http://www.sitbonzo.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:38:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.sitbonzo.com/2010/03/19/expand-recruitment-brighton-march-2010-2/ http://www.sitbonzo.com/2010/03/19/blip-test/ http://www.sitbonzo.com/2010/03/02/expand-recruitment-brighton-march-2010/ http://www.sitbonzo.com/2010/01/30/woodland-grange-burgess-hill-january-2010/ When somebody asked to see my show reel I was a little embarrassed to say I didn't have one. Have now. What do you think? http://www.sitbonzo.com/2010/01/21/its-time-to-up-my-game-january-2010/ As the paper had gone to press, I had time to capture this mornings snow shenanigan's. I think I need to work on my 'screen pressence' and maybe grow some more hair, loose a few pounds get a better.................. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2010/01/13/fresh-snow-and-the-commute-13th-january-2010/ I've been off this week decorating the kitchen but not today. Today was a snow day. Snow angles, Snowmen, Snowballs and, a bit of video. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2010/01/06/snow-6th-january-2010/ Despite the threats of Christmas coming I am holding fast with my bid to have a 'real' Christmas tree. Mrs Sitbonzo loves all the baubles and 'stuff' that I really detest. She wants a fake plastic tree! ( good name for a band?). We already have the basic ingredients for ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/12/28/lots-and-lots-of-good-stuff-3rd-december-2008/ I did my bit. Will you take part next year? http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/12/27/help-portrait-december-2009/ Its been a busy few days. I have the 'kids on sledge' pictures but thought I'd like to share some of my personal favorites from the hours on icy roads, coffee from a flask, stuck in a lane, stalking dear week. May I also take this opportunity to thank you for ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/12/23/let-it-snow-december-2009/ Surrey Mirror reporter David Farbrother and photojournalist David Berman accompanied a group of students to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland site of the deaths of an estimated 1.2million people. Please see my other video for a more personal view of the day. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/11/18/auschwitz-birkenau-poland-november-2009/ A more personal view of the trip to Auschwitz. To see better quality photographs please see the soundslide show below. (its Flash) This version is the highest quality photographs and it is preferable to watch this rather than the UTube version and this version (below) is for those iPhone users with no ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/11/18/emotional-baggage-a-personal-view-of-auschwitz-birkenau-concentration-camp/ Not much to choose from for this review I'm afraid. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/11/02/recent-stuff-october-2009/ The funeral of L/cpl James Hill Mortar Platoon. 1st Battalion, The Coldstream Guards. at St Matthew Church Redhill Surrey. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/10/28/the-funeral-of-lcpl-james-hill-mortar-platoon/ Wow, it is funny sometimes how lady luck can play you a hand. I had a job today, opening of the refurbished Scope charity shop in Horley by the Grand Dame of fashion, the mother of Punk herself. Vivienne Westwood. It just so happens and purely by coincidence that this ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/10/17/westwood-in-da-house-17th-october-2009/ It coming close to the end of the 'first day at school' supplement season and I have been quite surprised by the difference in reactions to my visits. When I worked the Croydon Advertiser patch, schools were almost without exception glad to see the local paper snapper. Booking the ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/10/14/schools-smooze/ The challenge for the 5 charity shops was to come up with a stunning Autumn outfit. Here is what they gave us. Cancer Research, British Heart Foundation, Marie Curie, Oxfam and Scope. Which is your favorite? Please cast your votes via email. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/10/11/fashion-shoot-1st-draught-not-the-finished-piece/ http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/10/04/hockey-old-reigatian-v-croydon-saturday-3rd-october-2009/ The Inglis Memorial on the North Downs way shot for a promo for the Surrey Mirror walks feature. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/09/16/a-short-timelapse/ Surrey Mirror reporter Holly Thompson visits White Watch at Reigate fire station to see what life as a firefighter is like. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/09/16/fire-and-rescue-september-2009/ http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/08/25/car-dealer-embargoed/ The reporter told me about her story. I thought it would make a good video piece. Hope you like it. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/08/24/book-crossing/ A quiet afternoon gave time to do a little animation. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/08/14/wray-common-mill-12th-august-2009/ http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/08/06/kickboxing-class-5th-august-2009/ To Ikea and beyond! (insert camp giggle here) A big hit with the little Sitbonzo's I thought I would create my superhero self. When I get requests to get from one job to another in the space of 20mins when those jobs are 30mins apart which includes shoot ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/07/18/i-am-a-super-dooper-hero-18th-july-2009/ The Passion. from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/07/15/the-passion-14th-july-2009/ Well, its been a while but i think my MoJo may be slowly returning. I realised how much I have been missing shooting for multimedia this evening when, during intermittent downpours, I got my teeth into a project. An open air production of the Passion play. I shot the stills ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/07/14/mojo-returns-14th-july-2009/ recent stuff. