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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
