From Wagga Wagga to the world

I've just finished interviewing (via Skype) a good mate of mine who now lives in the US. I first met Robert Draper (Rob) when we both worked at RVN 2 in Wagga Wagga (1976-81). Rob was a cameraman and I was a Producer/Director. Together we shot news, commercials and documentary programs. (You can see one of the documentaries we produced here.)
After leaving Wagga Wagga, Rob moved to the US to pursue his career and I went to work for Wesley Mission, Sydney. We got together again when I contracted Rob to shoot the Discovering documentary veries in 1984 and 1985, all shot on location in the middle-east, including Rome.
A few years ago, Rob was Director of Photography on 'The Spitfife Grill' - a story of redemption which was partly funded by the Catholic Church.
As a result, Rob was asked to consider being Director of Photography on a new film about the Roman Emperor Constantine called 'Nicea', After some months doing research, the producers offered Rob the Director's position, which he accepted. So after 30 years, Rob will be back filming in Rome from September this year. I'll post the interview and the print story in the next few days.
Well done Rob.