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Known to some as 'The General', cameraman Geoff Clements spent over half a century covering sports for television. His first day on the job was in 1966; Clements retired in 2017, having been awarded with an NZ Order of Merit for services to television in 2010. He died on 7 October 2019, at age 72, in his hometown of Christchurch.
Screenography
Biography
Nicknamed 'The General', veteran sports cameraman Geoff Clements spent over half a century capturing sport events on-screen. A keen cricketer, he took his first spin behind the lens in 1966 at Lancaster Park in Christchurch, covering a warm up match between Canterbury and the Australian XI. Clements manned one of three cameras (a meagre number by modern standards) covering the match that day, which was broadcast to a radius of roughly 50 kilometres around the city.
Awards
2010 Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)
For services to the television industry
“It's about not being too tight with your shots. A ball going across the ground says nothing. A ball with someone running after it says something. A ball with someone reverse cup underneath it says something; a ball that suddenly two seconds later is caught means nothing.”