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WHEN 2 sessions, Saturday, December 8 & Sunday, December 9, 9 am-6 pm ET LEVEL Intro
PRICE
$389 (or $359 for AvantGuild members - details)
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ALSO STARTS:
Los Angeles - 7/7/2012 | New York - 7/14/2012 | Los Angeles - 9/22/2012 | New York - 9/29/2012 | Los Angeles - 12/1/2012
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Details
This program is offered by Hollywood Film School.
If you want to be a successful screenwriter, producer, director, or get your script made into a movie, this class is a must. Learn everything you need to know in this acclaimed course credited with launching thousands of careers.
Graduates of this program include Quentin Tarantino, Baz Luhrman, Guy Ritchie, Queen Latifah, and Will Smith.
In the first session, you will learn how to write each check as you make your first independent feature film on budgets anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000,000. In the second session, you'll be given a guaranteed step-by-step process, used by the pros, to attend film festivals, attract a distributor, and maximize revenue from the theatrical, foreign, video, cable, and broadcasting industries.
In this class, you will learn:
- Producing: The secrets of packaging and dealmaking
- Directing: How to break down a script and select shots
- Financing: The independent method of funding films
- Screenwriting: The tricks of writing & selling scripts
- Budgeting: How to prepare a proper film/TV budget
- Scheduling: The nuts and bolts of planning a shoot
- Cinematography: Cameras and lighting techniques
- Film Festivals: Which to attend and how to win
- Distributing: How to secure a distributor and maximize sales
- Digital Filmmaking: The nuts and bolts of DV
The knowledge to finance, produce, shoot, and submit your film to festivals. All attendees receive a filmmaker's workbook, a producer's diploma, and a graduation certificate.
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Instructor
Dov S-S Simens's Courses
Two-Day Film School – Los Angeles (Class starts July 7)
Two-Day Film School – Los Angeles (Class starts September 22)
Two-Day Film School – Los Angeles (Class starts December 1)
Two-Day Film School – New York (Class starts July 14)
Two-Day Film School – New York (Class starts September 29)
Two-Day Film School – New York (Class starts December 8)
Testimonials
Dov demystified the secrets about movie-making in a straightforward manner. He is worth every penny and more.
-- Elke Weiss"Dov is one amazing teacher! His examples were excellent and his attitude upbeat and practical. He tells it like it is." -- Sue Mirialakis
"Words cannot express the transformation you undergo in just 2 days with Dov! He is truly inspiring and worth his weight in gold!" -- Sally Lourenco, editorial director
"Dov packs a 4-year college curriculum into 2 intense days of instruction where you learn everything you need to know to make your first feature film. Highly recommended." -- Jacqueline Jouret, editor
"Dov's course is a must for anyone with a vision who lacks the industry know-how to bring their ideas to fruition. He fueled my imagination and de-mystified the process of executing my vision." -- Jennifer Katz
"Dov is the best instructor I've ever had. He is not only from the industry, he is the industry! It was the best investment ever!" -- Monique Wegmueller
"Dov's 2 day class was the best investment in the last 10 years! I learned so much." -- Monique Wegmueller
"Awesome class! There was a wealth of real world information that motivates and makes the maze of moviemaking clear as day." -- Barbara Benitez