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/07/01/since-you-been-gone-july-2009/ My 6 year owned stock 1979 2l devon bay. In need of work to pass MOT. It will fail on hole near seat belt mount and a small bit of welding on the front beam. I have been quoted £3k + parts to replace basically most of the bottom foot ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/05/08/the-bonzo-bus-is-up-for-sale/ It was with mixed feelings that I packed up my desk on my last day at the Advertiser. Home for the past 12 years. Many happy times, much learnt and some fantastic colleagues. I started as a young freelance and owe allot to my first chief photographer John. Treat people ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/05/07/time-to-go-you-swine-7th-may-2009/ The last blog entry I made was at the end of my holiday. Since then I have been really down in the dumps worrying about big changes in my job which demotivated me to such an extent that I was seriously worried that all my creativity had leaked away ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/04/30/have-you-seen-my-mojo-30th-april-2009/ Florida April 14th You join me almost at the end of our mostly hot and sunny time here. The sky is black and WRCA radio is telling us of the weather system raking the area currently on track to pass by in a matter of mome ….Not quite as exciting ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/04/14/tornados-tans-tacos-and-trucks/ Not long to go now before the sitbonzo clan head out west to Florida. Our badly needed and first holiday in a very long time and boy, has MrsSitbonzo planned almost every activity going. Good friends coming from South Carolina to stay for a few days bring promise of beer ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/03/26/pack-up-and-ship-out/ Carl Fox. Property http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/03/26/carl-fox-property-march-2009/ Thought it was time to update David's fashion portfolio. contact us if you wanna be shot! http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/03/24/fashion-portfolio-march-2009/ Hillcrest from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/03/22/property-test-hillcrest/ VuVox Clean Video Jessop House. New home of the Croydon Advertiser from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/03/18/property-test/ No, not me, the carpeting is coming for me tomorrow. An interesting survey from one of the leading web journalisim commentators Andy Dickinson. Asking how video and multimedia is developing in newspaper sites accros the web. (Andy's site) Which box do you tick to say it is sick, very very sick. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/03/10/look-what-just-dropped-on-the-carpet/ what would your answer be? http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/03/09/innovate-or-administrate/ We met up with David Dunkley Gyimah yesterday afternoon to shoot some photos of him. He is a guru when it comes to video delivery on the web. He took time from his busy schedule to spend time with us before jetting off to yet another conference in the US. (David's ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/03/07/i-am-a-video-journalist-march-2009/ Congratulations to the winner De'Borah. Testing 123. THE FINAL. from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/03/03/testing-123-the-final/ The feedback from the Testing 123 final video was pretty good. Some constructive, which is always welcome. There is an email link to the side and It dosent cost you anything but a few minutes of your time to let me know what you think. email. I've been thinking of doing ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/03/01/interesting-creatures-feb-09/ When the kitten decided to rip open Little Sitbonzo's duvet I was cross. Then the thought came to me that we could use the resulting 3 bin bags of feathers for a bit of fun. No, not with the children. Some days later I found myself in the woods with 2 ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/02/22/duvet-day-sat-21st-february-2009/ Ian and I spent Tuesday afternoon and evening shooting promotional videos for Testing 123, the battle of the bands that takes place all this week. I started the edit of 12 videos on Wednesday morning and, after far too many hours to be healthy, (left the office at 3-30am Thurs!) ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/02/17/earplugs-at-the-ready-17th-feb/ Snow. Feb 2009. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/02/09/snow-2009-soundslide/ A colegue from far away contacted me to talk about multimedia and stuff. They had a few questions that I am of course more than happy to answer. Learning how do soundslides, gathering audio, shooting enough good pics and developing interview techniques to the computer side of the whole thing ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/02/06/time-6th-february-2009/ yeaterday was certainly a challenge. digging the car out at 0545am and getting stuck about 0546am. roads quiet but snowy until i got off the motorway. then the 3 hour = 5 miles kicked in. I was only able to take pictures from my car as there was nowhere to ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/02/03/skid-row/ We have a challenge on the picture desk at the moment. To 'un gum' our eyes. The brief is to make a 1-2min multimedia piece on whatever we like. I have made this one but rejected it as my main entry. Paul and Danny are on the final furlong with ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/01/29/the-drive-29th-january-2009/ Listening to the radio on the way in this morning I heard a very interesting piece, in between all the Obama coverage. Its a story about a species of Dung Beetle studied in Peru. This insect is attacking and eating millipedes 10 times its length. D. valgum no longer dines on ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/01/21/dung-beetle-or-dodo-21st-january-2009/ Florence Photographs by: David Berman http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/01/16/florence-16th-january-2009/ Thanks to my friends for a great trip. Le Ski. Jan 09 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/01/14/ski-14th-january-2009/ A bit late due to somebody breaking the office. A selection of our photographs that we feel are the reason we love local news. No need to push and shove with the pack, the opportunity to take some time to meet interesting people Photographs by: David Berman, Danny Fitzpatrick, Paul Martyniuk ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/01/08/2008-in-pictures/ Scream if you want to go faster! What a busy day today. A photographer off on secret assignment left us thin on the ground. I like working under pressure. You don't get the opportunity to