Greetings All, I wanted to know if anyone has gone to Dov S-S Simens' 2 Day Film School? Yes I know that many famous filmmakers and actors have taken the course, but I have not seen any reviews from REAL people on the internet.

(ISBN: 621) from Amazon's Book Store. Free UK delivery on Dov S- S Simens. Create A Successful Independent Film By Dov S-S Simens DjVu, PDF, ePub. Read Dov Simens book. I'd check it out - www.dovsimensfilmschool.com. Log in to post comments. I was skeptical of a '2-day film school' as well.

I am interested in producing and the business of filmmaking and would greatly appreciate a detailed review from anyone who has gone to the 2 Day Film School. Since it is only 2 days, but he covers so much - how much time is spent on each topic? While I live in Canada and can't go personally, I will be purchasing the DVD version of the course - so for $395 bucks, I would like to know if it's really worth it and if it is a course that every filmmaker should take. For MUCH less you can get several good books on filmmaking and study them.

Get a job on a movie as a PA, work for free in the office of a production company (as Reala suggests), volunteer on no budget indie movies, intern for an editing house. There is no quick way to learn what needs to be learned. Simens course isn't a scam, but it's essentially worthless.

A LOT of material crammed into a very short time or onto a DVD. Watching isn't nearly as informative as doing. But many people do it. Berliner Platz 2 Glossary there. The reason you don't see too many reviews from real people is because it just doesn't work.

Makes you feel motivated for a while, but if you don't have the passion to learn everything over the amount of time it really takes, all that motivation won't help you. • to post comments. I know this thread is old already but I felt I needed to comment from a different perspective. I just watched a friend's copy of the 2 day film school about 3 weeks ago and couldn't agree less with the overall opinion of the last comment. I learned an immense amount from the DVDs and have the option to review them again as I go about writing my script and refining it in order to make my first film. Some people learn well from books. I myself learn far better from watching and listening and this is exactly the information that has eluded me for years and did not get when buying books that I only half read (I am not a speed reader and thus life gets in the way.) I'm not saying that this information is not out there in other forms, don't get me wrong but I was able to get through the videos in about 4 days (it's 16 hours long) and I feel very different than I did prior to watching it.

Unpack Csd Files Steam there. You can also pace yourself should you wish and watch a bit - do some work watch more and do some work but I do not recommend this because it was only after I finished the discs that I felt I knew the best way to approach my story, location + actor considerations and therefore my overall script and without the great script you have nothing. I have no doubt that I will eventually refer back to the discs and would love to have my own copy. But the money will probably go in the the film budget:) 'There is no quick way to learn what needs to be learned. Simens course isn't a scam, but it's essentially worthless.

A LOT of material crammed into a very short time or onto a DVD.' This is an interesting take. While there is merit to saying you can't learn this much information in a quick shot, it's not that simple. There is so much information given and in viewing it in it's entirety it paints a very clear picture. Once done you can then go back and then pick out the information that is relevant to each stage of your project. SCAM no, worthless?

Absolutely not! In fact I truly feel if I get my film made, I will owe Dov Siemens for a set of these discs. I certainly owe him something for a lot of my new found insight and inspiration. 'Watching isn't nearly as informative as doing.'