David Walker – 2 Day FILM SCHOOL (movie making)
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…
• 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…
• 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
