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  • Headed Back to the Holy Land

    July 6-16, 2007 I will return to the Holy Land to record footage for three projects. One is a children’s peace camp at the Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. The second project is “The Life of Apostle Peter with Rick Steves.” The third is footage for a video about fundamentalism. This video was recorded…

  • Stories to Tell

    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

  • Intern Sings Rocky Racoon

    This one is just for fun. A few years ago we had an intern named Todd. Nobody knew he could sing. When my buddy Jim Parks pulled out his guitar at lunch, Todd and he started to jam. Not bad for one take. Sorry, I can’t recall Todd’s last name. www.frakesproductions.com Tim Frakes Productions is…

  • Frakes Productions pulls in 2nd Award

    The Fund for Leaders in Mission, a promotional image video produced by Scott Hendrickson and Tim Frakes has won a 2007 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Certificate of Merit from the Religion Communicators Council. The DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards are presented annually to members of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) who demonstrate excellence in religion communications and public…

  • About Tim Frakes

    Tim Frakes is an award winning videographer, video producer, script writer and editor. A 1984 graduate of Harding University his videos are broadcast on major television networks and distributed world wide through DVD sales. From 1993 to 2007 Mr. Frakes served as the principal videographer for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In March, 2007,…

  • Recommendations

    Bob Sitze (New Congregations)“TIm Frakes produces award-winning videos that capture the essence of the subjects he films. His no-nonsense style of work matches perfectly with his high integrity, eagerness and deep interest in what he films. Every production that Tim has developed has been a winner for my purposes.” Don Hancock (Performance Communications)“Tim is an…

  • Opening the Door to Luther with Rick Steves

    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…

  • 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…

  • Awards

    1997RPRC Award of Merit: Mosaic, the video magazine of the ELCA, Summer 1997, (Tim Frakes) 1998RPRC Best of Class (Non-broadcast Audio and Video) Summer 1998 Mosaic (Tim Frakes) RPRC Award of Excellence (Video, Documentary/Educational) Summer 1998 Mosaic (Tim Frakes) Award of Excellence: Weaving a Global Neighborhood, with Rick Steves (Tim Frakes) 2000Concordia Historical Institute Department…

  • FBS Sergio Ramos

    FBS Sergio Ramos from Tim Frakes on Vimeo.