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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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Tag Archives: black&white
Here is the Os Marnotos Official Trailer
I have finished Os Marnotos 🙂 This is the official trailer for Os Marnotos. The film examines the working lives of a family — three generations — that works one of “marinhas” on the estuary in Averio, Portugal. Historical records … Continue reading
Posted in cinematography, culture video, documentary film, eyewitness
Tagged Aveiro, black&white, cinematography, culture, direct cinema, documentary, Portugal
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Concept Video for Os Marnotos
Here is the concept video for Os Marnotos. I am in post-production now. The finished film will be ready sometime this spring. I am working with two Portuguese filmmakers, who each have new documentary short films ready, to schedule screenings … Continue reading
Posted in concept video, culture video, documentary film
Tagged Aveiro, black&white, culture, documentary, Portugal, visual style
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The Whole B&W Thing
I’ve made many little “mini docs” in black & white that you can find on my YouTube channel. Much of this is about my desire to begin doing my larger documentary projects in black & white. Eventually, I want to … Continue reading
Posted in documentary film, editing
Tagged black&white, documentary, video editing, visual style
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Rejecting Digital Perfection
My Fujifilm X-E1 rangefinder is beat to shit. I’ve dropped it numerous times. I even broke a fall with it during a hike while using the monopod it was on as a walking stick. Back in my photojournalism days I … Continue reading
Posted in documentary photography, photography
Tagged black&white, photography, streetphotography, visual style
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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