by Joey Daoud | Jun 24, 2008 | Cameras, Film School
In a perfect film set world (real world), you shoot for the day, send the film to the lab that night to be processed, return the next day, shoot some more, and then during lunch (or beginning/end of the day), you watch what you shot the previous day. These are called...
by Joey Daoud | Jul 15, 2008 | Documentary, Film Business
Below are my notes from the one panel I attended at Full Frame – The State of the Doc. It’s a little more cheerful than Mark Gill’s outlook on independent cinema, though re-reading this now, some panelists seemed to be predicting what was going to...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 2, 2008 | Career
This is the last 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 Part two, Part three, and Part four. Saturday...
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 | Aug 29, 2008 | Exhibition, Film Business
State of the Fest | Part one: Do festivals matter? – The Circuit In the pantheon of viable choices for getting your film seen, film festivals continue to thrive (seems there’s a new one born every minute, right?), and that’s because, putting aside economic...
