by Camden Watts | May 14, 2014 | Crowd funding, Film, Kickstarter
Our Kickstarter campaign for Brewconomy raised more than $10,000 in 30 days. It took me years to figure out ways to make the campaign a success — long before we thought about launching. I learned a lot from that experience. I’d like to share those lessons...
by Camden Watts | May 13, 2014 | Community, Documentary, Film, Inspiration, Leading, Learning, NC Film, Social Media, Socializing
I started my first feature-length documentary Abandoned Allies, years ago. At the time, I felt like something was missing from the filmmaking process. I needed a chance to hang out with fellow filmmakers and commiserate, celebrate, and talk shop. I needed to plug into...
by Camden Watts | May 9, 2014 | Documentary, Film, Film Festival, NC Film
The 2014 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival came to a close about a month ago. I have been replaying it over and over ever since. It’s a festival that keeps me going all year long. Some of my friends have asked me about the films I watched at this year’s...
by Camden Watts | May 1, 2014 | Crowd funding, Film, Kickstarter
Earlier this year I ran a successful Kickstarter campaign with a talented team of people. We exceeded our goal of raising $10,000 — days before our deadline. It was a great feeling! Long before that campaign was launched, I spent many hours preparing. For years...
by Camden Watts | Apr 25, 2014 | Family, Film
This weekend my husband and I will celebrate our first wedding anniversary. I can hardly believe how quickly time flies! It feels like just yesterday we were posing like this: In honor of our very first wedding anniversary, we are enjoying a stay-cation this weekend....
by Camden Watts | Apr 24, 2014 | Community, Distribution, Documentary, Encouragement, Film, Industry, Inspiration, Leading, Learning
Why don’t more documentary films offer solutions to the problems they present? This is something I’ve been thinking about for many years. I think I know why, but would love to explore it with you. Shall we? Character-driven documentaries typically give us...
