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Making documentaries is a BIG world and each of us has our own unique knowledge and experience on various aspects of the industry and craft.

Desktop Documentaries is a popular resource that attracts filmmakers from around the world who are searching for advice, tips and insight on how to take their documentary idea and turn it into a film.

Whether you're a beginner or an expert, you have something valuable to share!

How You Benefit By Writing An Article:

• Builds Your Credibility - Getting your article published sets you apart in the big world of filmmaking. It builds your credibility/expertise which can help sell your films and get you hired for film projects and even speaking gigs. 
  
  
• Provides a HOT link - If you know anything about SEO, getting links back to your site is super valuable (especially from a reputable site like ours with a great Alexa ranking) and builds traffic and recognition for your own site and project. 
  
  
• Helps you with fundraising - If people don't know about your project, how can they help you? By building your presence across the web and providing valuable & interesting content that shows up in Google searches, you raise awareness and interest in your film. 
  
  
• Helps Sell Your Film - The same principles for fundraising applies here. If you provide valuable content (lessons learned, tips, advice, insights, etc), it makes people pay attention to you and leads them to your site. 
  
  
• Helps Build Your Audience - By making more people aware of who you are and your film projects, you expand the community around your film(s).

Even if you haven't made a documentary yet, you can talk about the process (even the frustrations!) you are going through deciding on a topic or writing your proposal. Those insights can be valuable to other filmmakers.

Here are some general topics you could choose from to write your article:

Article Ideas:

• Your process for choosing a documentary idea
  
  
• How are you approaching foundations for funding? Write about a success or a learning moment.
  
  
• How did you choose your video editing computer
  
  
• Do you have experience working with a broadcaster such as PBS or HBO? Share your experince and let other filmmakers know how to get their films picked up for broadcast
  
  
• Your top 10 tips for doing a crowdfunding campaign
  
  
• Your distribution strategy, lessons learned
  
  
• Storytelling structure – what works for you

The topics are only limited by your imagination. Think about what you're learning RIGHT NOW. What's fresh on your mind that you can share? Are you in film school? Talk about an interesting lesson you are in process of learning. Are you currently editing your documentary? Talk about an interesting editing technique you're experimenting with or your favorite video editing software.

Need more personalized article ideas or have questions, contact us!

Instructions for Article Submissions

It's super easy to submit an article with us.

• Write an article about something you're passionate about!
  
  
• Your article should be at least 300 words.
  
  
• Your article must be unique content that is not published anywhere else.
  
  
• Include a short bio about yourself and even a sample video clip of your work (just give us the link and we'll embed it for you)
  
  
• Keep in mind this is not a commercial for your film - that can go in your bio. This is your chance to share something of VALUE (tips, lessons learned, advice, etc)
  
  
• Click on the box below and get started!

Quick Links: Other Ways To Get Involved:

Confessions of a Filmmaking Amateur - Be a guest writer for our filmmaking amateur blog series called "Confessions of a Filmmaking Amateur". You can browse the articles and contribute your own.

Write A Documentary Review - Be a film critic! Let us know what you think of the latest documentary you've seen.

Camcorder Review - Got an opinion on your camcorder. Let others know what you think. Write an article!

Video Editing Software Review - There are lots of great options out there for video editing. Let the filmmaking community know what you think about your video editing software. We need reviews for Final Cut X!

Pitch Documentary Ideas -- Got a great documentary idea? This is the place to share it.

Why write an article for Desktop Documentaries? The filmmaking Gods will love you! 

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