Thursday, January 31, 2008

Shan the Man

Shannon from Team 3 is a happy camper! He just scored a new job as a security guard with a well establised company in Perth.. so look after those cables all you handhelds.. cause we have qualified security on standbye now ! :)

Shannon had been a hard working employee at his local grocery store for the last couple of years, so is really stoked to be moving into a fresh new work place & change of scenery. If you bump into him on crew make sure you ask how the new security job is going.

Onya Shanno !! Nice to know your future is ... secure :)

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Married Man!!

The legendary Phil Coetzer from Team 5 is now a very happily married man! Tieing the knot with the lovely Ronel Van Der Merwe.

If you see him on crew make sure you wish him congratulations.. or as he may prefer.. Hy kan nie bokkem braai nie.

It was a beautiful wedding.. apart from them being South African.. he he he.


Wednesday, January 23, 2008

New Qualifications

Congratulations to the following crew members on passing recent assessments! Keep an eye out for them in their new camera roles :)








Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Don't give up....

One day I decided to quit...
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
"God", I asked, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me...
"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.
"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them.
I gave them light.
I gave them water.
The fern quickly grew from the earth.
Its brilliant green covered the floor.
Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.
In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.
And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said.
"In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed.
But I would not quit.
In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would
not quit." He said.
"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared
to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant...But just 6
months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.
It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.
I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."
He asked me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots".
"I would not quit on the bamboo.
I will never quit on you."
"Don't compare yourself to others."
He said.
"The bamboo had a different Purpose than the fern.
Yet they both make the forest beautiful."
"Your time will come", God said to me.
"You will rise high"
"How high should I rise?"
I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.
"As high as it can?" I questioned.
"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.
Never, Never, Never Give up.
For the Christian Prayer is not an option but an opportunity.
Don't tell the Lord how big the problem is,
tell the problem how Great the Lord is!

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Sky for Big Brother!!

Here's a plee for help from one of our RVTV members.

Hello! I auditioned for Big Brother and I want to get as many votes as possible.

You have to register to vote (takes 20 seconds) but that is basically so I cant either vote myself all day long, or pay somebody too.!
link is http://www.bigbrother.com.au/voting.html?memberId=914094

OR you can go to bigbrother.com.au and search WA females 25-30

thanks for your help!

Friday, January 11, 2008

Campus Recording

My POV on a Saturday night. The two silver boxes are the Joondalup and Cockburn Central Campus hard drives, and the laptop is recording for Orange County. Also we have DVDs recording for the bookstore and our own archive.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Superstar Highlight #01

Here's the first official superstar highlight for 2008, and we're highlighting the legendary JIM REES!!

Jim has been part of RVTV for over 6 years, he joined during our 4:3 days and progressed to become a handheld on the old equipment. He started off serving in Team 1, lead by Joelle, but became a pioneer member of Team 6 when it was created in 2004.

RVTV upgraded to digital equipment in 2005 & all qualified handhelds were put back on centre camera to learn the new gear, so Jim went back through the basic camera positions but made it back onto handheld in 2006.

He served in Team 6 for almost 3 years, and in 2007 made the call to step back from camera, he explained it as a decision in the best interests of the crew, Jim had reached 58 years of age and wanted to create space for the younger camera ops to come through, and felt he was taking away their camera opportunities by staying on Handheld.

His character and humility to make such a decision was really inspiring, but there was one small problem.. we didn't want him to leave!! After 5 years on crew we'd finally taken a liking to him :) So we approached him with the offer to join the Tech team, which he happily accepted & devoted himself to for all of 2007.

By this stage Jim was 59, had retired from work, had seen all of his children grow up & get married, and felt it was time for his wife Kerry and himself to leave the city and retire to a beach house on the coast, a beautiful way to enjoy life!

So on the 6th January 2008 Jim came in to do his last ever shoot with the RVTV Crew, to see him out in style we took him off Tech duties and let him do handheld one last time! It was an honour to be able to say goodbye to someone who has been so committed for so long, & when i remember Jim the key word that always comes to mind is 'dedication.'

Thanks again Jim for your many years of faithful service, you're a superstar!


Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Happy New Year!

2008 is here!!

We had great shoots to start the year on 5th/6th Jan, and are pumped for another year on crew.

Here's some team pics from recent open shoots, Rodger & Jim are part of the photos, who both sadly have left the crew to move on to other ventures. Rodger & Viviana have returned to their family in the eastern states, and Jim & his wife have set sail to retire in Jurien Bay, we wish them all the best and say thanks for their valuable contributions to the team!!

It's always sad to see crew members depart, but exciting to know that brand new people pick up where they left off, and the team will continue to grow. See you on a camera again soon!