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: Distribution
Your Key to Distribution Success: Get Keyed in to Key Art, and You’re On Your Way to an Instantly Iconic Movie
Think about some of the most famous posters ever produced: Jaws, Scarface, Taxi Driver, The Shining, Ghostbusters, E.T., The Godfather. What do they have in common? To...2Inside the Issue: Festivals
deadCenter Film Festival 2017: Oklahoma City Is the Biggest Star Of This Consistently Great Event
Film festivals are as good as their programmers and audiences, and the deadCenter film festival has an abundance of excellence in both. From the very first...Inside the Issue: Producing
What Investors Want to Hear: Here Are the Things You Need to Be Telling Potential Financiers In Your Pitch
There are as many different ways to get funding as there are movies made, but the one thing all of those stories have in common is...6