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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: documentary
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
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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
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Tagged black&white, documentary, video editing, visual style
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How Does Malick Look?
In the previous installment of this series I asked what happens when you run the well-worn narrative framework of sequence filming through the decisive moment and the dogma of Terrence Malick? I still don’t have an answer, but I work … Continue reading
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Tagged cinematography, direct cinema, documentary, visual style
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Concept Video for Gigantes Verdes Documentary
I recently attended a “bootcamp” meeting hosted by VERDE for its corps of ambassadors (aka. volunteer citizen scientists) for the Gigantes Verdes project. I am producing a documentary film about that project. I began the project a year ago. And … Continue reading
Summer Salt Work, an Os Marnotos TEASER
The summer salt production season has arrived. Aveiro, Portugal usually enjoys many sunny, warm days during the summer (generally not hot). This video shows care for the traditional equipment.
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Tagged Aveiro, cinematography, documentary
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