by Joey Daoud | May 30, 2008 | Video Production
Ten cans of film have been turned in after the longest producing job I’ve had yet – six days of summer thesis kick-off. You get three days to shoot your thesis film, or you can team up and double your resources as the DP and Director did here and shoot for...
by Joey Daoud | Jun 17, 2008 | Development, Marketing, Tips
Imagine this – you stop by a big studio, maybe to try to get a few minutes with an exec to pitch your next idea. As you get back on the elevator to leave (with the no scheduled meeting), the door opens to reveal the Head of the Studio already riding down....
by Joey Daoud | Jun 26, 2008 | Video Apps, Video Production
It’s back to producing mode, so here’s one of my favorite and least expensive tools: the Ikea Big Blue Bag. About a year or so ago, Ikea started charging five cents for plastic bags. So I picked up three of these for 59 cents each (and snuck one of the...
by Joey Daoud | Jul 1, 2008 | Coffee & Celluloid
As noted before, it’s back to producing mode. This is the same director that I produced The Treasonist for (where I got a free bus and Dodge Magnum). Here’s the one-line synopsis: A messenger in the Napoleonic Wars contemplates his future after...
by Joey Daoud | Jul 4, 2008 | Film School, Uncategorized
Unbeknownst to the crew (though I’m sure someone had to notice me balancing a camera on my knee), I grabbed a few shots of the storyboard presentation during director’s prep.
