DVD Film School. Dov Simens contact email does not work!!!

[vipermesh]

Hi my fellow film makers.
It's been about 2 months now since I've been trying to contact Dov Simens about his DVD FIlm School course. I have no idea why he will not respond to my 10 emails. Also i've contacted that number on the website and some guy answerd had no idea what i was after. I'm certain it wasn't Bush. All I'm wanting to know is if its free post etc if i make an order to be sent to Australia? If not, how much extra would it be..?
If this is totally off topic, please forgive me.
If anyone has any idea how to contact this man, can you assist me in anyway.

Thank you.

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[FrankC]

Let's go to the clipboard! Why do you want to know what Dov S.S.Simon has to say anyway. The man has never made a movie. Besides, it's all in his book "From Deal to Reel" ...and it's much much cheaper.

[jleo]

1. Dov SS Simens may not exist, and is a CGI creation of 10 film students who've never made a movie.
2. He may exist, is busy on tour and doesn't personally handle orders and shipping.
3. I took his course when it was only $50 at a 20th Century Fox soundstage . He did show up, but who knows, it could have been an actor?!!
4. His book was free at the library!

[Christian Neil]

I'm getting a kick out of some of the replies you've received...there are some funny cats on this board.

My recommendation is that if you paid for the DVDs with a credit card, call the credit card, explain the situation and have them issue a chargeback. I can assure you that someone will contact you then.

I'd also write a brief letter explaining all the efforts you made and send them to the attorney general and BBB for your state and his. Make sure you send them a copy as well.

And if that doesn't work, perhaps you can craft a Dov SS Siemens Voodoo doll...

[Christian Neil]

Also, there are tons of free tutorials at Creative Cow and Video Co-Pilot that are made by people who are actually working on movies. They don't cuss and prance around as much as Dov, but lots of good info if you want to put in the time.

[slimchrisp]

i second buying the book. i'd have to say it's easily in my top five of indy production books. plus it's a lot cheaper than the dvds.

i would also recommend checking out lynda.com. $25/month. granted, it's more about learning software vs. learning how the biz works, but some great classes are there.

i can't speak on it first hand, but i have a few friends who also rave about fxphd.com. i'd check that out as well.

not that this in any way answers your original question.

[craigbowman]

...All I'm wanting to know is if its free post etc if i make an order to be sent to Australia?...

Australia? You can get his book for like twelve bucks on Amazon. Sounds like someone is borrowing his name and pulling a scam if Australia is involved since his stuff has operated out of the U.S. for years.

[vipermesh]

Thanks guys... So Dov DVD's must be a scam. He would only have time for you if you possibly have an agent etc. It is weird that the advice he gives on his blog and all those youtube vids he preachers allot about what he's selling. Maybe he's giving away too much info. But the book's he recommends i know are very useful and do plan to get.
Thanks again for your help.

[Barry_Green]

WHAT!??!! What are you talking about? Dov is no scammer, he's been offering this seminar for years and years and has hundreds of thousands of happy graduates.

I've met Dov, I've taken his course, I even sponsored an expo in las Vegas where I hired Dov to give an abbreviated version of his course. There's absolutely nothing "scammer" about him.

If you're wanting to save bucks, get the book, from what I understand it's got most of the same info (if not more) at a very cheap price.

It's been over a decade since I took his class, so I don't know if some of his info is outdated or not, but it was a brilliant experience and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to get in the film business.

[vipermesh]

Ummm... I wish it was true Barry. Believe you me. I realy wanted to do his DVD film school course. But i cant seem to get a reply from him or any of his contact's i've found on the net. All i want to do is order the DVD. But other's on this forums recommend to use creative cow, video co-pilot and books like dov's book etc.