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• P2 open day in Cheshire

  If you would have liked to attend the GTC Panasonic 'TV by IT' day in Bracknell last week but it was just too far away, you can catch up with all the latest... [READ MORE]

• Sentinel become GTC sponsors

  The GTC is delighted to welcome Sentinel Broadcast to our growing list of sponsor companies. Sentinel Broadcast is a UK based dealer in new and used broadcast equipment. They offer a wide range... [READ MORE]

• Image Forum to launch tomorrow

  The new Image Forum, on which GTC Council Member Martin Hammond is a committee member, is ready to launch on 3 December 2008 at the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography... [READ MORE]

• GTC representatives at Camerimage

  The GTC will have representation at Plus Camerimage 2008 in Lodz, Poland. Council members, Chairman Brian Rose, Vice Chairman John Tarby and Martin Hammond will all be there. If you are also thinking... [READ MORE]

• Canon sponsor GTC News and Features

  The GTC is delighted that Canon have decided to carry on their association with our website by sponsoring theNews & Features section of the new site. We are grateful to them for their... [READ MORE]

• CVP-Mitcorp equip Liverpool John Moores University

  GTC Sponsors CVP-Mitcorp has supplied and installed a substantial number of Sony HVR Z1E cameras and Avid editing stations, plus peripheral equipment, to Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). A UK leader for media education and... [READ MORE]

• Could this be the ultimate multi-camera shoot?

  Now screening on a TV near you, Toshiba’s £3million ad campaign manipulates ‘moving snapshots of time’ using some 200 Toshiba Gigashot camcorders. The campaign promotes Toshiba’s new range of upscaling products &ndash... [READ MORE]

• Aimimage forms ICE

  Aimimage Camera Company in Camden has recently acquired the assets of ICE Film. A newly formed hire company to be known simply as ICE will continue to operate from their Kings Cross... [READ MORE]

• GTC Chairman's November message

  As you can see, the new GTC website is truly up-and-running and fast becoming a major source of information for everyone working in the television industry. These are very early days and as... [READ MORE]

• Draft risk assessment form now available

  The BBC risk assessment form for DOP/lighting directors/gaffers is now available as a download for GTC members in the technical resources area. This form provides an excellent starting point and checklist of the... [READ MORE]

• Panasonic workshop for GTC members

    Panasonic have invited GTC members to view and use all the latest equipment in their HD ranges on Thursday 27 November at their headquarters in Bracknell. Cameras from the P2 HD, DVCPRO... [READ MORE]

• GTC/Met Police Film Unit notes now available

  The notes from the two very popular GTC 'Are You Shooting Legally?' workshops are now available in the Technical Resources section of the site. Click here to see the full notes. [READ MORE]

• Are you Safe?

  Are you a contractor, or an employee, and does it make any difference when it comes to Health and Safety? A freelance camera person providing just his or her skills to an... [READ MORE]

• RED Europe to open at Pinewood

  RED Digital Cinema launches its first operation outside the US at Pinewood Studios, England, to serve its European customer base, from 1 November 2008. Challenging film in the realm of feature, independent... [READ MORE]

• Fineline join GTC sponsor companies

    The GTC is delighted to welcome Fineline to its rapidly growing list of sponsor companies. The media finance company offers specialist advice and tailor-made products to anyone in the industry looking for... [READ MORE]

• Pyser–SGI sponsor HD discussion at the GTC Awards

  The GTC is grateful to Pyser–SGI for generously sponsoring its high-profile HD panel discussion at the GTC Awards/Talkback event on 7 October at the BFI Southbank. The discussion which was chaired by HD... [READ MORE]

• New P2 HD Varicams from Panasonic

  www.gtc.org has been given exciting news of two new cameras to be unveiled by GTC sponsors Panasonic at the Wildscreen Film Festival on Tuesday October 21 at 11am in Theatre 3, The... [READ MORE]

