The Rhetorica Network
Rhetorica is my blog about documentary film and photography since March 2021. All posts from the previous version of Rhetorica, dating back to 2002, are available on archive.org.
About Rhetorica
Rhetorica began as a press-politics blog that grew out of a web project I began in 1998 as part of my graduate studies in rhetoric. My name is Dr. Andrew R. Cline. I am an Emeritus Professor of Media & Journalism at Missouri State University. I currently live in Aveiro, Portugal where I continue to write and do documentary film and photography projects.
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Watch: Witness at Tornillo
I’ve recently posted Witness at Tornillo to my YouTube channel (handle: @acline). I was executive producer, assistant editor, and one of three cinematographers. This award-winning film (2020 Kansas City Filmfest International Best Documentary Feature) was directed by Shane Franklin.
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Spring Release Now Planned for Trinity
Yeah, busy. I’m 10 weeks from retirement, 11 weeks from leaving Springfield, and 14 weeks from arrival in Portugal. I had hoped to have Trinity ready for the BEA Festival of Arts. Not gonna happen. But this does give me … Continue reading
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The Big (Short Documentary) Tease
Teasers and trailers are different things. Trailers — those things you see at the movies before the feature shows — are supposed to give a clue concerning what a film is about. A teaser can do one or more of … Continue reading
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An Idea is Formed
Last I posted, I mentioned my Documentary Practicum class would be choosing an idea for their semester documentary project. And so they have: the role of the house-party scene as a steppingstone to success for a local band. My first … Continue reading
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Notes on the Trinity Edit
I have one big step left before beginning the edit of Trinity, my latest documentary project. It’s a buddy road trip story about coping in a crisis era. Call it the Crisis of 2020 as predicted by Strauss and Howe … Continue reading
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