by Camden Watts | Mar 1, 2016 | Film
“I drew the duck blue because I’ve never seen a blue duck before and – to be honest with you – I wanted to see a blue duck.” – Billy Madison Yup. That about sums it up. The new movie we’re making is a blue duck. It’s a movie I wanted to...
by Camden Watts | Feb 26, 2016 | AK, Directing, NC Film, Women in Film
Indie filmmaking is really … difficult. It’s glorious and rewarding, too; don’t get me wrong. But, for the most part, we’re trying to do big things within serious constraints and that can make it really challenging. (It also makes you adaptable...
by Camden Watts | Feb 23, 2016 | AK, Film, NC Film, Women in Film
We’re shooting “AK” soon. We’re moving so quickly now that it’s been tough to blog about it. In pre-production, so many details shift that it doesn’t make sense to share. And, honestly, some of it hasn’t been...
by Camden Watts | Feb 15, 2016 | Film
We screened Brewconomy at the Meredith College Documentary Film Festival yesterday. The independent documentary about North Carolina craft beer highlights ways the industry supports the local agriculture, community, and economy. It was part of the 2016 Meredith...
by Camden Watts | Feb 9, 2016 | AK, Film, NC Film, Women in Film
Last weekend I got a little cold. Nothing major. But it definitely required some R&R. So I found myself sipping hot tea and watching an action movie. (Yes, even while sick, I obsess over filmmaking.) The action movie was a huge Hollywood production filled with...
by Camden Watts | Feb 8, 2016 | Community, Distribution, Documentary, Film, NC Film
The 2016 Meredith College Documentary Film Festival – originally scheduled for January 24th – got snowed out last month. Most of the area was covered in snow and ice, and thousands of people were without power. The festival has thankfully been rescheduled for Sunday,...
by Camden Watts | Feb 4, 2016 | AK, Directing, Film, Short Film
We’re shooting my new scripted short film “AK” later this month. As I mentioned in previous posts on the blog, the production schedule means things are moving quickly. Lots of good things have happened this week. We had our first table read, worked...