Theafricanfly - background history
Theafricanfly boast with 34 years experience in the television and broadcast industry and gained vast experience for several years during my careers at the SABC. I have also trained staff in sound engineering , Production Planning & logistics at the SABC. During my career in Production Planning at SABC and as freelancer I have worked on a variety of productions from sport, news, drama and the staging of music shows.
Broadcast
Experience:
1979
- Joined SABC as Sound Operator TV Outside Broadcasts.
(All training modules and Practical)
1981
- Senior Sound Operator - Television Outside Broadcasts.(All
training modules and practical)
1982
- Joined South African Defense Force - Instructor Infantry School
Oudthoorn
1983
- Joined SABC as Senior Sound Operator - TV Outside
Broadcasts
1985
- SABC TV Outside Broadcasts - Production Planner and
Logistics Coordinator
2002
– Left SABC Air Time TV Outside Broadcast to work freelance.
Productions
and Events planned and coordinated:
- * Miss
South Africa - 1985 – 1990. Production planning – SABC Outside
Broadcasts.
* South
African Sunshine Tour Golf - 1986 to 2003. Production planning – SABC
Outside Broadcasts.
* Comrades
Ultra Marathon Live Broadcast -1987 to 1999. Production planning –
SABC Outside Broadcasts.
* Sun
City Million Dollar Golf Tournament 1987 to 1999. Production
planning – SABC Outside Broadcasts.
* 1995
All Africa Games Zimbabwe
- Facilitated host nation and Zimabwe National broadcaster with
facilities and crew.
* Olympic
Games Barcelona - 1992 - Coordinator & logistics for SABC
Unilateral Broadcast out of IBC in Barcelona.
* Domestic
and International Cricket - 1987 – 1996. Production planning –
SABC Outside Broadcasts.
*1994
– First democratic General elections – National coordinator of
all outside broadcast venues and logistics.
* Rugby
World Cup - 1995 South Africa - Compound Manager for Cup Final venue
(Ellispark).
* Cosafa
Castle cup Soccer - Various countries in AFRICA as fly away
productions 1997 - 2009. Production manager.(195 matches)
* CASTLE
Cup 4 Nations Soccer Tournament - Nairobi Kenya - October 2000.
Production manager.
* CASTLE
Cup 4 Nations Soccer Tournament – Arusha / Mwanza - Tanzania -
October 2001 and again 2002. Production manager.
* Soccer
in Mauritius - Fly Away production 2000-2004. Production manager.
* FIFA
World Cup 2006 – Host Nation Bid announcement broadcast from
Zurich 2001 for SABC. Production Coordination and management.
* FIFA
World Cup 2002 – Incheon Stadium - Korea. Venue Compound Manager
for Host Broadcast Services.
* Various
Fly Away Productions in DRC, Senegal, Cape Verde Islands, Madagascar
as Production Manager.
* Umoja
Cultural music festival Mozambique – 2007 Production manager and
facilitator for Swedish TV.
* M-Net
Supersport Africa – Various productions in Kenya, Zambia, Angola,
Nigeria as production manager and logistic coordinator – 2008
* World
Motorcross Championship- Nelspruit – Production manager 2008 for
Dimension TV facilities
* South
African Open Golf , Dunhill Open ETP Co-sanctioned golf tournaments
as production manager for Dimension TV facilities and European
tour Productions.
* IPL
Cricket Tournament-
Production Co-ordinator for IMG Sport (UK)
* 2009
– Confeferations Cup
– Technical Coordinator and Technical director for LOC
/FIFA-
Infotainment program at Ellispark
* 2009
COSAFA Senior Soccer Tournament – Zimbabwe Production manager. * 2009 - OLD Mutual Mangaung Cup Soccer tournament - Bloemfontein - Producer,Facilitaor, Production Mangement for Sports Inc. and PAPADI Communications. Broadcasted on SABC1 and Supersport Highlights
* 2010
World Cup Soccer - National Infotainnent Manager/Production Manager – FIFA- TV
Infotainment program LOC/FIFA SWC2010 -All stadium Infotainment
teams.
