Tag: Travel
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Visit with Christians of the Holy Land
My former boss, the Rev. Eric Shafer has asked me to join him and a group of clergy from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on a visit to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. This is my sixth trip to Israel/Palestine. I’ll be documenting the journey and recording some new…
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Bremerton Ferry Seattle, Washington
The Bremerton Ferry takes cars and passengers from Seattle to Kitsap County, Washington. I recorded this footage on the ferry and in Scenic Beach State Park the day after a wind storm swept through the Pacific Northwest, December, 2006. The storm downed trees and power lines. The organ music is composed by J.S. Bach and…
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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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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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The Life of Apostle Paul with Rick Steves
I recorded this documentary in 2004 in Greece and Turkey while working for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Travel expert and faithful Lutheran Rick Steves came along as on-camera host. Rick also did most of the work on the script. Jim Parks edited the footage. About two thousand years ago Roman soldiers executed Jesus…
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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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Opening the Door to Luther Production Blog Day 6
Monday, September 25 6:30 a.m. This morning, after much discussion we decided to split our crew into two units. Kurt, Joyce, and I drove three hours south to the Coburg Castle. Rick and Peter went back to Erfurt to continue production there. The Augsburg confession is a cornerstone document of the Lutheran faith. While it…
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Opening the Door to Luther Production Blog Day 4
Saturday, September 23 Marburg Castle The next morning we drove up to the Marburg Castle north of Frankfurt. In 1529 Luther met at the castle with other Protestant reformers including Ulrich Zwinglii to hash out their differences. Then as now, they weren’t able to do it. The castle, of course, is spectacular. It sits on…
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Opening the Door to Luther Production Blog Day 3
Friday, September 22 At dawn I jumped into the car and drove out to the vineyards and up a hill overlooking Edesheim. Like the fairytales, morning fog surrounded the town. As the sun came up, it quickly burned off revealing the church steeple backed by rolling hills and high mountains in the background. If I…