by Joey Daoud | Dec 15, 2008 | Film School
So UnderCover has wrapped and I graduated from Film School. Don’t worry, I’ll still be at school editing UnderCover and You 2.0. In between wrapping the film and graduating, I had so much stuff to catch up on I ended up sleeping at the film school one last...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 20, 2008 | Coffee & Celluloid
I remember back when I interviewed to get into the Film School, I said I was interested in writing and directing because that’s where the story is shaped. The head interviewer added the editor to that list, though in a condescending way (I’d later learn...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 1, 2008 | Coffee & Celluloid
Pensive Directing I’ve only briefly mentioned the production of my thesis (the fictional one), and after having about a month to think it over, and finally seeing the dailies four weeks after filming (monthlies?), I have an idea of where I stand with the...
by Joey Daoud | Jul 28, 2008 | Coffee & Celluloid
I shoot my thesis in three days. I’ve been going with my “everything works out” attitude, and I know it will, but I won’t lie. I’m starting to panic. I just need a few simple things, such as a cast and locations. Locations look a little...
by Joey Daoud | Jun 12, 2008 | Cameras, Video Production
Yes, we got 91 set-ups ((A set-up is essentially a shot. Every time you move the camera, change lenses, change lighting, or film new action, that’s a new set-up.)) in 3 days. That’s about 30 a day. The 6 day show had 106 set-ups. Bottom line is we got a...
