by Joey Daoud | Jul 23, 2014 | Software
I’m a big fan of apps that bring back some of the restraints of analog technology that we’ve completely forgotten with digital. Now I’m not giving up my digital cameras or editing programs any time soon, but the restraints are fun exercises in...
by Joey Daoud | Jul 17, 2014 | Photography
When NAB wrapped in April I wanted to take a few days to explore some of the great national parks in the area. So I rented a car and did a small camping road trip through Zion and Bryce Canyon. The south of Utah is an insanely beautiful assortment of one national park...
by Joey Daoud | May 4, 2014 | Cameras, Tips
GH4 arrived on Friday. I took it out to Big Cypress National Preserve to give it a spin and play with the Panasonic 100-300mm 4-5.6 lens I rented. This isn’t a camera review post but overall the camera was great. I shot a lot of stills and some 4K video. Below...
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 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...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 12, 2013 | Travel, Video Production
It’s been a busy past few months with no hint of letting down anytime soon. Here’s a recap of what’s been happening and what’s coming up. Haiti – I’m returning to Haiti to help out on an exciting short documentary project....
by Joey Daoud | Jul 3, 2013 | Editing, Video Apps
This is a repost from an article on Filmmaker Magazine. However at the end I added some updated thoughts on PROCUTX. Anyone who’s joined the FCPX bandwagon will tell you one of the main draws is speed (or at least I will). FCPX let’s you do things quicker. But how we...
by Joey Daoud | Jan 12, 2013 | Cameras, Documentary, Video Equipment
I returned from a shoot in Juarez, Mexico, using only the GH3. Bottom line – it’s an amazing DSLR. I also rented some of the new Panasonic lenses. Everything in the video above was shot with the GH3. You can read my full review at Filmmaker Magazine....
by Joey Daoud | Jan 3, 2013 | Cameras, Tips, Video Equipment
A MacGyver 3-D rig? No. I adapted this hack from a post on the NY Times Lens blog from photographer Doug Mills. It lets me get a wide and close-up shot simultaneously while doing one man band interviews. I simply mount my GH2/GH3 directly on top of my Sony EX1. I keep...