ponder your decisions. Go with your gut feeling. It reminds me of my ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/01/07/hold-tight-its-a-fast-ride-7th-january-2009/ Well, I don't think many people watched the 1st ever Croydon Advertiser LIVE broadcast on the web today and that may be just as well. The content was not premium quality, just me driving around town, checking traffic and shopping crowds. Once the last second glitches of getting the camera ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/01/02/drive-by-shooting-2nd-january-2009/ I've been looking a lot at what my colleagues in the US have been doing in the changes in the ways they are delivering news. Predominantly it seems they are stills photographers making the move into video. Some brave souls are now broadcasting live pictures via a piece of free ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/01/02/going-live-2nd-january-2009/ Below is a loop of a live broadcast we made. Subscribe to 'sitbonzo' on twitter to be informed of our next live broadcast http://www.sitbonzo.com/2009/01/01/live-broadcast/ The office has been closed for the past 2 days after the toilets flooded and left the main electrical cupboard resembling a cheap waterfall from the garden centre. I was a little surprised on Monday when the security guard asked me to try to turn on the main circuit breaker ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/12/31/son-et-lumiere-31st-december-2008/ George Hoole, photographer, has decided to hang up his cameras after 34 years. He started his career in the 1960's and documented life in and around London for various publications before joining the Advertiser. George suffered a serious stroke 30 years ago but continued his career becoming the Croydon Advertiser ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/12/29/george-hoole-retrospective-december-2008/ George Hoole Bio. The shoot. from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/12/28/george-hoole-retrospective-december-2008-documenting-the-interview/ The presents are wrapped and under the tree. The children are excited and behaving remakably well. Mrs Sitbonzo is warming the mulled wine so there is only one last thing for me to do before I don my Santa suit. I wish you a very merry Christmas. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/12/24/mulled-wine-24th-december-2008/ Letter to Santa. Photographs by: David Berman http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/12/23/letter-to-santa-by-mahi-sreekumar-age-9-23rd-december-2008-soundslide/ More like barred! OK, so my scientific survey into the correct use of baby Jesus dollies wasn't strictly speaking all that scientific. I just got bored asking the teachers if it was a boy or a girl doll. The 'Are you a good sheep or a baaad sheep?' gag just started ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/12/15/born-to-be-baaaad-15th-december-2008/ Sitbonzo *1 had her Christmas music concert on Saturday. The regular cello club had their 5 mins of fame and followed close behind the frankly strangled cat like violins. Christmas Cello concert. from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/12/15/christmas-is-on-its-way-15th-december-2008/ There was just a very slight perceptable groan as I delegated this afternoons Nativity play to Danny. He is in fact a charming guy and loves his assignments. Don't you Dan! ;-) The scores so far. Female baby Jesus dollies = 6 Male baby Jesus dolly =1 Non specific Jesus dollies =3 wet child ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/12/10/10-down-10th-december-2008/ Fans wait for tickets to see X Factor band JLS from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/12/09/fans-wait-for-tickets-to-see-the-hottest-act-in-town-jlf-video/ I really have fixed the RSS settings for anti Nativity filter. So, we now have a big plastic tree. I suppose the upside is that the dog doesn't think he needs to pee up it. Score so far: Female Baby Jesus dolly = 3 Baaad sheep jokes told = 5 wet children = 1 (a ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/12/07/nerd-update-er-sorry-about-that-7th-november-2008/ Cool, through my extensive computer programing skills, (>a>b>x>pr> http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/12/04/nerd-alert-4th-december-2008/ Picture This. Photographic exhibition. Photographs by: David Berman http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/29/picture-this-photographic-exhibition-28th-november-2008-soundslide/ Just me and little Sitbonzo *2 tomorrow as the girls are off to the cat show in Birmingham. I Don't get the trains though, the fare is something like £60 with a 4 hour journey and 3 changes! what would that be by car? 3 hours and about the same ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/21/long-weekend-nothing-planned-21st-november-2008/ Gavin Rookledge tells us about Rooks Books. Photographs by: David Berman http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/19/rooks-books-18th-november-2008-soundslide/ Rugby. Warlingham vs Purley John Fisher Photographs by: David Berman http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/18/rugby-warlingham-vs-purley-john-fisher-15th-november-2008-soundslide/ Hockey. Old Mid Whits vs Walton and Weybridge Photographs by: David Berman http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/18/hockey-old-mid-whits-vs-walton-and-weybridge-15th-november-2008-soundslide/ Not so sure about the New man part, but I do do my own ironing, can cook and sometimes can bee seen wearing pink. I am however certain that I have a new mac. oh yeah at last. The new office one is great but I quite often have to ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/16/new-mac-new-man/ Sarah is back. My long time colleague is back after her 2nd baby. We are really pleased she has returned on 2 days a week. Full of enthusiasm and a 'can do' attitude I am hoping some of her good spirit will rub off and we can all get a ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/12/how-hard-can-it-be-12th-november-2008/ Remembrance service at Croydon Photographs by: Danny Fitzpatrick http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/11/croydon-remembers-11th-november-2008-soundslide/ I can't recall the last time I wasn't working on this Sunday of the year. I've always felt it a very big part of my role in the community to cover the Croydon, or other, events. This year however I am on a day off and, after swimming, went down to ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/09/remembrance-sunday-9th-november-2008/ John Fisher school vs Wimbledon College Daily Mail cup. Under 18's RUGBY. John Fisher School vs Wimbledon College. 