by Camden Watts | Oct 29, 2017 | Family, Film, Home
Last month my family said farewell to Louie. Louie was my shadow for almost exactly 10 years. My sister found him at the Wake County Animal Shelter in Raleigh, N.C., in 2007. I fell in love with him immediately. Louie was diagnosed with cancer in 2016. We found out he...
by Camden Watts | Sep 23, 2017 | Family, Film, Home, Life
Two weeks ago, my daughter was born. It’s a pleasure to introduce you to my daughter Samantha for the first time. There’s a lot of stuff to share but a very limited window in which to write, work, and post in these early weeks. With little sleep, lots of...
by Camden Watts | Sep 20, 2017 | Creativity, Film, Inspiration, Leading, Learning
I’ve listened to this audio so many times. When David Shiyang Liu put out the typographic video of Ira Glass talking about storytelling, I got a little obsessed. I wasn’t the only one; it got shared and shared repeatedly a few years ago. Today I...
by Camden Watts | Sep 13, 2017 | Film, Inspiration, Learning
The cat jump fail set to Sail is one of my absolute favorite viral videos. What can a funny cat video teach you about failing? If you’re going to make a leap of faith, do it with confidence. Even if you fail, it’ll be awesome.
by Camden Watts | Sep 6, 2017 | Film, Inspiration
People often ask about my favorites. I struggle with the answer, to be honest; it’s a tough call. It’s kind of like picking my favorite color. I love all of the colors that are in the water. But it’s tough to narrow it down to only one. What makes a...
by Camden Watts | Aug 30, 2017 | Film, Inspiration, Leading, Learning, NC Film, TriFilm
I wear a necklace with a triangle on it. Since some people have been asking about the triangle and what it means, I thought you might be curious, too. I bought the necklace in 2016 to celebrate milestones in running the TriFilm Society. It’s important, IMHO, to...
by Camden Watts | Aug 16, 2017 | Film
Recently, I promised you a new blog series with book recommendations. The very first recommendation is You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero. Why did I pick this book? First of all, I love the title. (“Yes! I am a badass. This book will be awesome.”) The full...
