2-Day Film School™

$289 - $389, click on the right to enroll now!
FILMMAKING DEMYSTIFIED
THE CONCEPT: Hollywood is a business. It's called show business. It's not called show art. And anyone, with talent (talent can't be taught), can learn the business of making and selling Feature Films, even Documentaries & TV/Cable Programs, once given the basic information.
THE PROOF: With this simple concept the “2-Day Film School” has launched 1,000s of film careers (Quentin Tarantino, Will Smith, Guy Ritchie, Chris Nolan, Damon Wayans, Queen Latifah, etc.) that have led to over $16,000,000,000 (Yes, B) in Box Office successes.
THE CURRICULUM: The course assumes you have talent and is broken into two days focusing 100% on the business (Day-1) of making a feature film and the business (Day-2) of selling that feature film.
Day-1, “FILMMAKING A-Z”, teaches step-by-step how to create, write, package, cast, direct, shoot & edit your first HD/Digital feature film on budgets from as little as $10,000 (Micro-Budget) to as high as $10,000,000 (Low-Budget).
Day-2, “DEALMAKING A-Z”, teaches how to market, sell and finance feature films by attending festivals, while securing pre-sells & maximizing profits from Theatrical, Foreign, Cable/TV, DVD, VOD, SOD, EST and 20 other revenue sources.
| Day 1: |
| Write, Direct & Shoot Your First Feature Film to include... |
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| Independent Filmmaking Basics |
| Micro- & Low-Budget Secrets |
| Creating & Protecting Ideas |
| Writing & Selling a Great Screenplay |
| Directing Script, Cast & Crew |
| Directing On-Schedule & On-Budget |
| Directing 5-7 Pages per Day |
| Casting Name Actors & Talent |
| Budgeting & Scheduling Techniques |
| Pre-Production, Paperwork & Planning |
| HD/Digital Filmmaking Costs & Savings |
| Shooting the 1-3 Week Features |
| Selecting Camera Formats & 3D |
| Hiring Crew & Renting Equipment |
| Lighting, Shooting & Sound Basics |
| Editing, Scoring & Lab Work |
| PLUS…MUCH-MUCH MORE |
| Day 2: |
| Produce, Finance & Sell Your First Feature Film to include... |
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| Understanding the Hollywood System |
| Producing a Marketable Project |
| Financing $10K-$50K Micro-Budgets |
| Financing 3-5 Week Union Features |
| Financing $1,000,000-$2,000,000 Feature |
| Pre-Selling $2,000,000-$10,000,000 Films |
| Hiring Writers & Optioning Properties |
| Government Funding Programs |
| Co-Production Deals at Cannes & Sundance |
| Crowd Funding Donations & Equity |
| Working with Agents & Attorneys |
| Attending Festivals & Winning Awards |
| Securing Gross & Net Distributor Deals |
| Cable/TV Deals & Sales |
| On-Demand & Pay-Per-View Revenues |
| Maximizing Grosses & Profits |
| PLUS…MUCH-MUCH MORE |

