by Joey Daoud | Oct 27, 2008 | Career
A while back I mentioned how I was sort of fired/not re-hired to run the on-campus TV station. Another person wooed the new president with her ideas of new TV shows and contests yet lacked any knowledge on how to actually do that. Well, I just found out that she was...
by Joey Daoud | Oct 26, 2008 | Marketing, Movies
Movie posters are the main visual representation you have to get someone to see your movie. Most are safe. Some, however, push beyond a simple advertisement to a work of art. These are 20 posters that dare to be different, all from films released in the past year or...
by Joey Daoud | Oct 24, 2008 | Video Apps
Last month at TechCrunch 50 I was introduced to Five Sprockets. Their mission is to bring all the tools you’d need to write and manage a film online and for free. Good idea, yes, but I don’t think the execution is there yet. The main tools of the beta site...
by Joey Daoud | Oct 22, 2008 | Movies
Perhaps it’s too early to predict which films gain cult status, but here’s 10 recent movies fighting for the honor. Waltz with Bashir One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs....
by Joey Daoud | Oct 15, 2008 | Career, Film School
So right before I went off on documentary making adventures, Mr. Gilmore and I had a rendezvous back in Tallahassee. First, to belay any doubts I had when I ended my last recount of our adventures, he did remember me. Joining him was Julie Le Brocquy who produced...
by Joey Daoud | Oct 8, 2008 | Coffee & Celluloid
You grew up in Madrid, loving American as well as Spanish films. That’s true: I don’t believe in God, but I believe in Al Pacino. The other day I was watching ‘‘Dog Day Afternoon’’ again, and I see a man who is so true, so interesting and I understand more...
by Joey Daoud | Oct 6, 2008 | Movies
As the title says, this is a list of movies about music that you’ve probably passed over or never heard of. They all have some sort of cultural relevance, either about the piece of music history they explore or the film itself. So when you have a free weekend...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 23, 2008 | Career, Tips
While doing some film book browsing on Amazon, I caught the release of The Hollywood Assistants Handbook and ordered myself a copy. It wasn’t long before everyone in school was reading a copy. After all, we’re filled with FHPPs (that’s Future...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 20, 2008 | Coffee & Celluloid
I remember back when I interviewed to get into the Film School, I said I was interested in writing and directing because that’s where the story is shaped. The head interviewer added the editor to that list, though in a condescending way (I’d later learn...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 17, 2008 | Distribution
indieWIRE: FIRST PERSON | Peter Broderick: “Welcome To The New World of Distribution,” Part 1. This is a great article anyone looking to make a film should read. This is what I’m trying to do with You 2.0 (life hacking movie) and I think a lot of...
