by Camden Watts | Jul 22, 2013 | Crowd funding, Fundraising, Kickstarter, Learning, Planning
There are plenty of online crowd funding platforms out there but the most popular ones, by far, are Kickstarter and Indiegogo. I’ve been studying both, trying to learn the differences. Which one is better? Let’s explore that question — very briefly...
by Camden Watts | Jul 16, 2013 | Planning, Producing
Had a great production meeting tonight. We cheered about meeting a big deadline recently. We drank some great beer. We made plans for the next few months. It was pretty beautiful. I’m curious if I know any caterers, though. We typically have beer and pizza....
by Camden Watts | Jul 9, 2013 | Documentary, Film, Planning
The team is working hard to meet our deadlines on the documentary film. We have a few big deadlines next week. The pressure is definitely on. Right now I can tell you that we’re working really hard to get stuff together so we can finally start to share things...
by Camden Watts | Jun 20, 2013 | Documentary, Editing, Planning
One of my biggest bottlenecks in the filmmaking process right now is editing. I imagine that would be greatly improved by finding an amazing editor who could work with me for the long haul. I’m working in that direction. I need my Sally Menke, you know? The...
by Camden Watts | Jun 19, 2013 | Comedy, Editing, Planning, Screenings
Earlier this year, I got together with some friends and shot a short comedy. It took a few months to plan but just one day to shoot. Several months have passed since then. Plenty of people have asked how it’s coming along. I’ll tell ya. Last weekend I...
by Camden Watts | Jun 14, 2013 | Crowd funding, Documentary, Family, Film, Health and wellness, Home, Kickstarter, Planning, Pre-Production
Next week we’re shooting interviews and B roll for my new documentary film. We’ll be in Durham for the day. I’m excited! I know the posts about this new doc have been pretty vague. Stick with me for a while longer. We’ll share plenty of details...