEW!!!  CHECK IT OUT:

**Our snazzy, new CAROLYN'S FINISHING ACADEMY BROCHURE is something to write home about!  Click here to check it out on our HOME PAGE!

***Children ages infant to 18 also star in CFA Productions' films!

***Click here to check out FILM performances by Children who graduate from our Academy!

***Click here to view the beautiful Brownskin Models on our new talk show, "THE ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD"!

***Click here to enjoy our  new Dance Video, featuring Dance Students of CAROLYN'S FINISHING ACADEMY!

**Click here to check out our jazzy, new video entitled, "IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MAKE-UP"!

The premiere of our feature film, "ESTHER", , was a roaring success!

The 250 capacity Ground Zero Blues Club was chock full of stars of the movie, friends, and family!

Hors d' oeuvres, a cash bar, and a two-hour showing of "ESTHER"  rounded off a wonderfully successful evening!

"The movie was so suspensful!  It really kept my attention, wondering what was going to happen next!", commented many of our guests.

Hats off to the stars of "ESTHER" and to all who came out to support the premiere!

Our gratitude to all our supporters is great!!!

Now, we're looking forward to hearing from Hollywood!!

(See next News Flash, below!)

NEWS FLASH!

Our feature film "ESTHER", has been submitted to the Hollywood Film Festival and is under consideration to run in the festival competition!

Let's pray that "ESTHER" is selected to run!

If so, the possibilities are enormous; utlimately our students will have an opportunity to go into Hollywood through our movies!

On the drawing board to be produced this year by our production company, CFA PRODUCTIONS, are four other feature films:

"ESTHER II
"RUTH"
"RAHAB, THE HARLOT"
"SHEBA"

All modern-day versions of the Biblical accounts!

LOOK OUT!  Because here we go again, MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY!

*Click here, to view a TRAILER OF "ESTHER"!

NEWS FLASH!

WATCH OUR NEW MOVIE TRAILERS:

*Click here to view TRAILERS of our first feature film: "TAKE ME BACK TO BEALE".

***CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO OF THE GREAT AND FAMOUS THINGS GRADUATES OF CAROLYN'S FINISHING ACADEMY HAVE BEEN DOING!

SEE BELOW:

 

*ABOUT THE FOUNDER/CEO OF CAROLYN'S FINISHING ACADEMY,  CHRIST FOR ALL CHURCH, AND CFA PRODUCTIONS, INC.

 

 


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 CAROLYN YANCY-GUNN
FOUNDER/CEO OF CAROLYN'S FINISHING ACADEMY, CHRIST FOR ALL CHURCH, & CFA
PRODUCTIONS, INC.

Holding 9 hours toward a Docotrate Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision, an M.A. Degree in English, Speech, and Education; and a Bachelor's Degree in English, Speech, and Spanish; Carolyn Yancy is founder and CEO of Carolyn's Finishing Academy, Christ for All Church, and CFA Productions, Inc., which include a performing arts school, production company, recording studio, a Writer's Guild of America Agency, and a booking agency of the American Federation of Musicians.

Having taught secondary school and collegiate level academics for eighteen years, Carolyn Yancy, in 1989, changed the course of her life and returned to school; this time, educating herself in performing arts: acting, modeling, voice, and dance.  Afterward, Carolyn spent four years in Dallas, Texas; performing roles in major movies and rubbing shoulders with such luminaries as Richard Gere and Michael Michelle.

As a result of the wisdom gained from these experiences, Carolyn Yancy opened Carolyn's School of Modeling, in 1991,  in Dallas, Texas; specializing in charm, modeling, and acting; and in 1999, moved the school to Memphis, Tennessee; renaming it Carolyn's Finsihing Academy.

Carolyn's Finishing Academy is a premier performing arts school, featuring instruction in charm, etiquette, social graces and manners; modeling, voice, dance, acting, screenplay writing, and Spanish.

An educator in the pulbic schools for many years and a professor on the collegiate level at Tennesse State University, LeMoyne-Owen College,  Paul Quinn College, and the University of Memphis,  Ms. Yancy is not only an educator; but, also, a screen and stage playwright, a producer, and a director.

Carolyn Yancy has produced and directed a plethora of major stage productions such as, "Grease", "The Wiz", "Romeo and Juliet", "Westside Story", "A Raisin in the Sun", and many others; as well as written, produced, and directed several of her own, including "Slick", "The Temptations' Story", and "The Whiz" (yet to be produced).

Her independent film production/directing credits include: "Take Me Back to Beale" (a trilogy) and "Esther", both of which Ms. Yancy wrote, directed, and produced. 

 "Esther" is scheduled to be premiered Sunday, May 10, 2009; 3-6pm; in Dinner Theater format,  at Morgan Freeman's new restaurant and nightclub, Ground Zero.

Ms. Yancy has produced and directed plays for Isaac Hayes' and for the Gibson Guitar Company.

She fulfilled a year's contract with the Gibson Guitar Company, where she produced several performances of "A Raisin in the Sun".

As an accomplished actress, Carolyn Yancy has starred in several movies, stage plays, and T.V. commercials including, "Blues in the Night", "General Hospitality", a Circuit City Commercial, a Mary Kay Info-mercial, the touring stage play, "Tell Pharoah,; her original screenplay, "Esther", and many others.  

Ms. Yancy has established her company as a  church, Christ for All (holding Bible study on Sunday mornings); a Talent Agency (representing talent all over the Midsouth), a Writer's Guild of America Literary Agency (pitching the works of writers of all genre),  and an American Federation of Musicians Booking Agency (representing singers, musicians, and bands), all established to assist and encourage those seeking careers in performing arts.

Her production of "A Raisin in the Sun" at Isaac Hayes' and at the Gibson Guitar Lounge (2006-2007) and her production of "The Temptations' Story", at the Rose Theater (2007), marked her 26th major theatrical production,  in a career spanning over 20 years.


"CHECK THE LIST AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE FOR THE MANY DIVISIONS OF MS. YANCY'S COMPANY:





COMPANY DIVISIONS OF CAROLYN'S FINISHING ACADEMY

*CAROLYN'S FINISHING ACADEMY (est. by Ms. Yancy in 1990, originally, Carolyn's School of Modeling, in Dallas, TX)

*CFA Productions, Inc. (est. by Ms. Yancy in 1999)

*CFA Productions Talent Agency (est. by Ms. Yancy in 2000)

*CFA Productions Writer's Guild of America Agency (est. by Ms. Yancy in 2003)

*CFA Productions Booking Agency of the American Federation of Musicians (est. by Ms. Yancy in 2003)

*Christ for All Church (est. by Ms. Yancy in 2003)

*CFA Productions Recording Studio (est. by Ms. Yancy in 2004)

***Don't turn the page yet, "THE HOLY DIVAS ANTHOLOGY OF SCREENPLAYS" and a synopsis of each is right below on this page!!

Check it out!








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"LIFT EVERY VOICE"

VOICE CAMP






"LET'S DANCE" SUMMER CAMP! FEATURING HIP-HOP, JAZZ, MODERN, BALLET; INSTRUCTED BY RENOWNED CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER; DR. DENITA HEDGEMAN, BEGINNING JUNE 3, 2016; EVERY 2ND AND 3RD SATURDAY; 3PM TO 4PM!
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Below, find out what each movie is about!!!






***Click here to watch a video of THE HOLY DIVAS ANTHOLOGY OF SCREENPLAYS!!




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