by Joey Daoud | Aug 17, 2008 | Film School, Uncategorized
Thesis films are over. And as far as film school films go, we’ve shot our last frame. Hopefully these won’t be the last films we make. The realization that this was the end hit me when I was walking to the final location on my set. Perhaps that’s why...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 27, 2008 | Documentary, Movies
I loved this movie. It was by far my favorite film at Full Frame. I’ve noted before how I’m on the fence about going into narratives or docs. This proved you can accomplish both. Following four high school seniors, American Teen was like watching all the...
by Joey Daoud | Oct 30, 2008 | Career
At the beginning of the summer I had mentioned how I stumbled on the set of Confessions of a Shopaholic and through a couple degrees of someone who knows someone, I was put in touch with the Location Manager of the show Burn Notice and invited to come out to the set....
by Joey Daoud | Nov 16, 2008 | Career, Film School
If you survived the 2 years in Film School, you’ll do fine in Hollywood. Said by Ali Bell, visiting alumni. Sorry I can’t write more, I’m in the midst of a perfect storm and potential breakdown (Update: storm has passed). But on another note, I...
by Joey Daoud | Jan 14, 2009 | Distribution, Exhibition, Film Business
Two articles from indieWIRE got me thinking this morning. The first is from the all too familiar Geoffrey Gilmore in ‘Evolution v. Revolution, The State of Independent Film & Festivals.’ A lot of it echoes Mark Gill’s much buzzed ‘The Sky...
