Tim Frakes Productions

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  • Voices from the Stone

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    Voices from the Stone is a poem by Barney Bush, Poet and Shawnee Tribal Leader with the Vinyard Indian Settlement, Herod, Illinois. This video is part of a documentary on fracking in Southern Illinois for Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries. It was recorded on High Knob in Shawnee National Forest. Music and drumming by Mark Denzer.

  • A Cub Fan’s Visit from St. Nicholas

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    Ran across this on YouTube. Hat’s off to Jim Volkman.

  • New York Muslim Cab Driver Stabbing

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    This morning I was saddened to learn of an incident involving the stabbing of a New York City cab driver. The driver, a Muslim, was allegedly attacked by a college student who had previously volunteered as a videographer in Afghanistan with one of my clients, New York City based Intersections International . Intersections International is…

  • Great Lakes Aquarium

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    The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota is dedicated to fresh water ecosystems. It is the largest exhibit of its kind in the world. Five percent of the plants available fresh water is stored in the Great Lakes. It is an incredible resource we often take for granted. www.frakesproductions.com

  • Nairobi Web Video Workshop Complete

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    Our web video workshop in Nairobi came to a close Tuesday. Participants, pictured left to right included: (front row) George Arende, Xavier Ravelomanantsoa, Mammy Ranaivoson,Christine Mangale, (back row) Andy Hinderlie, Abraham Data, Len Mason, David Ntidendeza and myself. Workshop participants learned to shoot, edit and upload video the web. Training also included a digital photography…

  • Nairobi Web Video Workshop Photo Essay

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    As our web video workshop draws to a close here in Nairobi, Kenya, I’ve put together a random photo essay documenting some of the places we visited, the people we met and images of our participants in action. The music is a Maasai children’s choir we recorded at the Olerum Lutheran Church in Kajiado Parish.…

  • The Carnivour Restaurant

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    My friends Sarah and Stephen Padre and their infant daughter Alexia took us to dinner tonight at one of Kenya’s most famous restaurants. The Carnivore is unique. Every type of meat imaginable, including crocodile, is roasted on traditional Maasai swords (skewers) over a huge, visually spectacular charcoal pit that dominates the entrance of the restaurant.…

  • Kenya Lutheran Toy Maker

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    This woodshop operated by the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church provides jobs for at risk youth.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

  • IDP Camp in Nairobi, Kenya

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    Today we scouted locations for our web video training workshop here in Nairobi, Kenya. This woman cooks beans over an open fire. She is living in an internally displaced person (IDP) camp on the outskirts of the city. She and her family were forced to flee their homes in a nearby slum following post election…

  • The Hague Netherlands

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    Len Mason and I stopped in The Hague Netherlands in 2008 on our way to Nairobi, Kenya. I took a few shots and uploaded them. The weather was cold and grey, but the city was beautiful anyway.