by Camden Watts | Mar 20, 2014 | Art, Comedy, Creativity, Inspiration
Recently I stumbled into Start With Why by Simon Sinek at the library. It was highlighted as business management book, which I totally geek out about. I checked it out and have been reading since. Watch this TED Talk about the same thing: I’ve been thinking...
by Camden Watts | Mar 19, 2014 | Community, Industry, Inspiration, Leading, Learning, NC Film
Ladies and gents, let’s talk about the future of TriFilm, the organization I began in 2009. We held our first social in 2010 but a lot has changed since then. TriFilm has always evolved based on what the community needs and wants. So tell me: what do you want...
by Camden Watts | Mar 18, 2014 | Comedy, Directing, Documentary, Industry, Inspiration, Leading
Yesterday I mentioned my childhood dream of becoming an Oscar-winning actor. Hollywood seemed so big and so far away for a kid growing up in rural eastern North Carolina. Acting seemed like the most attainable. Perhaps I didn’t really know what part of the...
by Camden Watts | Feb 28, 2014 | Film, Inspiration, Leading
Over the years I’ve met a lot of people dreaming about their life or career in film. We’ve had interesting conversations. I’ve noticed a theme rise from about 95% of these conversations. A person will sit across from me and talk about the life in...
by Camden Watts | Jan 17, 2014 | Inspiration, Leading, Learning, Uncategorized
It can be a risky thing to ask for something. There’s always a chance that you’ll get shot down. On the other hand, there’s also a chance that you’ll get what you asked for (and possibly more). There’s this fictional scene in my head of a...
by Camden Watts | Jan 15, 2014 | Directing, Film, Inspiration, Leading, Learning
While I worked on Abandoned Allies, my first feature-length documentary, something really cool started happening. People started recognizing me as a filmmaker. Then they started pitching me on ideas for future films. It caught me by surprise at first. Then it got...
