Dov Simens 2-Day Film School | London

America's most popular filmmaking course returns to London after a 2 year hiatus

Tutor:	Dov S-S Simens	Venue:	Univeristy of Westminster 35 Marylebone Road London NW1 5LS
Date:	Sat/Sun 27/28 November	Duration:	2 day weekend
Time:	9:30am - 6:00pm	Price:	£250 + 17.5% VAT

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$11 billion! Yes, $11,000,000,000 is what graduates of Mr. Simens' acclaimed weekend filmmaker's crash course have grossed in the past decade. See more here

Orson Welles stated ‘Everything you need to know about filmmaking can be learned in three days.’ Dov amazingly does it in two. Hollywood filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, Neil Labute, Robert Rodriguez, along with Oscar nominated actors like Will Smith and Queen Latifah, and screenwriters of 'X-Men', 'Mortal Kombat', and 'Blade Runner' are just a few of Dov' successes.

London participants who have since produced or directed successful features include Jeremy Bolt (Event Horizon, Soldier), Phillippa Braithwaite (Sliding Doors) Paul Brooks (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Simon Hunter (Lighthouse), Patricia Murphy (Camden Girls), and Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch).

Day 1: Saturday Make it! PRODUCE, DIRECT & FILMMAKING

Learn a step-by-step and cheque-by-cheque how to make your first feature film with budgets that range from 5,000 to 5,000,000. *Budgeting, *Scheduling, *Directing, *Cinematography, *Lighting, *Shooting, *Crewing, *Editing are all covered as well as a digital filmmaking A-Z.

Day 2: Sunday Sell It! FINANCE, DISTRIBUTE & PROFITING

Discover a demystifyied method to attending festivals, winning awards as you market and sell your film throughout England, Italy, Germany, Japan and, of course, Hollywood. All while maximising profits from theatrical, video, cable and terrestrial deals.

The 2 Day Film School - is the premier course of its kind – a no-holds barred, rapid-fire weekend designed for industry personnel seeking a refresher course, or newcomers wanting quick, practical information to speed their break into the film industry.

Day 1: Produce, Direct, Shoot

Learn how to execute cost effective production and put value for money on the screen.

The seven keys to success for producers
Who the independents are
The benefits of independents over studios
The two musts for any script
The proven low-budget formula
Casting, contacting celebrities, agents
Guilds & unions: AFTRA, BECTU, Equity etc
Six types of film stock & buying wholesale
Labs: prices, one light, work & answer print
Cameras, sound/light/grip/dolly packages
Crew: who to hire, what to pay
Shooting ratios, blocking, coverage,
Costs, completion bonds, guerrilla filming
Permits & insurance
Non-linear, electronic editing, the eight steps
Six musts for sound, ADR, Foley, the mix
Negative cutting, timing, securing final print

Day 2: Market, Finance, Distribute

The real facts and secrets about marketing, selling and distributing your film world-wide.

Distribution, selling to acquisition executives
Up-front money, getting paid, P&A money
Gross participation, cross collateralisation
The route to Cannes, Sundance
The three major film markets
Selling foreign rights
Three areas to sell to
Producing for video, buyers, VSDA, NAVD
Press kits, stills, publicists, getting reviews
Creating and manipulating your career
Reverse budgeting
$3–5m, $1m, $100,000 & no-budget
Planning an efficient shooting schedule
Distribution, box office, producer’s gross
Exhibitors’ share, arbitration clauses
Where the industry is going
Opportunities on the Internet

Anyone contemplating making a feature film.

Dov S-S Simens is America’s leading independent filmmaking instructor. With 15 years experience as production manager, line producer, and producer-director, Dov has developed a unique approach to the production process. An award-winning filmmaker in his own right, Dov teaches regularly at colleges and universities across North America, as well as visiting Japan, South Africa and Europe. He lives in California, and Warner Publishing published his book From Reel to Deal on July 1st, 2003.