6th November 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/07/rugby-john-fisher-vs-wimbledon-college-5th-november-2008-video/ I don't claim to have any knowledge of football and that pretty much suits me but I did smirk at one of my jobs earlier in the week. 3 Fulham football club 1st team players paid a visit to a youth club to give some football tips and to be ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/06/out-of-the-mouths-of-babes-6th-november-2008/ Around 500 pre 1905 cars set off early from Hyde Park to drive the 60 miles to Brighton. Photographs by: David Berman http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/02/london-to-brighton-veteran-car-run-sunday-2nd-november-2008/ shh. keep your voice down but little bonzo *2 and I are just about to sneak out to pick up the very surprise birthday present for little bonzo *1 who turns 10 at the end of the week. Bonzo *1 has been wanting a cat for the last 2 years ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/11/01/secret-mission-1st-november-2008/ Just before the start of my very long weekend off I worked late last night to get the hat video produced ready for the big Friday rush of viewers to the Advertiser site. Along with most of the other shows I have produced this week it will probably live only on ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/31/brass-monkeys-and-time-on-my-hands-october-31st/ Winter fashion. from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/30/winter-fashion-its-turning-cold-30th-october-2008-video/ With the recession deepening the only shops that seem to be doing well are ones like this, the 61st 99p store to open in the UK. Many people waited in the cold for this mornings opening in North End Croydon. Credit Crunch. 29th October 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/29/credit-crunch-29th-october-2008-video/ Being a youth in the 80's my clubbing days were filled with sitting on the floor doing rowing and drinking vast amounts of expensive beer. skip forward to tonight and it was a far more sophisticated scene. I did'nt sit down once and didnt feel too much of an old boy ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/25/old-boy-goes-clubbing-24th-october/ Croydon Food Festival. 22nd October 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/23/croydon-food-festival-22nd-october-2008-video/ Miss Croydon Advertiser model competition promo. from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/21/photoshoot-test-for-the-miss-croydon-advertiser-competition-video/ Office move went well and nice Mr IT supped up the new Mac G5 to a spanking 6 gigs of ram. ( for non computer people that is about as fast as as very fast thing.) Sunday morning sees me just leaving for a shift. Its been difficult lately to ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/19/get-your-kit-off-sunday-19th-october-2008/ TA parade in central Croydon. Sunday 12th October 2008 By Fergus Burnett. 2mins06secs click picture to play http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/16/ta-parade-croydon-sunday-12th-october-2008-soundslide/ Black history month. Edgar Hamilton. October 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/16/black-history-month-interview-3-edgar-hamilton-october-2008-video/ Black history month. Ida Solomon. October 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/16/black-history-month-interview-2-ida-solomon-october-2008-video/ Black history month. Hawthorn Morgan. October 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/16/black-history-month-interview-1-hawthorn-morgan-october-2008-video/ Phew. It's been a while. Packing and throwing so much stuff from our office. The move is on Friday and we are pretty much there. Nice IT man has delivered the Mac G5 but has also put a notice on the Bonzo cave which says 'multimedia suite' ! I like to ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/15/boxing-day-15th-october-2008/ Crunching continues... The Black history month project is coming along slowly with copy and paste from computer to external hard disk. Takes more time but I may have some good news at last. You may have seen we are due to be moving office soon. A new multimedia suite ( ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/09/shhh-dont-tell-anybody-9th-october-2008/ Grr. I really do need to get something sorted out for my computer woes. Danny isn't going to be pleased when he gets to the office today. The hours worth of video he shot yesterday at the AfroCaribean cultural centre is still on the camera! I told him I would ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/08/mac-arama-drama-8th-october-2008/ Join me in a stroll through this lovely wood which has been used by man since Neolithic times. Popular with dog walkers, horse riders and families it really is a haven of green just a short way from the centre of Croydon. Walk in the woods. Croham Hurst. 3rd Octonber 2008. ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/04/walk-in-the-woods-croham-hurst-3rd-october-2008-video/ Amber the counting poodle. 1st October 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/01/amber-the-counting-dog-1st-october-2008-video/ Hollywood is calling. I can imagine the phone ringing now. 