by Camden Watts | Oct 4, 2012 | Film, Socializing
The Movies on the Lawn summer series, hosted by the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and the American Tobacco Campus, will conclude tomorrow evening. Weather permitting, they will screen Under African Skies at dusk and Shut Up And Play The...
by Camden Watts | Oct 3, 2012 | Film, Inspiration, Socializing, TriFilm
A recent conversation with an out-of-state filmmaker solidified my assumption about the film community in North Carolina: it’s healthy but fragmented. We have strong, active groups of people working in film and television; but we’re not as united or easily...
by Camden Watts | Oct 2, 2012 | Film, Inspiration, Reading
Looking for blogs on filmmaking? There’s a great list from PBS’s POV blog: www.pbs.org/pov/blog. I’ve reposted them here for you, simply for easy access, but I can’t take any credit for curating the list. Enjoy! DOCUMENTARY BLOGS About.com –...
by Camden Watts | Oct 2, 2012 | Film, Socializing
The Modern Film Fest is happening in Kannapolis, N.C., this weekend. It started in 2009 as a means for filmmaker Michael Knox to show his first documentary, and has now grown into a festival. The historic Gem Theatre looks like a cool place to see a film, especially...
by Camden Watts | Sep 29, 2012 | Film, Inspiration, Writing
Since Abandoned Allies is now finished and we’re now sharing the film, I’ve been trying to figure out what’s next. I’ve been talking about a few ideas with different groups of people, and I think a few projects are starting to rise to the top....
by Camden Watts | Sep 28, 2012 | Film, Inspiration, Socializing, TriFilm
TriFilm, which stands for Triangle Filmmakers, was something I started in January 2010. I was working on my first feature-length film, Abandoned Allies, and I wanted to introduce people working on the project to one another. But instead of making it a private meeting,...
by Camden Watts | Sep 28, 2012 | Film, Inspiration
Since my first feature-length film, Abandoned Allies, is finished I find myself thinking about what’s next? How do I want to spend the next five years of my life? What projects do I want to work on in that time? What people do I want to work with? Where do I...