by Camden Watts | Nov 12, 2013 | Editing, Film
It’s been a while since I shared an update on the short comedy film I made with some friends earlier this year. Last weekend I edited, added music, and tweaked the credits. It’s THIS CLOSE to being finished. I’ve made documentaries but this is my...
by Camden Watts | Nov 11, 2013 | Creativity, Equipment, Film
It seems like eons ago that I heard a friend say he was going to shoot a film using just his iPhone. I thought it was cool at the time but brushed it off as a schtick. Now I realize that he (and other iPhone filmmakers) were most likely a step ahead of me. I held out...
by Camden Watts | Nov 9, 2013 | Health and wellness
Today’s post has very little to do with indie filmmaking and errrrything to do with caffeine — the priceless gem that, you know, gives me the attention span needed to get my films finished. So, it’s totally still relevant. Recently I decided to quit...
by Camden Watts | Nov 8, 2013 | Art, Creativity, Editing
I’ll stop editing a video when you rip it from my cold, dead hands. Not really. But that’s how it feels a lot of the time. I can be a perfectionist. Yes, I admit it. I’m trying desperately to quit that. But, shhhhhh, don’t spread that around....
by Camden Watts | Nov 7, 2013 | Film, Film Festival, Inspiration, Women in Film
Save the date! The third annual Alice Fest will take place on Sunday, March 9, 2014. It’ll be held at the Full Frame Theater in downtown Durham, N.C., in the American Tobacco District. Before attending Alice Fest in March 2013, I had never heard the...