'Amber the counting dog" they are SHOUTING.... " We WANT Amber the magic counting dog!" I jest but, cute animal videos get big audiences on youtube. Amber was in fact, a very sweet little poodle and can indeed do magic. Watch ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/10/01/sit-boy-sit-1st-october-2008/ Quality or Quantity? It's a subject that is discussed much in the field of newspaper video and multimedia at the moment. There are those, like me, that think that if a job is worth doing then it's worth doing well. There are, unfortunatly, those that think that if you throw content ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/26/quality-or-quantity-26th-september-2008/ Jessop House. New home of the Croydon Advertiser from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/26/a-sneak-preview-of-the-new-advertiser-hq-26th-september-2008/ There is a movement around, I forget what it is called, but the ethos is to just do a kind act once a week without expecting any payback of any kind. I once bought some ice cream for some ladies sitting outside their shop on a hot day. They were ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/26/do-a-good-thing-day-26th-september-2008/ I've been at home for a few days with a gout attack. Trying to put my time to good use I have been trying to learn Final Cut (video editing software) It's harder than you may think as I can't even connect the camera! I also desperately need to free up ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/24/a-bit-of-down-time-24th-september-2008/ Designated driver here was good to his word and stayed dry at the tapas joint. Its nice to have such good friends that don't take offense when you tell them where to stuff the idea of splitting the £40 Scotch and £30 beer tab 3 ways when you have spent ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/18/cheap-date-18th-september-2008/ I know I'm going to get it in the neck when Mrs Sitbonzo finds out I'm not going to be rolling down the drive later this evening but it IS my brother's birthday tomorrow! I got a call a while ago from him giving vague venue and time. I'm quite ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/17/tactics-and-telephones-17th-september-2008/ It's strange how relationships go. One moment you are trusting and loyal the next thing you need to sit down, take a breath and re evaluate your values and opinions. There have been some pretty strong voices raised over the course of the past few days which have left me wondering ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/16/men-are-from-mars-16th-september-2008/ BREAKING NEWS - Teenage boy stabbed to death in South Croydon - Saturday. EBar murder. BREAKING NEWS from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/13/ebar-murder-breaking-news-13th-september-2008-video/ It's possibly been one of the most demanding weeks. Training, early morning drugs busts, really busy days, followed by trying to make sense of a hard to edit video. Getting in at 7am and leaving at 10pm. I've not eaten in 24 hours and not seen my kids ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/12/crash-n-bash-12th-september-2008/ Spent the day locked up in the board room in training. It's not so bad, but I do suffer if I can't get outside. I was very flattered late last week to be contacted by award winning international journalist and multimedia Guru David Dunkley Gyimah (David's site) He spent some time ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/08/training-day-monday-8th-september-2008/ The slightly badly written job sheet said. "Portrait of James and Armagnac. The restaurant is under new management." I dutifully turned up at 10am, on time and smiling as usual. One of the waiters unlocked the front door and I asked for James and Armagnac. Oh, and just how do ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/05/paging-mr-armagnac-friday-5th-september-2008/ Caroline and Ellie are off to Oxford University after winning choral scholarships. Filmed in the chapel of Old Palace School Croydon. Oxford choral scholars. from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/05/oxford-choral-scholars-4th-september-2008-video/ how do you get 39 filing cabinet draws into about 10? If you know the answer please let me know. Due to some reorganisation, our old files of prints needs to be radically condensed then scanned. Its a bit of a mammoth task and one we are cracking into today. We ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/04/pint-into-a-quart-pot-4th-september-2008/ Sometime the jobs for a local paper photographer are pretty mundane. After all, It cant all be 'run n gun' can it! Yesterday's first day back at work was one of those worthy days which are good PR for the paper. We are after all, in the community for ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/09/03/my-life-as-a-trophy-bride-3rd-september-2008/ the bad weather held off just long enough to make this weekend on the Isle of Wight great. Sunny and quiet. Surfing and plenty of good times with the little sitbonzo's including how to make fire, cut marshmallow sticks and answer one of the all important questions in life...... do the ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/31/well-do-the-pink-ones-taste-different-31st-august-2008/ So, in true rock star fashion there has been a bit of a mix up. Neil and the other band dudes did their practice but (forgot!!) to tell me where and when. I don't think I am too much of a dictator behind the camera but I may have scared ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/27/ok-forget-the-band-wheres-the-tour-bus-dude/ What have I done? As we dropped the little sitbonzos off to swimming club we were spotted by some old friends so we stopped for a drink a chat and a plate of nachos. Turns out Neil is getting the band back on the road for a one off gig.( ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/26/were-getting-the-band-back-together-blues-brothers-26th-august-2008/ The alarm clock goes off every day at 5.30am. Those days that I'm not off to work I turn it off. But, it turns out I don't need an alarm clock because my body does a pretty good job of waking me up itself. Voila. 6am bank holiday and I ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/25/to-sleep-perchance-to-dream-25th-august-2008-bank-holiday-monday/ The Croydon Advertiser recently hosted a conference on knife crime. We filmed 5 interviews with the family and friends of 5 of the young people killed recently in Croydon. To view these interviews please type Knife crime into the search box. