Author: timfrakes
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St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt
This video clip is from St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt. To get there, we took a taxi from Elat, Israel to the Egyptian border crossing at Taba. After paying the usual departure taxes and customs screenings, we walked into Egypt. The Egyptian customs officials pulled us into a side office and grilled us for fifteen…
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Tanzania Jubilee
This video recounts the history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. I produced it back in 1992 in the Swahili language with the help of Lutheran Missionary Howard Olsen. The roots of organized Lutheranism in the nation now known as Tanzania had their origin in the late 19th century. The work began in 1887…
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Seattle Fremont District
I recorded this footage in December 2006 while on a shoot in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle’s Fremont District is a funky, eclectic neighborhood on the cities north side. This artsy part of town features a statue of Vladimir Lenin, a troll under the bridge an outdoor market and lot’s of interesting people.www.frakesproductions.com Tim Frakes Productions…
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St. Peter Goes to the Dump: A New ELCA video
Rick Steves posted this story on his blog. It is the tale of a missing videotape, lost during our recent Rome production on “The Life of Apostle Peter.” For a look at all five of our collaborations go to: http://www.elca.org/communication/ricksteves/. Posted by Rick Steves, December 13, 2007Squeezing a few days in Rome between a Greece…
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ELCA Closes Mosaic Television with ‘The Life of Apostle Peter’
CHICAGO (ELCA) — “The Life of Apostle Peter” with host Rick Steves is the Dec. 1, 2007, issue of Mosaic Television, the video magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It is also the final episode of the video series, which began in 1988. Mosaic Television was the quarterly video program produced by…
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Goliad, Texas
Goliad Texas, is one of the oldest cities in Texas. In 1749 Spanish explorers started a mission and fort. Goliad is also known for its part in the Texas Revolution. Col. James Fannin and 342 men were massacred after surrendering to the Mexican army at Goliad in 1836. The Mission Espiritu Santo was established in…
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Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
This footage was shot on a cold winter morning (December 7, 2007) at Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, DuPage, County, Illinois.
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New Rick Steves/ELCA Web Site
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has launched a new flash video web site featuring five Rick Steves videos. Faithful Travel features five programs produced by Tim Frakes for the ELCA including; The Life of Apostle Peter, Faithful Travels, The Life of Apostle Paul, Opening the Door to Luther and Weaving a Global Neighborhood.…
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Forbidden Family
Forbidden Family is a story about the separation barrier and its effect on one Lutheran Palestinian family. I produced this video for the ELCA in 2005. The social, political, economic, and religious situation in the Holy Land is complex. This video, “Forbidden Family,” highlights one very visible aspect of those complexities and its effect on…
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Welcome to the Churchwide Organization
“Welcome to the ELCA Churchwide Organization” is an employee orientation video for new employees working at the Lutheran Center in Chicago or in deployed settings around the Church.www.frakesproductions.com Tim Frakes Productions is a full service video production company specializing in single camera, documentary productions for corporate and non-profit clients. www.frakesproductions.com