by Joey Daoud | Feb 12, 2008 | Coffee & Celluloid
While most of The Treasonist, the second film I produced, took place inside, the opening was supposed to have truckloads of shock-troops pile out of transports, ready to neutralize the hostage situation. I tried contacting the Army reserve, but by the time I got in...
by Joey Daoud | Feb 4, 2008 | Coffee & Celluloid
So I directed a movie. Last week had to be the busiest I’ve experienced while at Film School. On Thursday I had breakfast and didn’t eat again until 9:30 pm. And I was never hungry. The film went off quite well. We got a total of about 60 setups in two...
by Joey Daoud | Jan 26, 2008 | Tips, Video Production
Producing is like being the Chief Happiness Officer on set. It’s all about keeping the crew happy and the set flowing smoothly. After producing two films, my view is the 1AD works on a micro level, creating a detailed set-up schedule and working shot to shot,...
by Joey Daoud | Jan 25, 2008 | Tips, Video Production
It’s been a busy morning, but the action on my part has finally calmed down, leaving time for a little on-set reporting. Today is day one of ‘The Groom is Becoming a Tree,’ which, as you might have guessed, is about a groom becoming a tree. Since...
by Joey Daoud | Jan 22, 2008 | Cameras
The footage I shot as DP has returned. If we play by the rules, we are supposed to wait until this Wednesday for dailies when the entire crew gathers and we watch the footage, synced with the sound in script order. I was going to go along with this until I had to...
by Joey Daoud | Jan 11, 2008 | Cameras, Video Production
It’s 4 AM and I’m about to shoot a movie in two hours, but I can’t seem to go back to sleep. So I’ll write! It seems that Director of Photography is the most nerve wracking position. It’s a blend of using your technical knowledge to...
by Joey Daoud | Jan 1, 2008 | Links
It’s been a while since the last Coffee Break, so I’ve got a nice little stash built up for some New Years reading. 200 Documentaries You Must See Before You Die eBook True Films sister site, Cool Tools, has released a free eBook with the the top 200 films...
by Joey Daoud | Dec 27, 2007 | Cameras, Video Production
January is going to be a busy month for me. As I said before, three films are down, four to go. These four are all ATL jobs, and are every Friday-Saturday for the next four weeks when school starts up again on the 7th. Week 1 – Director of Photography This is a...
by Joey Daoud | Dec 27, 2007 | Film School, Video Production
In looking at past posts, I realized I never laid out what exactly an F3 is, the project that has and will be taking my attention and life for the next few months. The F stands for Filmmaking. The F1 was our little digital short, the F2 the half day film exercise, and...
by Joey Daoud | Dec 10, 2007 | Cameras
New show. I’m now First Assistant Camera (1AC). Above in the photo is Matt, my second. The first day is done and we have one roll to download, Matt’s first full on downloading experience. Of course I’ve told him all about my previous experience, and...
