by Joey Daoud | Sep 26, 2007 | Movies
I was in New York this past weekend for a little fun and entertainment. I finally got to go to MoMA to see one of my favorite paintings. To my great delight, in the design section they had a whole corner dedicated to one of my favorite documentaries.
by Joey Daoud | Sep 19, 2007 | Links
Living with Ed Production Notes – Even the production tries to be green. Survivorman’s Les Stroud – Nice article about the production of Survivorman. The only production costs seem to be replacing their Sony HVR-Z1Us. 50 Greatest Local TV Commercials...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 14, 2007 | Distribution, Tips, Video Apps
I just finished designing the DVD for Cubicles to give out to the crew and interviewees. A lot of people liked the design and asked what was needed, so here’s a guide I wrote up. Maxell DVD-R Printable 50 for $14.99 Get these while they’re still on sale....
by Joey Daoud | Sep 12, 2007 | Distribution, Documentary, Marketing
It’s finally happened. As previously mentioned, the podcast spin-off of Cubicles has finally launched, though very quietly. I’m still trying to work out the bugs. I’ll explain my work flow in more detail in another post, but basically I’ve...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 10, 2007 | Coffee & Celluloid
Each year The Film School holds two open auditions. It’s a really good idea. Anyone can come in. They fill out a form with their information and acting experience, get a head shot, and act out a scene that’s recorded. This is inputted into a database and...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 9, 2007 | Development
Thursday we had to read off outlines based on our pitches. The outlines are a bulleted list of important plot points you need your script to have. Most were within scope, at least time wise. It seems there will be a lot of guns and violence in the screenings next...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 5, 2007 | Links
Five Tips for Finding Writing Time – Some pretty common writing tips, but I agree with Identify Your Productivity Zone. It’s the morning for me. SpeedEDIT Parody – A parody commercial for SpeedEDIT, an apparently revolutionary editor that is shipping...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 4, 2007 | Development
Today we had to pitch ideas for our F3 to the entire class. It was more of a “this is where I’m at with my script” versus selling your idea, since anything you decide to go with will get a greenlight. There were a few good pitches. Some even had...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 31, 2007 | Coffee & Celluloid
I meant to write about On The Lot when the show first started. For one reason or another, I never got around to it, but now that the show is over and nothing changed I’ll write about how I thought it should have been. The only two good things about the show were...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 31, 2007 | Links
How to Make a Rain Machine [Film Flap] – The title says it all. It looks like it has enough of a spread to be quite effective. “Perfect” iTunes Equalizer – Apparently these are the magic settings to make iTunes sound amazing. I tried it and I...
