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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. 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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Category Archives: documentary film
Time to Get Real
I was away the entire month of June. I spent the first week of July moving to a new apartment. I’m ready to get back to work. And I’m ready for my new routine. Why should you care? Among the … Continue reading
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In Search of Human Scale
Yes, I’m still editing Trinity. But I’m also working on two new projects — both in the early stages of pre-production. The larger of the two is represented in this graphic. If you’ve been following my documentary career since the … Continue reading
Following the Story You’re Creating
One of the truths of pointing a camera at any (nonfiction) situation is that the presence of the camera changes the situation. Journalists and documentary filmmakers (should) contend with this truth moment by moment as they film. As soon as … Continue reading
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Feature or Short: How to Decide
Never trust a clickbait headline like that from me. I never deliver. Or, rather, I deliver differently and usually over more than one post. Direct cinema — to at least some extent — is the commonality among my favorite feature … Continue reading
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Sometimes Stories Happen
The story of the story of Honeyland is interesting. The filmmakers were trying to film a documentary about the environment in North Macedonia when they discovered Hatidže Muratova and her mother living alone in a small mountain village. The plot … Continue reading
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