by Joey Daoud | May 4, 2014 | Cameras, NAB, Video Equipment, Video Production
I was fortunate enough to be covering new gear at NAB for Filmmaker Magazine. It was my first time there and overall a great experience. There was a lot of cool updates and little gear solutions like clever light stands or inflatable softboxes, but no one item that...
by Joey Daoud | Mar 21, 2014 | Cameras, Video Equipment
At the beginning of last month Apple came out with another great commercial featuring day in the life activities of people around the world using Apple products seamlessly in their life. The kicker at the end of the video is that the commercial itself was all shot on...
by Joey Daoud | Feb 14, 2014 | Cameras, Video Equipment
Last week Panasonic announced their long rumored 4K successor to the GH3, the aptly named GH4. The high resolution in a body that’s expected to be under $2000 drew lots of attention and comparisons to the only other comparably priced 4K camera, the Blackmagic...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 22, 2013 | Cameras, Documentary, Papa Machete, Travel, Video Equipment, Video Production
We finally got most of the gear up and running and kicked it up a notch to start filming the machete fighters in slow motion on a steadicam. To break down the setup, we’ve got the Sony FS700 (left) owned by DP Richard Patterson. This camera was released with a...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 19, 2013 | Cameras, Papa Machete, Travel, Video Equipment, Video Production
Been in Haiti for the past few days for the currently untitled Haitian Machete Fencing Project. It’s a short doc on Tiré Machet, a martial art of machete fencing mastered and taught by professor Avril. It’s going to be very cinematically shot. We’ve...
