by Joey Daoud | May 9, 2007 | Cameras, Video Production
So you wonder why your home movies and YouTube masterpieces don’t quite have the same production value as say, SNL’s Lazy Sunday. Well the people that made that get paid to do it, so I would hope it looks good. But there’s some tricks you can do to...
by Joey Daoud | May 8, 2007 | Coffee & Celluloid
I have a good reason now for not posting. I was in the hospital. But I’m out now. And fine. I think. Some posts to come.
by Joey Daoud | Apr 27, 2007 | Video Production
The F2s are officially done. Basically it was a short exercise to get us used to working with film. The entire crew was from the first year class, so this time we got to do all the fun jobs like directing, cinematographer, production designer, etc. It was a short,...
by Joey Daoud | Apr 3, 2007 | Documentary, Video Production
We left to meet the Phelpses at a turnpike stop in the late morning, after having some delicious homemade Chai Tea from our host’s mother. The Phelpses had told us that they had already scouted the location and were splitting up into two groups, so no matter...
by Joey Daoud | Mar 18, 2007 | Documentary
by Joey Daoud | Mar 6, 2007 | Documentary, Video Production
I am currently writing this on a yellow pad (now transcribed) in the back seat of a Jeep Grand Cherokee en route to Athens, GA. It’s been an exciting couple of days. Best to start with the beginning. We left on the eve of a massive storm across the southeast. A...
by Joey Daoud | Feb 27, 2007 | Cameras, Video Equipment, Video Production
Despite the popularity of DV, filmmakers seem to always be after that elusive film-look. Though HD and Digital Video keep rapidly advancing, film has set the bar high. While the realistic look of DV is more appropriate for some mediums (documentaries, mockumentaries,...
by Joey Daoud | Feb 20, 2007 | Cameras, Movies
I know Children of Men is slightly old news, but Emmanuel Lubezki won the ASC award for best cinematography so that makes it current. I’m not surprised but am extremely glad he won. If you haven’t seen Children of Men then you (and apparently the Academy)...
by Joey Daoud | Feb 16, 2007 | Documentary
With the F3s done, it’s time to take the helm again with two projects: F2s (more on that in a future post) and documentaries. In documentary class we’re supposed to keep a journal of our progress, so might as well keep it here. After a bit of debate on...
by Joey Daoud | Feb 9, 2007 | Video Production
So BTL of the Week, as the name implies, was supposed to be a weekly post recapping the BTL job I just performed on an F3. Well F3s are now over so I’ll just do a recap of the jobs us first years did and what I learned that will be useful for thesis (as we have...
