Leading | CAMDEN WATTS

Whew, Buddy

by Camden Watts | Jan 14, 2014 | Crowd funding, Encouragement, Family, Film Festival, Fundraising, Health and wellness, Kickstarter, Leading, Learning

These past few weeks have been wild! So much is happening. It’s all really exciting. We recently started sharing details on the documentary I’ve been working on over the past year, Brewconomy. I’m so thrilled that the cat’s out of the bag now....

2013 In Review: Filmmaking

by Camden Watts | Dec 30, 2013 | Comedy, Directing, Distribution, Documentary, Editing, Family, Film, Leading, Learning, NC Film, Short Film

Wow, you guys. I can’t say this enough: 2013 was one WILD year for me. It was full of changes, challenges, and unforgettably wonderful moments. It’s easy to let a year pass by and jump straight into the next one, but I’d like to take some time and...

I Trust You

by Camden Watts | Dec 18, 2013 | Crowd funding, Industry, Inspiration, Kickstarter, Leading, Learning

It seems like a long time ago that I watched Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk titled The Art of Asking. I loved it then and I love it now even more, since I’m on the verge of launching my own Kickstarter campaign. When I saw Palmer’s TED Talk for the first...

Cost of a T-Shirt

by Camden Watts | Dec 16, 2013 | Crowd funding, Industry, Inspiration, Kickstarter, Leading, Learning

Last Friday I posted some thoughts on Kickstarter Math. Since then, Kickstarter shared (via email) a link to an NPR discussion on the cost of a t-shirt. How timely. It’s a wonderful break down on estimated costs of getting a t-shirt created. Listen to...

Kickstarter Math

by Camden Watts | Dec 13, 2013 | Crowd funding, Kickstarter, Leading, Learning

Kickstarter has been on my mind for a long time. It was launched in 2009, about a year after I started my first feature-length film. Since then I’ve been watching, researching, participating, and observing so that I could one day run my own campaign. As that day...