Category: Travel
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The Morning Star of Wittenberg, The Life of Katie Luther
“The Morning Star of Wittenberg: The Life of Katie Luther” is a documentary I shot in Germany, September 27-29, 2000. I was in Wittenberg, Germany shooting a documentary on the life of Martin Luther with PBS Travel writer and host Rick Steves. After we finished with Rick, ELCA colleague Kurt Reichardt and I met with…
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Understanding the Roman Catholic Church
Understanding the Roman Catholic Church is a documentary I produced for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America MOSAIC series in 2005. The idea was to help Protestant Christians better understand their Roman Catholic friends and family by having Roman Catholics tell their own story. This program has done quite well on Youtube.
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Opening the Door to Luther with Rick Steves
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Opening the Door to Luther with Rick Steves is a documentary I produced for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with author, travel expert and PBS host of Rick Steves Europe in September, 2000. Steves takes us to areas of Germany known as Lutherlands. From Eisleben, where Luther was born, to Wittenberg where he taught…
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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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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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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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What is a Missionary?
WHAT IS A MISSIONARY? This is a 2002 Production i produced for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Division for Global Mission. Four missionaries in Europe and Lynda Tidemann-Minnick answer the provocative question, What is a Missionary? They challenge you to reflect on how God’s global mission has remained steadfast while the approach to doing…
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Opening the Door to Luther Production Blog Day 9
Saturday, September 30 My last day in Germany consisted of a six hour drive to Frankfurt. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the famous German Autobahn. Wow, they go fast. At 140 kilometers per hour (about 82 mph) cars passed me like I was standing still. You can only pass in Germany on…
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Opening the Door to Luther Production Blog Day 8
September 27 -29 Our last three days were spent in Wittenberg. After the first day we finished all the on-camera work and said good bye to Rick and Peter. They took the train north to Berlin and flew back home. They had been shooting for a month straight in London and now Germany. After they…