On Campus News

Local Film Producer Brings America's #1 Film School To Detroit

By Staff
posted Jul 9, 2009, 16:26

DETROIT-- Small businesses not only help sustain the US economy, they represent 99.7% of all employer firms. The same holds true for Michigan's newest industry, film. Thus, in order to sustain the industry, it requires more Michigan-based independent producers (Joe the Producer).

It will take three steps before Joe the Producer can help sustain a filming economic base: 1) Train more Joe the Producers 2) Train screenwriters how to write "HI-CONCEPT" movies that will make money 3) Provide a means to fund Joe the Producer's film projects.

The first step takes place this month. On July 25-26,
Delta Quadrant Entertainment LLC and FilminDetroit.com bring America's #1 Film School to the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit.

"Everything you need to know about filmmaking can be learned in two to three days." - Orson Welles

Dov SS Simens, a former Green Beret and Vietnam veteran teaches this intensive 2-Day Film School -- July 25-26 (8:30AM-6PM). He boils down four years of training into only two days, with as many bathroom breaks. Some of Simens's former students are Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, Christopher Nolan (the Dark Knight), Emo Phillips (Meet the Parents) and Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire). Over the last ten years, his students have grossed over $8 billion dollars in the film industry.

Delta Quadrant Entertainment LLC and beneath the underdog Films have awarded 15 scholarships (valued at $395) to students at Covenant House Life Skills School in Detroit, a second-chance high school. They are also in the process of duplicating this with Detroit Public High Schools. The youth are our future, no matter where they come from.

Delta Quadrant Entertainment LLC and beneath the underdog Films requested that the No Worker Left Behind Program pay for the tuition of "displaced auto workers" that want to attend. The request was denied. Therefore, Delta Quadrant Entertainment and beneath the underdog Films have initiated their own, No Worker Left Behind Program. The first 100 displaced autoworkers to pre-register (at a different location - to be determined) will be granted entry for only $50. After that, they will be discounted by $100.

The only thing better than seeing the next great film producer come out of Michigan, is to see that producer stay in Michigan.

Dov Simens 2-Day Film School