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 | Apr 17, 2008 | Links
Richard Hammond Presents Bloody Omaha [Indy Mogul] – Really awesome video featuring the power of compositing. 3 actors + After Effects = Saving Private Ryan. It features Richard Hammond, one of the hosts of Top Gear, which is a show you should check out if you...
by Joey Daoud | Feb 12, 2008 | Coffee & Celluloid
While most of The Treasonist, the second film I produced, took place inside, the opening was supposed to have truckloads of shock-troops pile out of transports, ready to neutralize the hostage situation. I tried contacting the Army reserve, but by the time I got in...
by Joey Daoud | Jan 25, 2008 | Tips, Video Production
It’s been a busy morning, but the action on my part has finally calmed down, leaving time for a little on-set reporting. Today is day one of ‘The Groom is Becoming a Tree,’ which, as you might have guessed, is about a groom becoming a tree. Since...