by Joey Daoud | Jun 27, 2008 | Career, Film Business
Geoffrey Gilmore is actually more of a tea drinker. While his name probably doesn’t sound very familiar (unless you’re thinking of Happy), Mr. Gilmore has had a hand in launching the careers and films of practically every famous independent film and...
by Joey Daoud | Jun 30, 2008 | Career, Film School
This is part two of a five part adventure that involves Geoffrey Gilmore, the Director of the Sundance Film Festival, driving around Tallahassee, Diet Cokes, private jets, The Visitor, tea, a 4 am flight, and of course, coffee. Part one. For the mode of...
by Joey Daoud | Jul 4, 2008 | Career, Film School
This is part three of a five part adventure that involves driving Geoffrey Gilmore (the Director of the Sundance Film Festival) around Tallahassee, Diet Cokes, private jets, The Visitor, tea, a 4 am flight, and of course, coffee. Part one and Part two. Geoffrey, the...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 7, 2008 | Career
I know I just finished writing about my adventures with Gilmore, but that happened a few months ago. Well, Geoffrey is back and I’m driving him around again. I’ve gone up from a Dodge Caravan to a giant Suburban (9 MPG!). Stay tuned, because more...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 23, 2008 | Career, Tips
While doing some film book browsing on Amazon, I caught the release of The Hollywood Assistants Handbook and ordered myself a copy. It wasn’t long before everyone in school was reading a copy. After all, we’re filled with FHPPs (that’s Future...