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Frame by Frame is my blog about nonfiction visual storytelling from critique to practice. I am an Emeritus Professor of Media & Journalism, Missouri State University. Co-founder of Carbon Trace Productions 501(c)(3) documentary film studio. I continue to work on nonfiction projects of all kinds. See my documentary site Eyewitness. I’m available for hire as a director, cinematographer, editor, and news photographer. Based in Aveiro, Portugal. Note: The Terms of Use published at rhetorica.net also covers this weblog.
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Author Archives: Andy Cline
Days Away From More Misery
The last time Donald Trump was president, he took children away from refugee parents attempting to enter the United States. As a deterrent. It was an immoral policy and one we’re now likely to see again soon — or something … Continue reading
The Rhetoric of Camera Size and Dead Cats
So people generally act one of three ways when a camera appears. Some ignore you no matter what. I like them the best. Some mug for the camera in various ways. This can actually be useful, depending. It can also … Continue reading
Posted in documentary photography, eyewitness, street photography, street video, videography
Tagged culture, documentary, Lisboa, photography, rhetoric, streetphotography
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How to be a Successful Documentary Filmmaker
Please click on the My Digital Business Card link on the sidebar, and let me know as soon as you figure it out. Haha! No. Really. I taught students how to tell “good” visual nonfiction stories — including journalism and … Continue reading
Posted in documentary film
Tagged documentary
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Zen and the Art of Whatever Story I Want to Tell
I’m a big fan of Robert Pirsig’s semi-autobiographical novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. You know how you hear people say books changed their lives. Perhaps that elicits an eye roll. Well I’m here to tell you it … Continue reading
Posted in culture video, travel video
Tagged culture, GMP!TV, Portugal, travel
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Set It and Forget It, Maybe
When I was in my photography program in college at RIT back in the 70s, the guy who taught our second-year black & white class had us do an interesting thing: For the entire semester, we could only use one … Continue reading
Posted in documentary photography, photography, street photography
Tagged black&white, photography, streetphotography, visual style
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