The work of a news cameraman is diverse. One day you could be rubbing shoulders with the Prime Minister of Australia... the next your covering a murder / suicide.

A long day is normal... Followed by a short sleep (listening to police radio)... In that brief sleep you're more than likely to be called out.

The logistics and the infrastructure behind a successful news provider are immense. It's much more than a scanner, a camera and quick reflexes. 

Top Notch Video has been an news provider for over a decade. Following is just one of the stories they have covered...

THE WILBERFORCE BLAZE 

At around 10pm on Sunday the 12th of July 1998 TNV Crews responded to one of the largest factory fires ever seen in New South Wales.

The fire could be seen 50 kilometres away, 44 gallon chemical drums from the factory were shooting 100 metres into the sky... It was so fierce the Fire Brigades had to stand off for almost an hour before even attempting to attack the inferno.

The original call went over police radio. A Highway vehicle stated that he was a distance away but he could see a factory alight... The urgency in his voice indicated the severity of the blaze.

A TNV Crew responded from Penrith was on the way within seconds. Soon after, a second crew was responded from Springwood.

The hardest part facing a news cameraman is getting close to the action. To be able to navigate your way into a scene that the police have sealed off is something that takes operators years of experience.

The two cameras were posted at either end of the blaze and were in constant communication with each other and the emergency services.

The vision obtained was nothing short of superb and has been used for Fire Brigade training and promotional videos ever since.

The Link Truck was responded to the fire from Springwood and advised to power up in a location close to the incident.

However, it was decided that there was no urgency in linking out the vision as the first bulletin was not until Sunrise.

The first pictures were linked at 2am. The story ran headline on all networks.

Neither the cameramen nor the link operators watched the bulletin... they were safely tucked away in their beds awaiting the next call out.