Author: timfrakes
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Michigan in October
We were up near Traverse City, Michigan in October recording footage for a new documentary. The fall colors were beautiful and I strung together some beauty shots. 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
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Lake Flies, Bukoba Tanzania
Bukoba, Tanzania is located along the shores of Lake Victoria. In May you can witness the hatching of the Lake Flies… clouds of them. If you’ve ever seen a Mayfly hatch, you know what I mean. Lake Flies are about the size of a mosquito, but they don’t seem to bite. We stayed at a…
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Holy Communion
This is a documentary I produced for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 2006
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St. Catherine’s Monastery
Tucked at the base of Mount Moses in Egypt, St. Catherine’s Monastery, was built by Christian Emperor Justinian between 527 and 565 C.E. Tradition claims this is the spot where Moses spoke with God through the burning bush. We reached Mt. Sinai just before noon – not a good time to be out in the…
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Prayer: Fall 2005 Mosaic
Prayer: Fall 2005 Mosaic is a documentary I produced for Mosaic, the video magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The program explores prayer in the Old and New Testaments, in Martin Luther’s writings, and in the broader church today. Stories were shot in Rochelle, Illinois and New Orleans, Louisiana.
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A Gathering of Souls: The Billy Graham Crusades
The Rev. Billy Graham passed away today. In 2012 I worked with Larry Eskridge from Wheaton College to produced a documentary, A Gathering of Souls: The Billy Graham Crusades. It was produced for the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals at Wheaton College through a grant from the Lilly Endowment. You can order a…
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Introducing the New Testament
This is a documentary I produced for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 2005. It is an introduction to the New Testament.
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Mean Sheep Dog on the Trail of the Apostle Paul
Thursday, February 12, 2004, Kevin Jacobson and I were in Gokyurt, Turkey, near Konya. Back in the Apostle Paul’s day cir A.D. 50, it was known as Lystra, part of the Roman Empire. The mountains west of Konya are sheep herding country. Every now and then you can see flocks moving through the snowy hills…
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Chile Independence Day
On Chilean Independence Day tradition the President, military elite, and other high government officials attend church at the Metropolitan Cathedral on the plaza square. The appearance of the president comes with much fanfare. Two regiments of Chilean soldiers marched and paraded around the square. One of the regiments dressed in grey ceremonial uniforms with black…
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The Story of the ELCA
How did the ELCA start? Find out in this 30 minute documentary from MOSAIC. The video features rare footage and interviews with key leaders from the ELCA’s three predecessor church bodies, the Lutheran Church in America, the American Lutheran Church and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches. Included in the program are portions of interviews…