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/21/the-croydon-advertiser-knife-crime-conference/ Nilanthan Murddi died on the 16th August 2008. These thoughts are from his Sister Santhiya and cousins Ramya Muraliidaram and Vinisha Mahniuasaghan following the Croydon Advertiser Knife crime conference on Tuesday. Knife crime. Nilanthan Murddi. from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/21/knife-crime-nilanthan-murddi-video-21st-august-2008/ Billy Ward died on the 8th December 2007. These thoughts are from his mother Jenny following the Croydon Advertiser Knife crime conference on Tuesday. Knife crime. Billy Ward. from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/21/knife-crime-billy-ward-video-21st-august-2008/ Evren Anil died on the 13th August 2007. These thoughts are from his cousin Yasemin Aray following the Croydon Advertiser Knife crime conference on Tuesday. Knife crime. Evren Anil. from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/21/knife-crime-evren-anil-video-21st-august-2008/ Eugene Attram died on the 4th November 2006. These thoughts are from his father Isaac following the Croydon Advertiser Knife crime conference on Tuesday. Knife crime. Eugene Attram. from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/21/knife-crime-eugene-attram-video-21st-august-2008/ Gavin Brown died on the 14th October 2005. These thoughts are from his mother Anita following the Croydon Advertiser Knife crime conference on Tuesday. Knife crime. Gavin Brown. from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/21/knife-crime-gavin-brown-video-21st-august-2008/ Well. The back of this project is broken. Come to think of it, most of me is broken too. I've definitely got a cold coming, probably due to having the door to the edit cave closed, with the air con on for 2 days straight. 1 more video to encode ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/21/flea-ear-ear-flea-5ish-dark-and-cold-21st-august-2008/ Man. I've been pulling all kinds of tricks to try to get this all to come together. I've got an external hard drive that is almost full and a mac that is rather frail. A colleagues Macbook with a DVD burner but no power lead! Got thrown out of the office ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/21/brian-mush-mush-brian-21st-august-2008/ I've been sitting here since 7.30 this morning trying to import the near on 3 hours of video from last nights meeting. This mac is DEAD I am sure. The Wing Wang hard disk is just not big enough and the processor too slow. Its now just after 1pm and ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/20/my-wing-wang-is-just-not-big-enough-20th-august-2008/ We have a really important meeting planned for after work today. It will, I think, prove to be a very interesting piece for the paper. I have been asked to capture it on video. All the video pieces I have produced so far are the kind of thing that is ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/19/the-pressure-is-on-tuesday-19th-august-2008/ The second in our new series of gadget reviews REVIEW Inspect A Gadget. 19th August 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/19/review-inspect-a-gadget-19th-august-2008-video/ ** BREAKING NEWS**** A teenage boy stabbed in the neck during a brawl in Croydon in the early hours of the morning has died. The boy, believed to be 17 years old, was attacked after a scuffle broke out between six to eight men on Sumner Road near the junction with London ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/16/west-croydon-murder-16th-august-2008/ Latest shows are on this page but use the search box, look through the categories or browse the archive. If you don't find what you are looking for just drop us a line. It's always nice to hear from you. Please leave comments, ideas for new soundslides or video. email. ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/15/welcome-the-the-croydon-advertiser-multimedia-pages-4/ Esther and Andy Pag set off with 9 other cars to drive from London to Greece using only cars powered by vegetable oil or bio-diesel made from used chip fat. Grease to Greece. 16th August 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/15/grease-to-greece-16th-august-2008/ Yet another youth killed on the streets of Croydon this morning. We cover a lot of crime on our patch but it seems the rise in ultra violent attacks are on the increase. It really makes me sad to think how many people are affected by this tragic waste of ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/15/murder-16th-august-2008/ A fun but busy day with the first of what I hope will become a regular feature. 'Inspect A gadget' Let me know what you think and, do tell, what is your best / worst gadget? Had a good afternoon with Andy Pag who is setting off tomorrow on a drive to ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/15/hey-what-you-got-15th-august-2008/ The first in a series of reviews. Inspect A gadget from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/15/inspect-a-gadget-15th-august-2008-video/ But, if it were this much fun I may be tempted to try! ( you need your sound on) http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/14/i-dont-do-church/ An interview with Daryl Strawbridge. Eyewitness to the Crane collapse at Croydon Park Hotel. June 2007. Daryl was in the park with his girlfriend when he witnessed and photographed this dramatic accident. He recounts his experience with us and we reshow the Soundslide made in the hours following the incident. REVISIT. ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/14/651/ My late shift sees me back to crunching video. My poor mac placed next to the fan to try and keep it cool. Did I mention I am patiently waiting for the Mac gods to swoop down and deliver me one that can process a 4min video in less than ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/13/better-off-out-of-it-son/ I don't 'do' weddings as a rule. Too much pressure. I've done my sisters, My best friend and One other a long time ago. However, having seen 'the man' in Oxford today I think it will have to be considered. I could always sell my beloved camper and buy a...... ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/11/anybody-need-a-wedding-photographer/ When I left you last dear reader we were into a long day of soundslide production. It was a long boring slog but had to be done. When almost finished the BATPHONE started ringing. MASSIVE EXPLOSION Whitehorse Road Thornton Heath. I jumped in the car and sped out. My friends, expecting to meet me ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/10/old-friends-hangovers-and-long-weekends/ 11pm cat starts making a noise to go out 1am cat sits outside window making a noise to come in 4am cat jumps on my head wanting to go out 6am cat comes in and makes a racket for food 6.30am I go to work! 7.30am I get to work and start production on 13 ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/08/that-darn-cat/ yo yo daddy mac! no no, not a new mac but a good meeting with the chief. I love going into meetings with some really strong ideas and a receptive audience, when you know you are both talking sense and get some good things discussed and sorted out. Those kind ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/05/welcome-the-the-croydon-advertiser-multimedia-pages-3/ 4th August 2008. Stand by your beds. the chief is back. Well, It was a long day. Thanks to the guys on the desk, not too stressful but, no new mac and my 80-200mm lens is still in the menders. The 300mm lens is also still broken in the safe! ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/04/welcome-the-the-croydon-advertiser-multimedia-pages-2/ 3rd August 2008. oh err Mrs. Did you enjoy your bit of camping? It's got to that time of the holliday that always comes. The Sunday before the return to work! We did a few days on the Island but were sad that our usual campsite had been taken over. £5 per ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/08/03/welcome-the-the-croydon-advertiser-multimedia-pages/ The marvellous amazing talking parrot! from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/07/18/the-marvellous-amazing-talking-parrot-18th-july-2008/ Fire Beulah Road. Thornton Heath. 8th July 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/07/09/fire-beulah-road-thornton-heath-8th-july-2008-2/ Fire. Beulah Road. Thornton Heath. 8th July 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/07/09/fire-beulah-road-thornton-heath-8th-july-2008/ Skip lorry crashes into Carshalton Ponds. 7th July 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/07/07/skip-lorry-crashes-into-carshalton-ponds-7th-july-2008/ protest from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/07/05/protest-sat-5th-july/ Online Videos by Veoh.com http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/07/04/bored-on-a-late-shift-central-croydon-made-up-of-over-2000-still-images-from-my-nikon-d2h/ Board - The Directors Cut. Using over 2500 still images captured on Danny's Nikon D300 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/06/26/board-june-2008-animation/ The Croydon High School A level art show. 24th June 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/06/26/croydon-high-school-a-level-art-show-24th-june-2008/ Warlingham School Art show. 12th June 2008 photography: Paul Martyniuk Click on the picture to play. Duration 1:30mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/06/19/warlingham-school-art-and-textiles-show-12th-june-2008/ Friday the 13th Video. Are you Lucky or unlucky? from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/06/12/friday-the-13th-are-you-lucky/ My Daddy. Happy fathers day. June 2008 from Sitbonzo on Vimeo. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/06/12/my-daddy-happy-fathers-day-chaps-june-2008/ British Heart Foundation fun run Lloyd Park. 11th June 2008 aditional photography: Kevin Shaw Click on the picture to play. Duration 2:26mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/06/12/british-heart-foundation-fun-run-lloyd-park-12th-june-2008/ Red Bull FLUGTAG. Hyde Park 7th June 2008 aditional photography: Danny Fitzpatrick Click on the picture to play. Duration 1:49mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/06/12/red-bull-flugtag-hyde-park-7th-june-2008/ A short history of the Crystal Palace fire. Photographs from the Crystal Palace Museum and Advertiser archives. aditional photography: David Berman Click on the picture to play. Duration 2:15mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/06/05/the-crystal-palace-fire-a-short-history-5th-june-2008/ http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/06/05/croydon-aerodrome-a-short-history-5th-june-2008/ A short history of Croydon Aerodrome. Photographs from the Croydon Airport Society and Advertiser archives. Click on the picture to play. Duration 2:50mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/06/05/croydon-aerodrome-a-short-history-5th-june-2008-soundslide/ Fashion at Riddlesdown School from Sitbonzo on . http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/05/28/fashion-show-at-riddlesdown-school-may-2008/ Council remove cars from Sitbonzo on . http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/05/12/epsom-council-clear-cars-from-a-garden/ http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/04/23/westways-centre-art-project/ Download Street Dancers. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/04/13/street-dancers-2/ Street dancers Peridot have just won the UK Hip Hop dance competition and are now off to compete in the finals in Las Vegas Photographs and audio by: Danny Fitzpatrick. Click on the picture to play. Duration 1:36mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/04/13/street-dancers/ Cockneys of Croydon. The Pie and Mash shop. Photographs and audio by: Matt Clayton. Click on the picture to play. Duration 2:20mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/04/04/the-pie-and-mash-shop-4th-april-2008/ Download The Naked Artist. 1st April 2008 http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/04/01/the-naked-artist-1st-april-2008-2/ Avril, the Internationally acclaimed artist is hoping to paint the Mayor of Croydon in a rather unusual way.( this is of course an April Fool!) Photographs and audio by: David Berman. Click on the picture to play. Duration 2:00mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/03/31/the-naked-artist-1st-april-2008/ Download Fashion Show at Centrale. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/03/29/fashion-show-at-centrale-2/ Fashion show at centrale. Photographs by: Ian Stratton. Production: David Berman Click on the picture to play. Duration 1:15mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/03/29/fashion-show-at-centrale/ Jane Saunders and Manning Ltd have been making orthopaedic footwear and manufacturing orthoses for 35 years. We have an exclusive behind the scenes tour of their factory in Thornton Heath which supplies most of the south of Englands demand for specailised footwear. Photographs by: David Berman. Click on the picture to play. ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/03/12/the-shoe-maker-march-2007/ Bands and singers battle for the title of Croydon's best unsigned talent 2008. Photographs by Ian Stratton. Click on the picture to play. Duration 3:58mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/02/19/testing-123-2008/ use your mouse to navigate left or right. expand the screen with the button next to the menu at the bottom. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/02/16/fashion-at-fairchildes/ Download Fashion Show at Addington High school. January 2008 http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/02/16/fashion-show-at-addington-high-school-january-2008-2/ Fashion show at Addington High school. Photographs by: David Berman. Click on the picture to play. Duration 3:53mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/02/16/fashion-show-at-addington-high-school-january-2008/ Download Venetian Ball at Addington Palace. 31st January 2008 http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/02/15/venetian-ball-at-addington-palace-31st-january-2008-2/ Download Welcome to Croydon on Sea. Torrential rain causes massive flooding accross the borough. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/02/15/welcome-to-croydon-on-sea-torrential-rain-causes-massive-flooding-accross-the-borough-2/ Masked ball at Addington Palace. Photographs by: David Berman.   Click on the picture to play. Duration 3:58mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2008/02/15/venetian-ball-at-addington-palace-31st-january-2008/ Join reporter Jo Charlton behind the scenes at televisions Strictly Come Dancing dressmakers Cashanne. Photographs by: Kevin Shaw. Click on the picture to play. Duration 2:31mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/12/13/dresses-to-die-for-11th-december-2007/ Download Underwear for her and him http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/30/underwear-for-her-and-him/ If you want the perfect guide to what to buy her this Christmas.... 30rd November 2007. Photographs by: David Berman. Click on the picture to play. Duration 1:00mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/30/underwear-for-her/ Download Cane Hill mental hospital. 23rd November 2007 http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/30/cane-hill-mental-hospital-23rd-november-2007/ We were granted exclusive access to the former Victorian insane asylum at Cane Hill. Since its closure in 1991, the 81 hectare site has been left undisturbed, except for security guards and urban explorers. The buildings are rapidly decaying and redevelopment plans are due to be released next month. 23rd November ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/29/cane-hill-23rd-november-2007/ Download War Stories. Remembrance Sunday, RAF Kenley. 11th November 2007 http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/29/war-stories-remembrance-sunday-raf-kenley-11th-november-2007-2/ Download "God, it's so Croydon" David Bowie quote. 14th November 2007 http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/16/god-its-so-croydon-david-bowie-quote-14th-november-2007/ Download War Stories. Remembrance Sunday. 11th November 2007 http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/16/war-stories-remembrance-sunday-11th-november-2007-2/ Everybody seems to have been having a go at our poor old town. This week more than ever. Calling it a concrete jungle and comparing it to the worst of Russian architecture of the Soviet era. Well, I'm just not having any of it. I spent the afternoon having a ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/15/god-its-so-croydon-david-bowie-14th-november-2007/ Download War Stories. Alex Eida. Iraq, Kosovo, Afghanistan Veteran. R.I.P. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-alex-eida-iraq-kosovo-afghanistan-veteran-rip-2/ Download War Stories. Bill Lennox. WWII Veteran http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-bill-lennox-wwii-veteran-2/ Download War Stories. Jessica Beattie. Iraq Veteran http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-jessica-beattie-iraq-veteran-2/ Download War Stories. Peter Robinson. Korean Veteran http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-peter-robinson-korean-veteran-2/ Download War Stories. Wally Filby. Suez Veteran http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-wally-filby-suez-veteran-2/ Download War Stories. Terry Francis. Iraq Veteran. http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-terry-francis-iraq-veteran-2/ War Stories. Remembrance Sunday. 11th November 2007. Photographs by: Kevin Shaw / Danny Fitzpatrick. Click on the picture to play. Duration 3:00mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-remembrance-sunday-11th-november-2007/ War Stories. Remembrance Sunday at RAF Kenley. 11th November 2007. Photographs by: Ian Stratton. Click on the picture to play. Duration 1.20mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-remembrance-sunday-raf-kenley-11th-november-2007/ War Stories. Wally Filby. Veteran. Photographs by: Danny Fitzpatrick. Click on the picture to play. Duration 2:32mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-wally-filby-suez-veteran/ War Stories. Bill Lennox. WWII Veteran. Photographs by: Fergus Burnett. Click on the picture to play. Duration 3:18mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-bill-lennox-wwii-veteran/ War Stories. Peter Robinson. Korean Veteran. Photographs by: Danny Fitzpatrick. Click on the picture to play. Duration 3:20mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-peter-robinson-korean-veteran/ War Stories. Alex Aida. Iraq, Losovo, Afghanistan Veteran. R.I.P. Photographs by: Danny Fitzpatrick / Kevin Shaw. Click on the picture to play. Duration 3:48mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-alex-eida-iraq-kosovo-afghanistan-veteran-rip/ War Stories. Jessica Beattie. Iraq Veteran. Photographs by: David Berman. Click on the picture to play. Duration 1:24mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-jessica-beattie-iraq-veteran/ War Stories. Terry Francis. Iraq Veteran. Photographs by: David Berman. Click on the picture to play. Duration 1:30mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/11/12/war-stories-terry-francis-iraq-veteran/ Chantel Phillips is a Streetdancing Bellydancer. Photographs by: Danny Fitzpatrick. Click on the picture to play. Duration 1:25mins http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/10/30/chantel-phillips-is-a-streetdancing-bellydancer-october-2007/ After being attacked on the tram, Shah Chaudhry lost his sight in one eye. Weeks later he suffered a stroke and now lives in a care home. Following the shock that accompanied his attacker walking free from court, Shah's son Terry Chaudhry speaks about the sentence. Photographs by: Fergus Burnett. click on ... http://www.sitbonzo.com/2007/10/25/terry/