• Videosys – new GTC sponsors

  The GTC is delighted to announce that Videosys Broadcast Ltd has joined our growing list of sponsor companies. The company offers a range of sales and services, including UK distribution of Domo digital... [READ MORE]

• GTC members invited to Wildscreen camera exhibition

    Wildscreen 2008 the world's largest and most prestigious festival of wildlife and environmental film commences in Bristol this weekend running from Sunday 19 until Friday 24 October 2008. GTC members and their... [READ MORE]

• GTC welcomes new sponsor Vocas

  The GTC is pleased to welcome Vocas Systems BV as new sponsors. The Netherlands-based company specialises in designing and developing camera accessories for video and film camera operators, in particular matte boxes, follow focus... [READ MORE]

• GTC Awards event reviewed

  This year’s GTC Awards celebration was very different; a midweek event instead of the customary weekend (an attempt to accommodate members regularly working on OBs at weekends) and, for the first... [READ MORE]

• Image Forum

  Some GTC members may have heard already about the formation of The Image Forum, a new group of industry professionals who are keen to keep quality images at the top of programme... [READ MORE]

• GTC celebrates its 2008 Award Winners

  The GTC Awards/Talkback day culminated in a celebration of excellence in camerawork in the past year. GTC Chairman Brian Rose introduced the Awards by stating: "It is sometimes difficult to find the rare... [READ MORE]

• GTC Trade Show starts

  The first delegates started arriving at the BFI Southbank, Waterloo at 10.00 for what promises to be a packed day of seminars, networking, viewing new products from our sponsors at the special trade show, all... [READ MORE]

• The Pyser–SGI/GTC Heads of Technology panel discussion

  The GTC was pleased to host a fascinating HD panel discussion with Bill Garrett of the BBC, Bevan Gibson of BSB, Mark Chaplin of ITV and Andrew Pearson of Channel 4. The seminar's introduction... [READ MORE]

• Seminars taking place at GTC Talkback event

  At the BFI Southbank, the programme of seminars has resumed after lunch with a presentation by Sony during which they introduced their current range of products including the XD CAM HD, XD... [READ MORE]

• H&S documents uploaded

  New files on the Health & Safety page. As the site develops we are aiming to add more and more useful resources for GTC members. Recently uploaded are new Health & Safety documents.... [READ MORE]

• New Website Launched!

  Welcome to the brand new GTC website. We hope you will enjoy discovering its new features or – better still – can come along and see it being demonstrated during its launch at... [READ MORE]

• GTC Chairman's October message

  Brian Rose: As I write this, we are about to celebrate the 2008 GTC Awards. Both the name of the Guild and the citation on the Awards themselves use the word ‘television’.... [READ MORE]

• GTC Skillset application

  In addition to the free workshops and seminars available to members within the annual subscriptions, the GTC has applied to the Skillset Freelance TV Fund to run a series of seven... [READ MORE]

• Missing Zerbs

  It seems some members have not received the latest copy of Zerb which came out in August. We are very disappointed that this distribution problem has occurred and are keen to make... [READ MORE]

• BSC plans camera tests and road shows

  Following the success of the British Society of Cinematographers’ independent camera tests and their subsequent road shows, the BSC have submitted a funding application to Skillset for a new set of tests... [READ MORE]

• Latest GTC In Focus

  GTC members can now read online the latest issue of GTC In Focus with full report from IBC and notes from the very popular 'Are You Shooting Legally? workshop with Metropolitan Police officer PC Alan... [READ MORE]

• The ARRI Lighting Academy

  The ARRI Lighting Academy organised by Bill Curtis Associates have a course for anyone interested in improving their lighting knowledge and techniques. Hosted by ARRI (GB) at their headquarters in Uxbridge, London... [READ MORE]

• 10% Off Stage Electrics Workshops

  Stage Electrics have a number of courses available which may interest members. They range from PAT testing to an Introduction to Stage Lighting. All GTC members are entitled to a 10% discount. All... [READ MORE]