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Top 10 Best Documentary Websites For Filmmakers

There are a lot of awesome websites that help filmmakers, but I find myself going back to some of the same ones over and over again. So I thought I'd make a list of my favorites and share them with you. If you have a favorite website, let me know and I'll add it to the list!

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How To Make Money Online With Web Videos -- Web videos are the future of the internet. Here are seven (7) ideas to get you started bringing in the cash.

How To Choose A Title For Your Documentary - Some important tips here for choosing a documentary title. It's not as simple as you may think!

Lessons from the Field: Filming in Extreme Conditions in the Himalayas - Filmmaker George Thengummoottil describes a recent journey into the Himalayas to film a documentary about their trek up to the Goecha La peak.

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Your Questions

Copyright Question: Filming With Live Music In The Background - Question: If you're shooting a documentary at a film festival with live music being played in the background, are copyright issues the same for live music...

How does an independent filmmaker get their movie on Netflix? -- Question: I'm trying to figure out how to get my documentary movie on Netflix. Is there some kind of process to submit my film?

Canon XF305 vs Canon 5D mk 3 -- Question: I have a large budget for my camera/s for my film making. I will be doing a lot of run and gun style shooting which a DSLR will be good at because...

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Your Documentary Ideas

Just How Closely is Big Brother Watching Us? | Documentary Idea -- Huge data miners are tracking our every move, just how closely are we being watched?

Nepal Raute | Documentary Idea - My name is Manoj Shahi, I'm a Nepalese resident currently in India who has led and facilitated journalists and broadcasters through Nepal's political transition...

Series of Rare Medical Cases | Documentary Idea - Hi i live in Nepali, I am lit bit poor in English so i cant explain all but ma be pictures explain you, i have many ideas -interesting topics from Nepal...

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All best,

Faith

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