by Joey Daoud | Dec 6, 2007 | Cameras
Charles’ F3, the one that I redeemed myself on, went pretty well last Sunday and Monday. The house we shot at was amazing, all ten cast members arrived on time and were great, and even Goodwood went off without a hitch. Of course a show can’t be perfect,...
by Joey Daoud | Nov 29, 2007 | Coffee & Celluloid
So tone of voice doesn’t come out in written communication. I’m sure you already knew that, but just in case you didn’t, it doesn’t, especially on Facebook wall posts. It was the director, Charles’, birthday. His film has two locations...
by Joey Daoud | Nov 25, 2007 | Coffee & Celluloid
Realized director’s prep presentation is in two days, have to get busy #
by Joey Daoud | Nov 24, 2007 | Video Production
Day two of production. It’s an outdoor shoot, so when the sun’s gone, the day’s over. It’s the last shot and covers an entire scene. The camera is inside an ambulance looking out through open doors at a guy whose daughter was just loaded. The...
by Joey Daoud | Nov 11, 2007 | Film School, Video Production
For the past three days at The Film School we’ve been having Crew Drills. Crew Drills are basically a two hour run through of an F3 set. That’s enough time to set up, get a shot or two, and then take everything down for the next show. It accomplishes a few...
by Joey Daoud | Nov 4, 2007 | Video Apps
Though this pertains more to photography (though adaptable for DV), I’ve had some great experiences with the Lowepro CompuDaypack that I took with me to Europe. This bag is designed to hold both a laptop and camera, and it saved my equipment in more than one...
by Joey Daoud | Oct 31, 2007 | Links
Current TV Producer Training – Section of the Current TV site that covers all aspects of ENG. Wes Anderson | The A.V. Club – Interview with Wes Anderson about the writing and filming of The Darjeeling Limited. Some Darjeeling Movie Magic. Vintage Folgers...
by Joey Daoud | Oct 26, 2007 | Coffee & Celluloid
For the past couple of week’s we’ve had to pick a scene from our F3, rehearse it with our ATL members, then act it out in front of the class for our directing and acting teachers to see how the scene plays. Then the following week we record the performance...
by Joey Daoud | Oct 19, 2007 | Cameras
For the past couple of weeks we’ve been having camera tests for our F3s in our Cinematography Lab. Camera tests give us a chance to try out different film stocks and techniques so we can get an idea of how we want to shoot our F3. The idea is this is the chance...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 30, 2007 | Coffee & Celluloid
“Acting is living truthfully in imaginary circumstances.” -Stanislavski In the spring semester we had a few acting workshops to prepare us for our F2s. Acting isn’t exactly my favorite thing in the world, and one of my directing weak points....
