Production in Haiti – Rum, Sugar Cane Fields, and Cap Rouge

by Joey Daoud | Aug 19, 2013 | Cameras, Papa Machete, Travel, Video Equipment, Video Production

Been in Haiti for the past few days for the currently untitled Haitian Machete Fencing Project. It’s a short doc on Tiré Machet, a martial art of machete fencing mastered and taught by professor Avril. It’s going to be very cinematically shot. We’ve...

Shooting with the Sony FS700 & R5 4K Recorder in Haiti – Video Update

by Joey Daoud | Aug 22, 2013 | Cameras, Documentary, Papa Machete, Travel, Video Equipment, Video Production

We finally got most of the gear up and running and kicked it up a notch to start filming the machete fighters in slow motion on a steadicam. To break down the setup, we’ve got the Sony FS700 (left) owned by DP Richard Patterson. This camera was released with a...

Panasonic GH4: The 4K is cool, but this camera is way more groundbreaking than just resolution

by Joey Daoud | Feb 14, 2014 | Cameras, Video Equipment

Last week Panasonic announced their long rumored 4K successor to the GH3, the aptly named GH4. The high resolution in a body that’s expected to be under $2000 drew lots of attention and comparisons to the only other comparably priced 4K camera, the Blackmagic...

Some Things I Saw at NAB

by Joey Daoud | May 4, 2014 | Cameras, NAB, Video Equipment, Video Production

I was fortunate enough to be covering new gear at NAB for Filmmaker Magazine. It was my first time there and overall a great experience.  There was a lot of cool updates and little gear solutions like clever light stands or inflatable softboxes, but no one item that...

The GH4 RAW Enigma & 4K Footage of an Owl Eating a Fish

by Joey Daoud | May 4, 2014 | Cameras, Tips

GH4 arrived on Friday. I took it out to Big Cypress National Preserve to give it a spin and play with the Panasonic 100-300mm 4-5.6 lens I rented. This isn’t a camera review post but overall the camera was great. I shot a lot of stills and some 4K video. Below...