Pasella shoot at East Cape Horse Care Unit

One more photo of the Pasella shoot in Port Elizabeth for the insert about Geocaching.  Here the presenter and I meet up with the KidZ at the East Cape Horse Care Unit for the second cache of the day.  This was my third shoot in front of the cameras with Pasella and every time I have thoroughly enjoyed it.  Unlike what some people may think, it isn't a quick process though.  The insert was probably only about 5 minutes in length but the shoot started at 9:30 am and only ended at about 6:00 pm that afternoon.  The Damselfly compared it to watching paint dry.  I loved every moment of it.

Geocaching in Port Elizabeth on Pasella

Over the last year I have become absolutely addicted to Geocaching.  Maybe that's an understatement.  I was addicted from day 1.  In December the crew from Pasella, an Afrikaans magazine program on SABC 2, was in town to shoot an insert about Geocaching in Port Elizabeth for the show.  Their "guide" during this adventure.... yours truly.  I even got the KidZ to briefly appear in the insert.  I did three caches around PE with them, at St Georges park, the East Cape Horse Care Unit and Wellington Park above Settlers Park in Walmer.  The insert presented by Paul Rothmann (on the right in the picture) also features Wicus and Ansie Benade of Team Wikkelgat.  If you are based in South Africa, don't miss the insert tonight 12 February 2014 on SABC 2 some time between 19:30 and 20:30.  Here I am with the crew in Wellington Park. 

Television crew at Cape Recife

I'm usually behind the camera taking pictures for my blogs or occasionally assisting visiting television crews with info about the city, but on Pasella's last visit I actually got to be in front of the camera as well.  Here the crew is filming the presenter asking questions at the Cape Recife Lighthouse before I got my turn to tell them more about the history of the lighthouse and surrounding area.

Pasella shoot at SAMREC

Late last year the crew from SABC 2 magazine programme Pasella was in town to shoot a couple of inserts.  The one day was spent in the Cape Recife Nature Reserve where I was one of two guides taking them around showing off the coastline, history and plants in the reserve.  One of the stops was at the South African Marine Rehabilitation and Education Centre (SAMREC) where they were told more about the work the centre does with African Penguins.  Unfortunately the SABC has informed Pasella that the current, what used to be an open ended, series is coming to an end in May or June some time and it will only be back on air in November.  Due to this the Cape Recife programme didn't make it on air.  Well not yet as it may still get shown when the programme resumes again.

Eye on Art

I was part of a very delightful and well supported art walk which visited a number of art galleries around Central.  The Eye on Art television crew accompanied us on the walk to film it as an insert. Eye on Art is a weekly interactive, lifestyle magazine show on Bay TV, specialising on the art scene through the artist's eye.  It broadcasts on Saturdays at 17:30 with repeats on Sundays at 12.30pm, Tuesdays at 7pm & Wednesdays at 11am.  Bay TV can be seen free to air around Nelson Mandela Bay and on Dstv (Channel 260).  Here they are interviewing on of the ladies who went on the walk at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum.

Drama Princess' tv debut

Last week I took the Kidz along on a guided walk following Route 67, organised and hosted by Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism and the Mandela Bay Development Agency.  Bay TV's Eye on Art crew covered the walk and at one stage did a couple of interviews with participants.  Drama Princess was in the right place at the right time and had the opportunity to make her television debut. I hope its the first of many television appearances for her.

Vintage cars

A little while ago the team from SABC 2 show Pasella was in Port Elizabeth to shoot a couple of stories, one involving vintage cars.  Here the cars used for the insert are lined up at one of the lookout spots along Marine Drive.  This specific insert will be aired on 21 November on SABC 2 between 19:30 and 20:30 some time. Watch the insert on YouTube

 

Mathilda's Pasella shoot

Last week the crew from the SABC 2 Afrikaans magazine program Pasella was in Port Elizabeth to shoot a couple of stories.  The one story involved vintage cars and a bit of history of Port Elizabeth.  I needed to organise them somebody to interview regarding the Donkin Reserve and as I have been on Pasella before with regards to this same subject I needed to get them somebody else.  I asked my colleague Mathilda and she hesitantly accepted, although getting a bit more excited after hearing that the presenter for the insert would be ex - Mr South Africa and popular Pasella presenter Dieter Voigt.  Here Mathilda is getting a few seconds of fame during the shoot.

Top Billing crew at Royalston

The crew from SABC 3 magazine program Top Billing was in town a week or so ago as part of the Top Billing Presenter Search competition.  The competition is an "Idols" type competition held all over the country looking for a new presenter for the popular show.  While they were in town I had the fortunate opportunity to take them around to a couple of places for them to film for the show.  One of the places we visited was Royalston, an exclusive residential estate and private game reserve on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth, from where the crew was taken on a helicopter flip around the city.

Here Bev Eke from Royalston, which includes the luxurious Lake de la Vie wedding venue, is telling Top Billing presenter Simba Mhere more about the area.