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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
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
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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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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