{"id":520,"date":"2011-02-25T22:24:25","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T22:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/?p=520"},"modified":"2024-02-25T21:15:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T21:15:20","slug":"ron-greens-photo-collection-page-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/ron-greens-photo-collection-page-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Green’s Photo Collection Page 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over many years Ron saved a large amount of TV memorabilia. As senior cameraman on crew 7 he worked on a huge number of the major programmes of BBC TV. These are some of the pictures from his archive.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ron

Ron in typical pose on a Heron on Top of the Pops. The tracker is Dave Pattison<\/p><\/div>\n

Ron died on 22nd August 2009 aged 79.\u00a0 He was a man much respected and much envied by those of us who would have liked to have done the things he did.
\nHe was one the the great men of BBC TV tech ops, and he and his crew were responsible for the pictures and sound of many of the top BBC TV entertainment shows for more than 30 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some appreciative words –<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“To me, Ron was a God at my time at TVC and along with my time with Pete Ware on crew 13 I couldn’t have asked for a better start to my life in television.”<\/p>\n

” I was on Crew 7 for the latter part of my brief stay with the Beeb when Ron was Senior Cameraman and I still have fond memories of swinging him on the Mole and of being his tracker on TOTP. I suppose I just want to say that, in the over forty years since that time, I’ve never forgotten Ron and in fact have always remembered him as one of the most decent people that I ever met. What a wonderful guy he was. ”<\/p>\n

“I have many many fond memories of him. He was a truly great cameraman and a lovely man. ”<\/p>\n

“We’ll all miss him – thanks for being such a good colleague Ron.”<\/p>\n

“I always had very fond memories of Ron. He was always so cool and calm (he had to be working for Stewart Morris). Was very good to me and my children. ”<\/p>\n

“During my years as a studio guitarist in the 50s, 60s and 70s, I had the pleasure of working with Ron on many productions. The most innovative and wearing was, of course, Drumbeat! I remember on one TV show being aware of something looming over my head. Looking up, I saw the business end of the dolly camera with Ron leaning out to whisper in my ear…….
\n‘If you wouldn’t mind, Vic, could you face more to the left on this number. It would help me a great deal.’ So different from the directions one would get from others involved with a TV show. If he had asked, I would have stood on my head if it helped him.
\nRon was a good man, a wonderful cameraman and wonderful to work with. We shall all miss him.”\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 …..that last from Vic Flick, of James Bond theme fame www.vicflick.com<\/a><\/p>\n

(Click for large on all pics, and there are more pages……)<\/p>\n

\"Ron<\/a>

Ron on a Heron, probably TOTP <\/p><\/div>\n

\"Original<\/a>

This one taken by John Henshall - "I took this picture of Ron in Studio G Lime Grove. We used the experimental colour cameras, wheeled through from Studio H next door, to cover the UK end of a Sotheby's auction for the US by satellite."<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Val<\/a>

Val Doonican Show crew photo<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Peter<\/a>

Peter Fox<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Peter<\/a>

Peter Leverick with Steadicam<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Evesham<\/a>

Evesham STO Course 15 1963<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Alexandra<\/a>

Alexandra Palace 1949<\/p><\/div>\n

\"On<\/a>

On a Mole crane<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Meeting<\/a>

Meeting the Queen<\/p><\/div>\n

\"And<\/a>

And again - I'm just about in this one, black glasses just to the right of the boom pulley<\/p><\/div>\n

\"With<\/a>

With Jim Moir<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Roy Castle Show<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Peter<\/a>

Peter Fox and Jonathan Miller<\/p><\/div>\n

\"At<\/a>

At the Television Theatre with John Cavacuiti<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Don,<\/a>

Don, the Radio Times photographer, leaning on Ron, with Jonathan Miller crouched with Peter Fox<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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