by Camden Watts | Jul 6, 2012 | Design, Film, Inspiration, Writing
Creativity is a strange bird. Some days I feel like painting, and others I delight in editing video. Other days I have nothing to do with a certain project, just so I can gain enough clarity to attack it later. The ebb and flow of creative inspiration is fascinating....
by Camden Watts | Jul 5, 2012 | Film, Inspiration, Reading
The book I’m reading right now is Rework. This book is perfect for filmmakers. Here’s why. I’m more than half way through and I have been reading it less than 24 hours. It’s broken down into small segments that make for a quick read. Since...
by Camden Watts | Apr 30, 2012 | Film, Inspiration
A friend of mine, Andy Poe, has helped me a lot while making Abandoned Allies. I really enjoy his company, his friends at the BriteSpot Collaborative, and the many convos about making films. Andy also turned me on to KCRW’s The Treatment with Elvis Mitchell, a...
by Camden Watts | Apr 18, 2012 | Acting, Design, Film, Inspiration, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing
When I started making Abandoned Allies, I knew little about filmmaking. What helped me most was talking with other filmmakers about the process, and how to survive a project with my sanity in tact. Out of that experience came a desire to organize events where...
by Camden Watts | Mar 14, 2012 | Design, Inspiration
While cleaning out my grandmother’s attic, my family and I found this old soil improvement kit. My father chastised me profusely for not throwing it away, but I liked the packaging design. It’s a simple package design that’s simultaneously humble and...