by Camden Watts | Jan 31, 2014 | Directing, Documentary, Health and wellness, Learning
This week was a little unusual. We got a lot of snow for this area and it stuck around for a while. Both are pretty rare here in Raleigh, N.C. One of the things I love about snow is the chance to my winter gear. Most of it was acquired while making Abandoned...
by Camden Watts | Jan 25, 2014 | Crowd funding, Directing, Film, Fundraising, Kickstarter
The Kickstarter campaign for Brewconomy is now live! Have a look! We launched on Friday, January 24th. That evening we had a party at Raleigh Brewing to celebrate. There were even cupcakes made with beer, thanks to La Belle Bakery. It was so wonderful to be surrounded...
by Camden Watts | Jan 21, 2014 | Crowd funding, Directing, Kickstarter, Learning
Last weekend I spent some time in Brevard, N.C., with friends. It was a much needed girls weekend full of nail painting, gabbing, laughing, and — of course — some craft beer drinking. Last year we toured Oskar Blues (remember this post?), so this year we...
by Camden Watts | Jan 16, 2014 | Communication, Criticism, Directing, Leading, Learning
For some people it’s spiders or snakes. For others its heights or public speaking. For me? It’s being myself on camera. It’s not really a fear, per se. It’s just something that makes me so incredibly nervous that I become a melting, hot mess. I...
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 4, 2014 | Directing, Documentary
You’ve heard me hint about my next documentary for so long. It’s a pleasure to finally start sharing more details. Here it is, my friends! My next film is Brewconomy! The film will be all about the North Carolina craft beer movement. But it’s not...