by Camden Watts | Nov 15, 2013 | Industry, Inspiration, Leading
One of the most popular posts on my blog this year is How to Get Into Filmmaking. Seems a lot of folks are searching for those answers — like I was eons ago. It can be tough to figure out where to start because the industry is pretty huge. When you’re...
by Camden Watts | Nov 14, 2013 | Editing
Last weekend I spent a lot of time editing video — on three different films with three different editing programs. Who does that? Call me crazy. But I have my reasons. I’m working on a few different projects and am testing out filmmaking processes. I kinda...
by Camden Watts | Nov 13, 2013 | Equipment, Film, Leading, Learning, Planning
Earlier this week I shared a few thoughts on iPhone filmmaking. (Read that post here, if you wish.) I can’t stop thinking about it. In fact, I’ve started building a wish list of iPhone apps and add-ons that would help make it even easier to tackle....
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....
