All posts by Dov S-S Simens
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Top 10 Secrets to No-Budget Moviemaking
Let’s cut to the chase: You want to have a career in the movies. You want to be a successful producer, director,... -
Other People’s Money
You’ve graduated from an accredited film school and made an award-winning short. You’ve waited for doors to open. You’ve posted your availability... -
Ask Mr. Hollywood: All You need to Know About Post-Production and Finishing Your Film
There are three stages to filmmaking— Pre-Production, Production and Post-Production. Pre-production is easy. You’re in it now. Although the truth, more likely, is you’re probably in... -
Your Camera… Your Money: A Budgeting Breakdown for Your Camera Department
Get real! You gotta have a DP. Can’t shoot a film without one. This quickly disqualifies you yourself. What you need to... -
The Three-Week Screenplay: Follow This Schedule, Bang Out a Script in Under a Month
Let’s get real! Let’s assume you have “The Great Idea” bouncing around in your head. You are petrified to tell it to... -
Self-Distribution Secrets
Moviemaking Advice From Dov S-S Simens America’s #1 Film Instructor This is the fourth of a four-part series on dealing with film... -
Distribution: The Key To Success
This is a three-part series concerning independents and their relationship with distributors. Part-I is DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS: How To Release, Part-II is the...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Sydney on the Map: To Land Breakout Roles, Sydney Sweeney Draws Her Own Maps of the Characters She Inhabits
A reverent initiate of a patriarchal regime; a disturbed young psychiatric hospital ward; a sexually questioning teen with a flair for the dramatic; a mysterious denizen...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Think Like A Photographer: Generation Wealth’s Lauren Greenfield Shares How Still Techniques Make Better Movies
The biggest change I experienced when I went from making pictures to making films was the sense of an arc—of creating a story over time, and...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: Casting Unknowns Was Key to Finding the Laughs and Lived-In Feel of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade
Before I directed my first film, Eighth Grade, I had heard that 90 percent of directing is casting. I’m sure there are other directors who weigh...2