{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Off Off Pod - Episode 005 - Cameron Watson writer\/director of film Our Very Own","description":"The multi-talented Cameron Watson wrote and directed the film, Our Very Own, which was a valentine to his small hometown of Shelbyville, Tennessee.\nIf you want to be inspired by some one who did not give up on his dream of making his indie film, listen to this interview.\nIt has a happy ending… a deal with Miramax… and you can stream this film right now on Netflix.  It stars Allison Janney, Keith Carradine, Cheryl Hines, Jason Ritter, Autumn Reeser, and Beth Grant.\nCam's latest project is a new weberies called Break a Hip which sounds hilarious.  It's in post production now. \nTopics covered in the interview:\n\nMy introduction of Cam (0:00)\nSweet story about a high school kid doing a monologue from my play, Home of the Great Pecan  (4:58)\nInterview with Cameron Watson begins (7:38)\nGrowing up in small southern town with supportive parents (19:44)\nSpaced Out - Cam gets cast as the heroic captain of the "ship" (20:37)\nHorton Foote campaigns for Cam in The Widow Claire (23:55)\nThe move to Los Angeles, a work-a-day actor (25:40)\nThe writer\/director emerges -- Cam performs a story about his hometown (27:19)\nCam forms a writing group\/support group (31:24)\nOur Very Own -- the next steps, a great supportive core group (33:14)\nShelbyville welcomes the production; casting the film (40:51)\nAllison Janney and the Independent Spirit Award (44:43)\nWhat's the film about? (46:57)\nHow Miramax found the film (48:45)\nMary Badham cameo - Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird  (52:18)\nKeith Carradine comes on board and writes a song with Nancy Griffith (55:42)\nThe other musical number in the movie - shades of Pippin -- by Bob Stillman (58:50)\nShiny Shelbyville -- shooting in the town and finding period cars (102:11)\nThe new webseries with famous friends, Break a Hip (105:35)\n","author_name":"Off Off Pod with Stephen Bittrich","author_url":"http:\/\/offoffpod.libsyn.com","html":"