"INCREDIBLE!…Listened to
Dov for two days, directed
my first feature film and am
up for an Oscar.”

-Kirk Jones
(Director of Nanny McPhee
& Waking Ned Devine)

“Forget Film School -
The Hollywood Film Institute
[Dov Simens 2-Day Film School]
is the boot camp of choice
for tomorrow's Tarantinos”

 - Los Angeles Magazine

DAY 1 - MORNING SESSION

Producing & Directing

The Hollywood System
Hiring Talent and Casting
What is Low Budget
Purchasing Hot Scripts
Budgeting and Scheduling
Guilds and Unions
16mm vs. 35mm vs. digital HD
Filmmaking A to Z
Storyboarding and Organizing
Contracts and Agreements
Hiring Crew and Renting Equipment
The 1-, 2- and 3- week shoot
Cameras, Lights & Sound
PLUS Screenwriting A to Z

DAY 2 - MORNING SESSION

Marketing & Distribution

The Festival Circuit
Marketing Do’s and Don’ts
Attracting a Distributor
Deal Memo Points
Foreign Sales
PPV & VOD Revenues
Hiring a Publicist
Creating a Festival Buzz
Sundance & Cannes
Which Agent to Hire
Net vs. Gross Deals
Video & Cable Profits
Maximizing Revenues
PLUS Studio Deal making A to Z

DAY 1 - AFTERNOON SESSION

Shooting the Film

Hiring a Production Crew
Budgeting Secrets and tricks
Directing the Actors
Directing A to Z
Directing the Crew
Directing the Camera
Directing Post-production
Getting 25-35 Shots per Day
ADR, Foley & M&E
Finishing Your Film
Scheduling
Music, Score & Lab
The Answer Print
PLUS Filmmaking A to Z

DAY 2 - AFTERNOON SESSION

Financing and Profiting

Raising Production Money
Forming a Production Company
Securing Independent Investors
SBA $750,000 Guarantee
Negative Pick-up Deals
Packaging Agents
Securing Bank Loans
Guaranteeing Profits
What to Offer
Play-or-pay Deals
International Co-productions
The 50-50 net Deal
Completion Bonds
PLUS Independent Financing A to Z