* 2010- Old Mutual Mangaung Cup Soccer Tournament- Bloemfontein . Producer Facilitator, Production manager for PAPADI Communications - Programme delivered to SABC Sport on SABC 1 as well as on SUPERSPORT Highlights Channel. - * 2012 - Thompsons Reuters - Bussiness broadcast - Lagos Nigeria - Live Broadcast of Nestle summit for substainable food resources. - 3day - Production facilitaor
- * 2012 - Barone manhant - reality show- Production facilitator for the live transmission of the final result show
- * 2013 - Cosafa under20 soccer tournament Lesotho - Broadcast project and production/transmission manager
- *2014 - CHAN Soccer tournament - Venue broadcast manager for sportfive
* South African Sunshine Tour Golf - 1986 to 2003. Production planning – SABC Outside Broadcasts.
* Comrades Ultra Marathon Live Broadcast -1987 to 1999. Production planning – SABC Outside Broadcasts.
* Sun City Million Dollar Golf Tournament 1987 to 1999. Production planning – SABC Outside Broadcasts.
* 1995 All Africa Games Zimbabwe - Facilitated host nation and Zimabwe National broadcaster with facilities and crew.
* Olympic Games Barcelona - 1992 - Coordinator & logistics for SABC Unilateral Broadcast out of IBC in Barcelona.
* Domestic and International Cricket - 1987 – 1996. Production planning – SABC Outside Broadcasts.
*1994 – First democratic General elections – National coordinator of all outside broadcast venues and logistics.
* Rugby World Cup - 1995 South Africa - Compound Manager for Cup Final venue (Ellispark).
* Cosafa Castle cup Soccer - Various countries in AFRICA as fly away productions 1997 - 2009. Production manager.(195 matches)
* CASTLE Cup 4 Nations Soccer Tournament - Nairobi Kenya - October 2000. Production manager.
* CASTLE Cup 4 Nations Soccer Tournament – Arusha / Mwanza - Tanzania - October 2001 and again 2002. Production manager.
* Soccer in Mauritius - Fly Away production 2000-2004. Production manager.
* FIFA World Cup 2006 – Host Nation Bid announcement broadcast from Zurich 2001 for SABC. Production Coordination and management.
* FIFA World Cup 2002 – Incheon Stadium - Korea. Venue Compound Manager for Host Broadcast Services.
* Various Fly Away Productions in DRC, Senegal, Cape Verde Islands, Madagascar as Production Manager.
* Umoja Cultural music festival Mozambique – 2007 Production manager and facilitator for Swedish TV.
* M-Net Supersport Africa – Various productions in Kenya, Zambia, Angola, Nigeria as production manager and logistic coordinator – 2008
* World Motorcross Championship- Nelspruit – Production manager 2008 for Dimension TV facilities
* South African Open Golf , Dunhill Open ETP Co-sanctioned golf tournaments as production manager for Dimension TV facilities and European tour Productions.
* IPL Cricket Tournament- Production Co-ordinator for IMG Sport (UK)
* 2009 – Confeferations Cup – Technical Coordinator and Technical director for LOC /FIFA- Infotainment program at Ellispark
* 2009 COSAFA Senior Soccer Tournament – Zimbabwe Production manager. * 2009 - OLD Mutual Mangaung Cup Soccer tournament - Bloemfontein - Producer,Facilitaor, Production Mangement for Sports Inc. and PAPADI Communications. Broadcasted on SABC1 and Supersport Highlights
* 2010 World Cup Soccer - National Infotainnent Manager/Production Manager – FIFA- TV Infotainment program LOC/FIFA SWC2010 -All stadium Infotainment teams.
* 2010- Old Mutual Mangaung Cup Soccer Tournament- Bloemfontein . Producer Facilitator, Production manager for PAPADI Communications - Programme delivered to SABC Sport on SABC 1 as well as on SUPERSPORT Highlights Channel.