Lessons from Dov Simens' Two Day Film School
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Dov Simens Scriptwriting
  • Grab 'em in the first five sentences and make 'em turn the page.
  • Five Uh-Ohs and Oh-Shits, concluding with two Oh-My-Gods.
  • Nothing is written, it's rewritten.
  • A page a minute.
DirectingFilm school diploma
  • Casting casting casting
  • Master and 2 pops
  • Cut Aways
Camera
  • In frame
  • In focus
Lighting
  • Key
  • Fill
  • Back
Sound
  • Loud
  • Clear
Walk Like a Duck, Talk Like a Duck

WOMAN AT PARTY
What do you do?

ME
I'm a producer.

Woman
Oh, really? What are you doing now?

Me
I have several projects in various stages of development.

Woman
How did you learn to do that?

Me
I studied under the acclaimed producer Dov Simens,
whose previous pupils include Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino.

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