by Camden Watts | Jul 19, 2013 | Film, Leading, Learning
Filmmaking is so challenging. I think that’s just one of the reasons I’m so in love with it. Filmmaking and I are like a couple that argue so loudly one minute and then make out in public the next. It’s worrisome, confusing, and endearing — all...
by Camden Watts | Jul 2, 2013 | Film, Industry, Inspiration, Leading, Learning
Seems like I’ve spent a lot of time in the past few months thinking about the current state of the film industry. A lot of the fests, podcasts, blogs, and publications I enjoy have focused on it. I can’t stop thinking about the state of the film industry,...
by Camden Watts | Jun 19, 2013 | Learning, NC Film, Socializing
The Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) and Atlantic Creative are hosting an event about animation on Thursday, June 20th, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Here’s the event description from the FB event page: Come out to have fun + learn some new stuff with SDF! We’ve lined up...
by Camden Watts | May 15, 2013 | Film, Film Festival, Inspiration, Learning
At the San Francisco International Film Festival this year, Steven Soderbergh gave a ‘State of Cinema’ address. Have you seen it yet? If not, go read the transcript or watch the speech. It’s about 40 minutes long and it’s awesome. Here’s...
by Camden Watts | May 14, 2013 | Community, Documentary, Learning, Planning, Post-Production, Pre-Production, Producing
POV’s Resources for Filmmakers is pretty solid. They have resources on pitching, funding, distribution, marketing, equipment and technology. Go check it out.
by Camden Watts | May 10, 2013 | Documentary, Film, Film Festival, Inspiration, Leading, Learning, Social Media, Socializing
Since the past few months have been a bit of a whirlwind for me, I’m still processing everything. That includes processing the delight and excitement that came with attending the 2013 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival last month. I served as a social media...