January 31, 2011 | Written byIf you think you have film school to producers will go, think again. If you think a four-year film degree opens the doors for the film industry, think again. Aspiring filmmakers have a good teacher that will help you on the way to the celluloid fame. His name is Dov Siemens.
On a rainy Saturday morning, I saw the self-proclaimed greatest film instructor in the world a packed meeting room to be full of wannabe dazzle Movie Maker with a seemingly endless stream of movie tips and information. This guy rocks.
I have the class he seemed rather like a film boot camp. He needs not excuses and his no-nonsense approach gruff, coarse, but is with a feeling of love kindness. Interested in becoming a screen writer? Just write! he barks. "Nothing written gets rewritten, gets," he represents.
The man is not rags. He speaks constantly of film production and he does it with a few transparencies and a PowerPoint presentation.
Students learn copywriting, cinematography, film festivals and fundraising in its class. A lot of information in two days, but a lot of things were new to me despite me to read dozens of film books.
One thing he is clearly highlighted in his course that making short films is a waste of time. Why do you start small and only aim high!
At the privilege of hearing him speak takes no less than 400 US $. But that is one of the scores of books, Sept 11-12 presentation in Vancouver recent pressing one. And for those too busy to visit his two presentations is all you had to do purchase buy it from his website, or even his book on film-making, for under $30 CDN and other expensive CD, I went with. And participants could earn even its DVD classes for a much better price than on his website.
Could better 400 US $ in Las Vegas or a quick weekend jaunt in New York spent I have? Perhaps. But know is valuable and there is a greater chance I vacationing as learning for profit should have spent more money.
To make a film, how to climb Mount Everest and there is no guarantee you will get there ever. This was my first assumption and many others probably think this way. But after taking Dov's class, I think I got my Mojo back. And if know is then is how I feel - powerful and engaged.
And short films I committed myself to, making?. A thing of the past. OK, maybe not quite yet. I somehow to use now, you're done. Cannes just more closer. God bless Mr. film boot camp instructor. And God bless Dov Siemens.
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Author: Cynthia C Chan
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