by Joey Daoud | Jan 3, 2013 | Cameras, Tips, Video Equipment
A MacGyver 3-D rig? No. I adapted this hack from a post on the NY Times Lens blog from photographer Doug Mills. It lets me get a wide and close-up shot simultaneously while doing one man band interviews. I simply mount my GH2/GH3 directly on top of my Sony EX1. I keep...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 21, 2012 | Projects, Strike: The Greatest Bowling Story Ever Told, Video Production
Less than two months ago I was sitting on the couch, going through the weekly Longreads newsletter, when the first article just grabbed me and pulled me in. The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever. As a kid I bowled a lot, so when a story about bowling comes across my...
by Joey Daoud | Jan 31, 2012 | Video Production, Documentary, Photography, Tips
While not usually a problem for fiction films (unless it’s a stylistic choice), most documentaries find the only visual media available for some parts of the film are still photos. The most common method that comes to mind to add movement to still photos is the...
by Joey Daoud | Dec 28, 2011 | Cameras, Video Equipment
A DSLR that doesn’t overheat, doesn’t have a recording limit, shoots the gamut of HD frame rates, autofocuses while filming, and is less than $900…does it exist?! Yes. The Backstory I’ve been sitting on the sidelines for the past few years during the...
by Joey Daoud | Oct 22, 2011 | Projects, Travel
I’m gearing up for an early Monday morning flight to Port-au-Prince, finally returning to Haiti. It’s been a year and a half since the earthquake and nearly two and a half years since I was there for the first time. This time I’m returning (along...
